Author: David Zimmermann

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) in a fight with the state’s Republican legislature, resulting in a decision that restricts the governor’s veto powers. The court’s justices unanimously struck down Evers’s partial veto of a GOP bill that details $50 million in spending on reading literacy programs for K-12…

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) pleaded not guilty to the federal assault charges levied against the congresswoman over her visit to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark, New Jersey, where she allegedly obstructed federal officers from arresting the city’s mayor. McIver denied the charges at her arraignment in Newark on Wednesday. McIver faces a…

Council of the District of Columbia Chairman Phil Mendelson proposed separating the bill approving the new Washington Commanders stadium from Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s budget legislation, which is expected to face a vote on July 15. On Friday, Mendelson introduced a stand-alone bill called the Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Act of 2025 to give Washington,…

Former Sen. Scott Brown launched his second Senate campaign in New Hampshire on Wednesday to replace Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), who won’t be seeking reelection in 2026. If Brown, who previously represented Massachusetts in the Senate, wins, it will be the first time someone has been elected to serve in the Senate in two different…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the Senate Banking Committee at 10 a.m. Wednesday for his second consecutive day of congressional testimony. During his appearance before the House Financial Service Committee on Tuesday, Powell said the central bank may not cut its interest rate target in July. His position puts him at odds…

Iran has arrested over 500 people over alleged ties to Israeli intelligence since the Iran-Israel conflict started less than two weeks ago, according to a human rights organization. More than 530 people were arrested across Iran since the rapidly escalating conflict began on June 13, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights detailed in a report…

The law firm that represented Hunter Biden in two federal trials sued him on Monday, alleging he failed to pay at least $50,000 in legal fees. Winston & Strawn recently filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, arguing Biden’s failure to pay despite the law firm’s repeated requests amounts to…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has endorsed three Democratic candidates in high-profile races over the last week, including a Wisconsin politician running for House in the state’s 3rd Congressional District. Sanders announced his endorsement of Rebecca Cooke, who lost to Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) in the 2024 election by less than 3 percentage points. Cooke…

Reps. Dan Goldman (D-NY) and Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said Wednesday that they were denied access to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office inside a New York immigration court building, where New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested the day before. Goldman and Nadler spoke of their denied oversight visit, for which they gave…

The massive power outage that swept across Spain and the larger Iberian Peninsula in late April was caused by multiple technical and planning failures, according to a report released on Tuesday. Spanish energy minister Sara Aagesen told reporters that small grid failures caused a chain reaction, leading to the blackout. The incident was not caused…