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Congress passes FISA Section 702 stopgap after 18-month extension fails in House

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate has adopted the House’s 10-day extension of the expiring Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, leaving Republican leadership less than two weeks to win over hardliners. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had spent the past week attempting to

Republican efforts to impeach Walz, Ellison fail in Minnesota

(The Center Square) – Republican efforts to impeach lead Democrats in Minnesota ran aground this week following a partisan deadlock in committee. The House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee split along party lines, preventing the resolutions from advancing and effectively halting a push to investigate Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General

‘Right to race’ laws and the battle over America’s local racetracks

‘Right to race’ laws and the battle over America’s local racetracks

Across the United States, the local auto racing tracks that have anchored rural and working-class communities for generations are disappearing. Some have lost out to real estate developers when suburban sprawl makes the land beneath them too valuable to ignore. Others are strangled, slowly, by noise complaints and nuisance

Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75-year trend

Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75-year trend

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives set April 21, 2026, as the date to hear from and question top Pentagon officials Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, and Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson, head of U.S. Africa Command, about the war in Iran.

Frenchwoman who married GI sweetheart returns home after ICE ordeal

Frenchwoman who married GI sweetheart returns home after ICE ordeal

A Frenchwoman who moved to the United States to marry a Vietnam war veteran she first met six decades ago returned to France Friday after she was detained by US immigration authorities, the foreign minister said. The 85-year-old woman, who was not being named at the family'

ICE director stepping down

(The Center Square) – The Department of Homeland Security will see another leadership change as Todd Lyons, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will step down May 31. Lyons submitted a resignation letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Thursday, after serving nearly 20 years with the agency. Mullin credited Lyons

Gallatin County Voters Face May 5th Deadline For School and Special District Elections

Gallatin County Voters Face May 5th Deadline For School and Special District Elections

Bozeman, Mont. — Gallatin County election officials are preparing for school and special district elections set for May 5, with ballots scheduled to be mailed out on Friday, April 17. At the Gallatin County Elections Office, officials are getting ready to send more than 77 thousand ballots to voters across multiple