Fort Worth ISD’s board gave initial approval to a proposed ethics policy that would ban vendor donations to trustee campaigns, tighten gift limits and require debt disclosures.

Rep. Joe Wilson is pushing a joint resolution to relocate the 2027 OSCE annual session from Belgrade to Charleston, touching off a public clash with Sen. Roger Wicker.

A proposed 11-member American Muslim commission would advise state agencies and report on Islamophobia, but opponents point to a Framingham nonprofit controversy.

A statewide analysis of 423,007 trooper-initiated stops in 2025 found no substantive racial or ethnic disparities in post-stop outcomes after accounting for legal factors.

A fragile pause in U.S.-Iran strikes briefly eased the weeks‑long exchange, but a disabled tanker, Caspian strikes and Houthi attacks kept shipping and oil markets on edge.

The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed dissolving a 1987 injunction against Glendale Shooting Club near Robertsville, ending a decades‑long legal fight and removing long-standing limits on the range.

A D.C. judge dismissed a challenge to the State Department's 75-country immigrant visa pause, faulting plaintiffs for failing to show standing and redacting key evidence.

San Diego members of Congress unveiled twin bills to ease IVF bills: one would require TRICARE to cover fertility care for military families, the other lets people use retirement funds penalty‑free for treatment.

Byron Donalds rolled out 'Healthy Florida Healthy Families' — a plan to remove ultra‑processed foods from school meals, require contaminant testing and expand farm‑to‑school links.

A Court Watch LA review of 140 arraignments found defendants perceived as Latino faced an average bail of $157,700 — sharply higher than for white and Black defendants.

Early voting opens July 24 at Coon Rapids City Hall with expanded hours ahead of the Aug. 11 primary. Here's the schedule and where to find resources.

Tommy Williams was sworn in July 1 as Slidell’s police chief and will oversee a planned $17.6 million headquarters while pledging open-door leadership.

Longtime Boulder councilmember Mark Wallach abruptly resigned after an 8–1 vote to pursue FAA grants for the municipal airport, leaving his seat vacant until November. The move raises stakes in an already consequential council election.