Text messages released under the CPRA show Councilwoman Julie Lythcott‑Haims opposed a Human Relations Commission nominee over her views on Gaza and math acceleration, prompting questions about vetting.

Albany lawmakers advanced a bill that would let Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors seek punitive damages from his estate; two survivors are set to testify in Albany next week.

A White House-linked delegation flew to Caracas to advance memorandums on oil and minerals, but security, legal and environmental hurdles make quick payoffs uncertain.

The D.C. Council streamed a committee mark‑up Thursday on a bill to convert HPAP loans to grants for displaced River East at Grandview homeowners while reviewing DCHA board nominees.

Eleven people were arrested outside the Burlington ICE field office; Police Chief Thomas Browne says protests have pulled officers from other duties.

Supervisors voted to pursue permanent funding for promotores de salud, asking Medi‑Cal plans and the county to explore a blended model after a county study found big savings. The move aims to build a centralized hub for billing and training.

The Bank of England kept Bank Rate at 3.75% and warned higher energy costs could push inflation sharply higher as Brent briefly topped $126.

Sonoma supervisors voted 3-2 to zero out county cultivation and manufacturing taxes for qualifying cannabis operators and to create a $531 annual business license.

Former Rep. Barney Frank, 86, has entered hospice care at his Ogunquit, Maine home as he deals with congestive heart failure and finishes a political book.

Nearly four years after Measure H passed, promised child‑care slots at parks and rec centers still haven’t appeared. Legal reviews, retrofit costs and budget cuts are to blame.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is championing abstinence-based recovery and 'wellness farms' — and rolling $100M toward a pilot that has experts warning medications could be sidelined.

Assembly amendments to AB 2117 would create a governor‑appointed education commissioner and recast the elected superintendent as an independent evaluator.

A longtime Cleveland official has been on paid administrative leave since Feb. 28, 2025, while collecting roughly $105,000 the city’s personnel file offers few public explanations.