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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Newark, New Jersey’s, mayoral election

Monday, May 11 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka faces seven challengers as he seeks a fourth term Tuesday as the chief executive of his state's largest city. The reelection bid caps an eventful 12 months for Baraka. The contest takes place almost a... Read More.

Iran warns the US against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships but ceasefire appears to hold

Saturday, May 9 by SRN News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a "heavy assault" on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships, even as... Read More.

Anger, confusion as Louisiana Republicans move to erase majority-Black US House district

Saturday, May 9 by SRN News

By David Hood-Nuño, Evan Garcia and Joseph Ax BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 9 (Reuters) - As a child, Leona Tate was one of the "New Orleans Four," the first Black students to desegregate a public school in the deep South, enduring racial slurs and death... Read More.

US Senate Committee set to consider long-awaited crypto bill next week

Friday, May 8 by SRN News

By Hannah Lang May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. senators are set to consider long-awaited legislation that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency next week, potentially ending a deadlock over the bill that pitted crypto companies against U.S. banks. The bill, dubbed the Clarity Act,... Read More.

Alabama Republicans ask US Supreme Court to clear way for new voting map

Friday, May 8 by SRN News

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Alabama Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for the state to pursue a congressional voting map more favorable to their party ahead of November's midterm elections in the latest fallout from... Read More.

New York Mayor Mamdani’s ‘freeze the rent’ promise survives a noisy vote

Friday, May 8 by SRN News

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's best-known campaign promise was tentatively advanced in a cacophonous college auditorium as a city housing board agreed in a provisional vote to consider freezing the rent for about a million... Read More.

Anti-abortion activists meet White House amid frustration over Trump agenda

Friday, May 8 by SRN News

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Anti-abortion activists will meet with White House officials on Friday as frustration grows within the movement that President Donald Trump has not moved aggressively enough to advance key priorities, including new restrictions on abortion... Read More.

Virginia’s top court throws out Democratic-backed US House map

Friday, May 8 by SRN News

By Joseph Ax May 8 (Reuters) - Virginia's top court on Friday threw out a new electoral map that was crafted to flip four Republican-held U.S. congressional seats to Democrats, handing President Donald Trump's party a major legal victory ahead of the November midterm elections. In... Read More.

Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting

Thursday, May 7 by SRN News

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers looking to take part in a national redistricting battle could vote Friday on a plan to alter state's congressional primaries if the courts allow Republican state officials to switch to more advantageous U.S. House maps ahead of the... Read More.

US trade court rules Trump tariffs illegal, but issues narrow block

Thursday, May 7 by SRN News

By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's tariff strategy, ruling that his latest 10% temporary global duties are unjustified under a 1970s trade law, but blocked the levies only... Read More.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Newark, New Jersey’s, mayoral election

Iran warns the US against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships but ceasefire appears to hold

Anger, confusion as Louisiana Republicans move to erase majority-Black US House district

US Senate Committee set to consider long-awaited crypto bill next week

Alabama Republicans ask US Supreme Court to clear way for new voting map

New York Mayor Mamdani’s ‘freeze the rent’ promise survives a noisy vote

Anti-abortion activists meet White House amid frustration over Trump agenda

Virginia’s top court throws out Democratic-backed US House map

Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting

US trade court rules Trump tariffs illegal, but issues narrow block

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