In the leadup to Texas’ 89th legislative session, the Republican leadership apparatus was under siege and the party in open warfare as the sitting House Speaker Dade Phelan decided not to seek another term with the gavel. This power vacuum … Continued
By AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump in about eight hours went from suggesting a nuclear deal with Iran remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives as he cut … Continued
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — The possibility that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs might testify at his federal sex trafficking trial all but vanished Tuesday after his lawyer predicted a defense presentation lasting as … Continued
By GEOFF MULVIHILL The abortion funding system across the U.S. is battered three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed states to enforce bans. An initial surge of donations has subsided, scores of clinics have closed … Continued
When the cities of Apple Valley and Bloomington banned home rentals of less than 30 days, they violated the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which bans government takings of private property without compensation — or so says an Apple … Continued
By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are nudging lower on Tuesday, and oil prices are rising again. It’s a modest return to form for financial markets after worries had seemed to calm on … Continued