By NADIA LATHAN and SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them … Continued
The NBA released its full regular-season schedule on Thursday afternoon, revealing a Timberwolves schedule that includes a home opener against Eastern Conference champion Indiana and a Christmas Day game at Denver. The season will open with road games at Portland … Continued
By ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington, D.C., police chief ordered more cooperation between her officers and federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump’s law enforcement takeover of the nation’s capital took root Thursday. National Guard troops … Continued
By AMANDA SEITZ and KIMBERLY KINDY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the nation’s health department to stop giving deportation officials access to the personal information — including home addresses — of all 79 million Medicaid enrollees. … Continued
By HOLLY RAMER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday it will seek the death penalty against a member of the cultlike Zizians group accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in … Continued
By Jeff Green and Jessica Nix, Bloomberg News Costco Wholesale Corp. has decided not to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone at its more than 500 pharmacy locations, a decision hailed by a group of faith-based activists who urged the retailer … Continued