The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $2.8 billion in fresh funding for homeless services organizations across the country.… Continue Reading
US Begins Court Battle Against Publishing Giants’ Merger
The government and publishing titan Penguin Random House are set to exchange opening salvos in a federal antitrust trial Monday as the U.S. seeks to block the biggest U.S. book publisher from absorbing rival Simon & Schuster. The case comes as a key test of the Biden administration’s antitrust policy.… Continue Reading
Court Tosses Second Lawsuit Seeking New Virginia Elections
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a second lawsuit seeking to force members of Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates to hold an unscheduled election this year.… Continue Reading
Manchin Demurs on Biden in 2024 and Dem Majorities this Year
Sen. Joe Manchin, one of the Democrats’ most conservative and contrarian members, declined on Sunday to endorse Joe Biden if the president seeks a second term in 2024 and refused to say whether he wants Democrats to retain control of Congress after the November elections.… Continue Reading
What to Watch in Primaries in Arizona, Michigan, Elsewhere
In Missouri, scandal-ridden former Gov. Eric Greitens is attempting a political comeback. In Michigan, a crowded field of Republican gubernatorial candidates includes a man charged in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. In Arizona, a prominent figure in the QAnon conspiracy movement is running for the U.S. House.… Continue Reading
Ivan Bates Now Unopposed for Baltimore State’s Attorney
Defense attorney Ivan Bates is now running unopposed for Baltimore state’s attorney, after an unaffiliated candidate withdrew from the race on Friday — a week after Bates defeated incumbent prosecutor Marilyn Mosby in the Democratic primary.… Continue Reading
Virginia Lawmakers Urge Biden to Take Action on Behalf of Detained Lawyer
Thirty Virginia legislators called on the Biden administration Saturday to take action on behalf of Asim Ghafoor, a friend and former lawyer of slain dissident Jamal Khashoggi who’s been imprisoned by the United Arab Emirates.… Continue Reading
Former Va. Lt. Gov. Fairfax: FBI Asks About 2019 Allegations
The FBI has recently conducted interviews about the origin of the sexual assault allegations made in 2019 against then-Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, according to Fairfax and several others who said they were interviewed.… Continue Reading
Press Release: VA AG Miyares Sues Biden Administration for Threatening to Withdraw School Nutrition Assistance
Attorney General Jason Miyares joined 22 attorneys general in a lawsuit filed today against the Biden Administration’s new regulatory guidance on sex discrimination for schools and programs that receive federal nutritional assistance.… Continue Reading
Maryland Lawmaker Charged with Felony Theft, Other Charges
A Maryland state legislator who recently lost his primary for reelection has been charged with felony theft and other charges related to the misuse of state funds, officials said Wednesday.… Continue Reading
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