Wisconsin counties decline to prosecute campaign finance case against Trump committee

Prosecutors in three Wisconsin counties declined to pursue felony charges of campaign finance violations against former President Donald Trump’s fundraising committee and a Republican state lawmaker related to an effort to unseat Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The prosecutors cited conflicts of interest, in some cases because they too are actively involved in their local Republican […]

Anti-Trump GOP Group’s Ad Campaign Features Pence

An anti-Trump GOP advocacy group is launching a six-figure ad campaign to promote former Vice President Mike Pence’s refusal to endorse his onetime boss, according to the Washington Examiner.[#item_full_content]

Smoking with kids in car now illegal under West Virginia law

West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, became the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Friday. But violators can only be fined up to $25 if they’re pulled over for another offense. Smoking with […]

NC Supreme Court declines challenge to Confederate monument’s removal

North Carolina’s highest court declined on Friday to revive a challenge to the decision by Asheville city leaders to remove in 2021 a downtown monument honoring a Civil War-era governor. The state Supreme Court agreed unanimously that it had been appropriate to dismiss legal claims filed by an historic preservation group that had helped raise […]

CDC: US Measles Cases Rise to 62 as of Thursday

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday the number of measles cases in the United States has increased to 62 as of Thursday, higher than the whole of last year.[#item_full_content]

Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it was not the direct demand to end the fighting that much of the world seeks. The vote in the Security Council […]