Business
Maryland governor signs bill to rebuild Pimlico, home of the Preakness Stakes
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure on Thursday to rebuild Baltimore's historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control.
Politics
Haley will meet with donors to her shuttered presidential campaign. No Trump endorsement is expected
Nikki Haley is meeting next week with donors who supported her now-abandoned Republican presidential campaign, a reentry into public life that comes as the former South Carolina governor keeps drawing notable support in some state primaries despite Donald Trump's status as the presumptive nominee.
Local
Two Edina residents running in special election for open seat on Hennepin County Board
Heather Edelson and Marisa Simonetti are running in the special election next Tuesday, May 14, to decide who represents District 6 through the end of 2024.
Nation
Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach
Making future military aid to Ukraine contingent on the country participating in peace talks with Russia. Banning Chinese nationals from buying property within a 50-mile radius of U.S. government buildings. Filling the national security sector with acolytes of Donald Trump.
Nation
House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Johnson
Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos.
Business
Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failed
President Joe Biden on Wednesday laced into Donald Trump over a failed project in the previous administration that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin and trumpeted new economic investments under his watch that are coming to the same spot.
Nation
Michigan AG charges former clerk and attorney after alleged unauthorized access to 2020 voter data
Michigan's attorney general announced charges Wednesday against a former township clerk and a lawyer who had supported attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, alleging they accessed voting systems without authorization in a search of fraud.
Politics
Ethics panel: Senator who sent graphic video link needs instruction on appropriate emails
DFL Sen. Erin Maye Quade filed the complaint last year against the Glencoe Republican because of an email he sent linking to a graphic gender surgery video.
Nation
Illinois Democrats' law changing the choosing of legislative candidates faces GOP opposition
Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot. Republicans are complaining that they changed the rules mid-game.
Nation
A Florida judge delayed Trump's documents trial. Will it be held before Election Day?
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon rescheduled various pressing matters through the end of July.
Nation
Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants — a potential prelude to broader actions from President Joe Biden later this year that would impose a bigger crackdown at the border.
Nation
Man indicted in killing of Laken Riley, a Georgia case at the center of national immigration debate
A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by grand jurors who said he intended to rape a nursing student whose body was found near a running trail on the University of Georgia campus.
Nation
Lawyers' coalition provides new messengers for Black voter engagement
Young Black lawyers and law students are taking on a new role ahead of the general election: Meeting with Black voters in battleground states to increase turnout and serve as watchdogs against voter disenfranchisement.
Business
Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break
Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year.
Nation
Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but stopped short of more broadly blocking the state from enforcing its ban on ''indoctrination'' in public schools.
Sports
Republican Congressmen introduce bill that would protect NCAA and conferences from legal attacks
Two Republican Congressmen introduced a bill Wednesday that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools federal protection from legal challenges that stand in the way of their ability to govern college sports.
Nation
Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March
The ghost of Nikki Haley's presidential campaign is ringing up significant support in state primaries despite her withdrawal from the race in March shortly before Donald Trump had clinched the Republican nomination.
Politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges Donald Trump to debate at Libertarian Convention
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate for when both address a Libertarian convention later this month, a move that comes as the presumptive GOP nominee has ramped up both criticism of Kennedy's independent bid and demands that President Joe Biden meet him on a debate stage.
Nation
Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.
Nation
Democrats commit $7 million to TV ads in five key state Senate races
Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races they believe are key to regaining control of the chamber.
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