Republicans Launching Voting Bill Debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans launched an unprecedented effort on Tuesday to hold the Senate floor and talk for days about a bill that they know won't pass — an attempt to capture public attention on legislation requiring stricter voter registration rules as President Donald Trump ...

Data Center and Microgrid Project In Mason County Changes Hands

CHARLESTON - A data center and microgrid project first approved by West Virginia economic development officials in 2023 in Mason County is undergoing a change of hands. In an announcement Monday, California-based Nscale said it acquired the Monarch Compute Campus, a 2,380-acre data center and ...

Top Counterterrorism Official Resigns, Says Iran Posed No Imminent Threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the Trump administration's war. "Iran posed no ...

How many rate cuts? Iran War Upends Federal Reserve’s Next Steps

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran war has scrambled the Federal Reserve's outlook on inflation and unemployment and will likely further delay interest rate cuts this year, putting off any relief for consumers struggling with high borrowing costs for home and car purchases. The spike in oil and gas ...

Jury Deliberating In Corruption Trial Of Ex-FirstEnergy Executives

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jurors in Akron began deliberating Tuesday in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in a sweeping $60 million bribery scheme that resulted in a lucrative bailout of two affiliated nuclear plants. Former CEO Chuck ...

Congress Subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi was subpoenaed Tuesday to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agency's handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier. Bondi was ordered to ...