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Indiana governor calls a special session to redraw US House maps as redistricting battle spreads 10/27/2025 06:47pm • The Republican governor of Indiana said Monday he’s scheduling a special session to redraw congressional boundaries after weeks of pressure to back President Donald Trump’s bid to add more winnable seats with midcycle redistricting. Trump has pressed Republicans to draw new maps that give the pa Lula is optimistic there will be a US-Brazil trade deal after meeting with Trump in Malaysia 10/27/2025 03:54am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Brazil's leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed confidence on Monday that his country and the United States will reach a trade deal. U.S. President Donald Trump also signaled that a deal is likely. The statements came a day after the two presidents held talks on Trump's redistricting push hits roadblocks in Indiana and Kansas as Republican lawmakers resist 10/26/2025 08:39am • For most of President Donald Trump's second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, Trump's plan to maintain control of the U.S. House in next year’s election by having Republicans redraw congressional districts has hit a roadblock. Despite weeks of campaigning by th Virginia Democrats will try to reshape US House districts in counter to Trump's redistricting push 10/23/2025 07:34pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats are taking steps to redraw their state’s U.S. House districts, hoping to boost their party’s chances in next year’s midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump’s push for more partisan districts in Republican-run states. Virginia House Sp Debt problems that dogged Sen. Jim Justice as West Virginia's governor continue to nip at his heels 10/23/2025 02:34pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The trail of debts — and claims made trying to collect them — that dogged Jim Justice well before he became West Virginia’s two-term Republican governor has ballooned since the former billionaire became a U.S. senator earlier this year. Justice was elected last Novem What Does a Financial Advisor Do? 10/22/2025 08:00pm • In the 1999 comedy classic "Office Space," two management consultants, Bob Slydell and Bob Porter, are hired to make a company, Initech, run more efficiently, mainly by reducing employee head count. In one memorable scene, they grill an anxious employee named Tom: "What would you say you do here?" T What to know about redistricting efforts across US at Trump's prodding 10/22/2025 06:02pm • President Donald Trump's desire to secure the Republican majority in Congress has prompted an unusual burst of mid-decade redistricting in multiple states. North Carolina is the latest to take action. The Republican-led General Assembly approved changes Wednesday to U.S. House district designed to The Latest: Trump hosts GOP senators at White House as shutdown drags on 10/21/2025 08:46pm • Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trump ’s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds into the fourth week of the government shutdown. While hosting, Trump praised the GOP leadership California man agrees to plead guilty to acting as Beijing's agent 10/21/2025 01:05pm • A California man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in Southern California while working as a campaign advisor for a local politician. Yaoning “Mike” Sun is expected to appear in court in Los Angeles on Monday to enter his plea under a deal with f State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk 10/19/2025 12:10pm • State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for readiness and funding delays tied to litigation are posing a growing risk to their ability to respond to crises. It’s a Jason Momoa worked with a coach to speak Hawaiian authentically in 'Chief of War' 10/18/2025 01:29pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Jason Momoa drove a vintage pickup along a winding country road in Hawaii, a tattooed arm dangling out the window and Metallica blasting. “POO'-ah-LEE',” he said. His passenger corrected him, again, modeling the subtle emphasis on the “u” sound: “Puali.” Momoa was prep 'Filipino Towns' around the US preserve history and raise community's visibility 10/18/2025 12:54pm • It was over four centuries ago to the day Saturday that Filipinos set foot on the North American continent for the first time. Now, Filipino Americans are working to sustain a cultural footprint. During celebration of October's Filipino American History Month, many Filipinos are seeking their cities GOP's immigration pitch to New Jersey Latinos aims for some distance from Trump in governor’s race 10/18/2025 11:48am • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — At a Spanish-speaking town hall, the Republican candidate for New Jersey governor assured two young Mexican immigrants who were brought to the United States as children that people without criminal records would not face deportation. Three nights later, Jack Ciattarelli headli What we know about the devastating Alaska storm and the evacuation effort 10/17/2025 02:54am • Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their low-lying communities over the weekend, wiping away homes and killing at least one person. Two others are missing. In one of the most significant airlifts in Alaska history, hundreds were being States are redistricting to help one party but sometimes the move can backfire 10/16/2025 08:40pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — As states consider redrawing their congressional district lines to favor one political party, some politicians warn that attempts to gerrymander can devolve into “dummymandering,” when partisan goals end up helping the opposing party in neighboring districts. Pushed initial