One of India's most prominent wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat, has been allowed by the Supreme Court to participate in selection trials for the Asian Games, set for May 30. The top court's order came after the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) challenged a Delhi High Court decision that had ruled in favor of Phogat.
GSA said in a press release that it is "uniquely positioned to help the Task Force detect irregularities, accelerate investigations, and safeguard taxpayer dollars," with members of the anti-fraud unit "now leveraging GSA's unmatched reach in acquisition, shared services, technology modernization, and federal real estate."
Voting rights groups will challenge Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' overtly partisan congressional map all the way to the Florida Supreme Court, if necessary, after a circuit court judge declined to stop implementation of new districts in advance of the 2026 midterms.
“BNI guys work like [N-words],” Steele wrote. “Hahahaha! So you don't do anything?” Lamb replied, adding laughing emojis. Steele laughed at the sheriff's response and said they work like (N-words) because “it's the right thing to do.” “LOL No we work like [N-words] cuz it's the right thing to do,” he said. “You guys do work hard,” Lamb messaged back. “I'm impressed! And grateful!”
In another attack, Steyer called PG&E less of an electric company and more of a "sophisticated Sacramento lobbying and influence operation that also happens to sell electricity. California needs a governor who will stand up to these monopolies, hold them accountable, and break them up."
North Carolina law currently allows a voter who is unable to show a photo ID at the polls to fill out a form explaining why - such as it being lost or stolen or not yet obtained due to work, school, or family responsibilities, or illness - and still cast a ballot. The State Board of Elections is proposing a change to make it easier for officials to reject those forms and throw out the votes.
The United States government has chosen five companies, including nuclear energy company Oklo, to enter advanced talks over potentially using its Cold War-era plutonium as a nuclear reactor fuel. The US Department of Energy made the announcement on Tuesday. The Energy Department holds surplus US plutonium, which has a half-life of 24,000 years and must be handled with protective gear, at heavily guarded weapons facilities in states including South Carolina, Texas and New Mexico.
Senegal's parliament has elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as speaker, a move that could give him a powerful platform to challenge President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. The president dismissed Sonko on Friday and dissolved the cabinet, ending months of speculation about a growing rift between the two over how to handle the country's debt crisis. Lawmakers rebelled by reinstating Sonko as a member on Tuesday and voting to elect him as speaker with 132 votes in favour.
The Abolish Super PACs Act, introduced in the House and Senate, would cap individual super PAC donations at $5,000 amid growing concerns over crypto-backed campaign spending and other independent election expenditures.
The ad depicts Blakeman as Uncle Sam in the iconic I Want You army recruitment ad, mockingly suggesting Blakeman wants anyone with an arrest record or a Republican donor to join the militia. The Blakeman campaign did not respond to multiple requests from amNewYork for comment. A new Hochul campaign political ad depicts Republican opponent Bruce Blakeman as an Uncle Sam figure, recruiting armed civilians to a MAGA militia. Courtesy of Hochul campaign Nassau County's militia is billed as a conditional backup unit to assist sworn officers.
Comer, who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan and Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour requesting a series of documents to verify the measures these platforms are taking against these processes, their internal discussion on the subject, and the different know-your-customer (KYC) measures these platforms are implementing.
The mayor wants to cut support for the Free City College program. It's yet another example of the city's chief executive diverting money that was approved by the voters to other priorities. It's also a violation of a ten-year Memorandum of Understanding that San Francisco signed with City College in 2017. Free City College has its roots in a 2016 ballot measure, spearheaded by then-Sup. Jane Kim, that slightly raised the transfer tax on properties selling for more than $5 million.
