A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday struck down a law prohibiting state Medicaid dollars from covering elective abortions, intensifying the conflict over abortion access in the commonwealth. In a 4-3 ruling, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, one of the state’s appeals courts, recognized a fundamental right to “reproductive autonomy” in a long-awaited case on whether […]
Two people were killed in a Monday morning mass shooting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. The shooting occurred in Leinbach Park near a local middle school at around 9:52 a.m., when the Winston-Salem Police Department said a planned fight between young individuals escalated to a shooting. The […]
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear another First Amendment challenge to a Colorado policy, this time over the state’s exclusion of Catholic entities from its universal preschool program. The high court will hear arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy over whether the Centennial State unlawfully violated the Catholic preschools’ First Amendment […]
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, will pledge to defend the central bank’s independence at his confirmation hearing, according to testimony prepared for the event. Warsh’s testimony doesn’t mention lowering interest rates, as Trump has sought. Warsh, a 56-year-old former Fed governor, will tell lawmakers on the Senate Committee on […]
Kentucky’s Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman (D-KY) will be running in 2027 to replace her term-limited boss, Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY), as the state’s next governor. The former history teacher made the announcement on Monday, becoming the first Democrat and prominent politician to declare her candidacy in the race to lead the Bluegrass State. Coleman’s announcement […]
Welcome to Monday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We take a look at the prediction market rivalry with profound implications for regulators … and why you may have seen it play out on bus stops, plus what definitely NOT to wear at next week’s royal garden party. Polymarket has 245 active markets on the war in […]
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick on Monday after the magazine reported that he had a drinking problem that could threaten national security, in addition to allegations that he had been difficult to find on different occasions. The 19-page lawsuit, filed in the U.S. […]
President Donald Trump rejected claims that Israel pressured the United States into initiating Operation Epic Fury, a joint operation that launched the Iran war in late February. “Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did,” […]
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) announced the death of his adult daughter, Madison, on Monday. She was 36. “We are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter, Madison, 36, after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues,” Warner said in a joint statement with his wife, Lisa Collis. “She filled […]
Four former presidents issued a message of hope for the United States’s future as it marks 250 years of independence. In an excerpt of an interview set to air in full on Tuesday, former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden told NBC News that while the country faces challenges, there […]
