The latest in U.S. politics including Washington D.C. and state level politics.
A $212-per-share buyout of Penske Automotive Group by Penske Corp. and Mitsui & Co. is drawing heavy chatter from freight and market watchers, who are tying the car-dealer giant to the truck-leasing business. Next News Network could not independently verify the claims circulating about the deal.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun after Lebanese authorities seized Hezbollah explosives, while Arizona State University announced it has parted ways with hockey coach Greg Powers.
Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa promises to halt all new data centers if elected, blasting Abbott's Big Tech ties — as the governor pushes to codify restrictions into law next session.
Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor joined forces in a rare bipartisan rebuke of federal prosecutors who charged a deported Mexican national twice for the same offense after ordering him to stay in Oklahoma. The high court declined to hear the case, but the two justices' written statement warning of a 'constitutional absurdity' is raising serious questions about the Biden administration's immigration enforcement tactics.
Nafisa Fai, a Somali-born candidate for Washington County Commission Chair in Oregon, is drawing fire after a rally at which she spoke in Somali with an inverted American flag behind her. Commentators across several prominent accounts say the scene disqualified her from public office.
Nasdaq is reporting a network disruption at its Carteret, New Jersey facility that is causing data gaps across its US equities markets, according to the exchange operator. The claim has not been independently confirmed by Next News Network.
The American Trucking Associations named Mark Colson as its next president and CEO while California carriers warn diesel costs and a proposed English proficiency rule are squeezing smaller fleets.
Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Leffler and Housing Secretary Turner both signed the Vice President's Pledge to Protect Americans from Fraud, with Turner pointing to the White House Anti-Fraud Task Force's Los Angeles prosecutions and warning convicted fraudsters will be barred from receiving taxpayer dollars.
A new White House Council of Economic Advisers report reveals each illegal immigrant costs American taxpayers an estimated $166,716 over a lifetime — as Democrats campaign on affordability while pushing policies that explode the cost of illegal immigration.
Actor Mark Ruffalo blasted California Governor Gavin Newsom over his support for Prop 42, which would effectively block new wealth taxes on the state's billionaires, calling out the governor for siding with the ultra-rich once more.
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, carried out three charity engagements in Nottingham in what coverage described as their first joint public appearance since returning to the United Kingdom in August. The visit looked like a royal engagement and came after a letter from King Charles III reiterating that the couple are not working royals.
President Donald Trump told a Kalispell crowd that the Department of War will establish a new testing range for hypersonic, autonomous and electronic warfare systems. Lawmakers and conservative outlets carried the announcement as the president returned from a campaign swing through Arizona and Montana.
