Biden pledges federal help for New Orleans terror investigation
An FBI agent takes a photograph on Bourbon Street in New Orleans after officials say a driver killed at least 14 people driving into the crowded street in the early…
‘The shield that protects our democracy’: Democrats celebrate Biden judicial nominations
President Joe Biden is joined by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., during a celebration of their work to appoint a…
New tax reinvestment zone to make Reading a ‘city of opportunity,’ mayor says
Reading is one of two cities approved for a new Community Revitalization and Improvement Zone (CRIZ) created through legislation in Pennsylvania’s 2024-2025 budget. (Getty Images) Community leaders in Reading celebrated…
‘The shield that protects our democracy’: Democrats celebrate Biden judicial nominations
President Joe Biden is joined by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., during a celebration of their work to appoint a…
Colorado Springs man suspected in Las Vegas vehicle explosion
Local officials including Rep. Shelley Berkley, Metro Sheriff Kevin McMahill, and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford during a briefing on the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion. (Dana Gentry/Nevada Current) Federal law…
Idaho Supreme Court seeks higher salaries for Idaho judges
The Idaho Supreme Court building in downtown Boise. (Courtesy of the Idaho Supreme Court) The Idaho Supreme Court will ask the Idaho Legislature for a significant increase in judges’ salaries…
Facts over Fear: The view from the left as a new Trump term approaches
(Natalie Bencivenga) We head into 2025 with not only a second term for President-elect Donald Trump in front of us but a “red wave” that unseated longtime Democrats, like Pennsylvania’s…
New Orleans attack prompts tighter security in D.C. ahead of inauguration, Carter funeral
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., is pictured amid fog on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Law enforcement agencies in the nation’s capital…
Sen. David Tikoian selected to be next Rhode Island Senate majority whip
Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, left, shares a laugh with Sen. David Tikoian during his return to the Senate floor June 6, 2024. (Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current) State Sen. David P.…
Sheriff: ‘Very strange similarities’ yield no connection yet in LV bombing, NOLA rampage
A photo released Thursday by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department showed investigators going over the Cybertruck involved in the explosion. (LVMPD) This story originally appeared in the Nevada Current.…