4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (901+ words) Trump promises Americans $5K if GOP wins. And, Kirk supporters reflect on his death WLIW During his GOP midterm convention speech last night, President Trump promised a $5,000 dividend to every adult citizen if the Republican Party maintains control of Congress in…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (111+ words) NYC Mayor Mamdani’s attendance of 9/11 commemoration at center of political fight WLIW This year’s commemoration of the 9/11 terror attacks on Friday is at the center of a political fight, with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani calling on current…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (52+ words) Backlash against data centers is mounting. Can politicians keep up? WLIW In Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is running for re-election. Both he and Stacy Garrity, his Republican opponent, have been trying to respond to public backlash against data centers....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (419+ words) Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. Chevron is expanding its existing operations in Venezuela, the Houston-based company said Wednesday. This comes in the wake of Friday’s announcement that Venezuela will give the U.S....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (79+ words) Trump administration considers giving up Yosemite land to private developer WLIW For most Americans, the national parks are sacred. They should be preserved and enjoyed by future generations. But there’s new reporting that the Trump administration is working to give…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (694+ words) The reliability of Census Bureau information during the Trump administration is coming under question again. This month, the bureau’s parent agency, the Commerce Department, quietly cut language banning political interference from the department’s scientific integrity policy, NPR has learned. The…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (305+ words) The far-right British commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who enthusiastically supported President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, has been arrested and deported for allegedly living in the U.S. illegally. In a separate statement to NPR, ICE said that Yiannopoulos was deported back to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (698+ words) Trump in a social media post announcing the agreement said it was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1836+ words) North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has emerged in the last few years more influential, richer, better armed and with more accurate weapons. Yet once again, President Trump is appealing to an authoritarian to restart summit diplomacy. Compass Points moderator…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (102+ words) SCOTUS temporarily allows Trump to restrict absentee voting. What does it mean for the midterms? WLIW In an unsigned opinion, the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court sided with President Trump’s executive order designed to tighten rules around mail-in voting....