From the States
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Nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital voted to authorize strike as contract talks continue
More than 2,100 registered nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital have authorized a potential strike following a union vote. The union is also seeking stronger protections against workplace violence.
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Man charged in violent attack on a senior in Seattle had already been booked eight times in 2025
A 75-year old woman was struck and blinded in a violent attack outside the King County Courthouse earlier this month, and the suspect charged in the case had a long history of arrests.
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Trump's plan to deliver $2,000 tariff rebate checks depends on Congress
"I would expect that in the new year, the president will bring forth a proposal to Congress to make that happen," Director of the NEC Kevin Hassett said on "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
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Raffensperger says 2020 election blunder 'does not erase votes' despite over 300k questionable votes
Nearly two weeks after the December meeting of the Georgia State Election Board, some continue to claim Fulton County was fraudulent because tabulation tapes were not signed that included 315,000 votes.
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South Carolina AG secures nearly $150 million settlement with Mercedes Benz
South Carolina itself will only receive just over $2 million from the settlement, and approximately 1,820 of the impacted vehicles were sold or registered in the state.
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Flu season arriving early in US, amid warning of a fast-spreading 'super flu' variant
Britain, Australia and Japan have already reported spikes, in what has turned out to be an early flu season
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California attorney general pushes back on Trump’s new rules on trans care for kids
The new Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursement Rule would block both federally-funded health care programs from paying for gender-affirming care for minors. Under the new rules, funds can’t pay for that care for patients under age 18 who get Medicare and for those under 19 benefitting from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
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Colorado adopts first-of-its-kind water protections in U.S.
Rules were in reaction to U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled that the Clean Water Act only applied to streams or wetlands that flowed year-round.
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High insurance costs still plague Georgia
Georgia has over 400 personal home and automobile insurers, and approximately 500 commercial line insurers, according to Rob Hoyt, Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Georgia
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Two Texas GOP reps launch new Sharia Caucus
Texans continue to lead anti-Sharia law initiatives, including launching a new caucus in the U.S. House and filing legislation to remove the tax-exempt status of organizations that fund terrorism.
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Legendary Democratic former North Carolina governor, Jim Hunt, dies at 88
Hunt was instrumental in the successful campaigns of former Gov. Roy Cooper and former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, the last Democrat to represent the state in the upper chamber of Congress.
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DOJ sues Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger for voting records
The Justice Department is asking a judge to cite Raffensperger under the Civil Rights Act and order him to provide the date with all the information within five days of any court order.
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Singer Jelly Roll pardoned by Tennessee governor
Jason DeFord is better known as Jelly Roll, a singer known for such as hits as "Son of a Sinner" and "I Am Not Okay."