Supreme Court rules ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted, in win for Dems

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to five days after the polls close, handing Democrats a massive win heading into the midterm elections. The 5-4 ruling saw Chief Justice John Roberts and conservative Amy Coney Barrett side with their liberal peers in concluding that nothing in federal law requires all ballots to be collected by Election Day. “The Framers recognized the difficulty of crafting election laws ‘applicable to every probable change in the situation of the country,’” Barrett wrote in the majority opinion. “So instead of constitutionalizing election law, they decided that ‘a discretionary power over election’ needed…

Nancy Pelosi’s post-Congress job revealed: ‘Liberation’

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi already has her next act lined up after she ends her four-decade career in Congress in January 2027. The California congresswoman will return to her home state to lead the newly created Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy at the University of California, Berkeley. “I…

Supreme Court upholds Trump firing of FTC commissioners in expansion of presidential power

WASHINGTON — President Trump acted lawfully when he fired former Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter last year, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, finding legal protections against such dismissals unconstitutional. Chief Justice John Roberts authored the 6-3 opinion that overturned precedents restricting presidents from removing officials at independent government agencies without cause. “Although it is up…

Gavin Newsom rewards insiders with paid California board appointments

Gov. Gavin Newsom is giving one of his most trusted political soldiers a cushy, taxpayer-funded appointment as he nears the end of his tenure leading California, reviving accusations “cronyism” may be one of the lasting legacies of this governorship. Newsom has tapped his political strategist and former chief of staff,…

Ford rehires experienced engineers after AI misses the mark

Ford has rehired experienced human engineers to help address the shortcomings of artificial intelligence (AI) tools meant to tackle quality issues in the automaker’s production processes. The hiring push helped Ford top the JD Power 2026 US Initial Quality Study (IQS) for the first time since 2010 amid improvements in the quality of its…

Dow tumbles 500 points, oil spikes 5% as Iran tensions stoke fear on Wall Street

The US stock market pulled back from its record heights Monday, while oil prices jump with uncertainty about when oil tankers can resume crossing the Strait of Hormuz and restore the world’s flow of crude. Escalations in the Middle East are heightening tensions in the war with Iran and may be undermining a ceasefire. The Dow…

John Sterling opened up on health battle in last known interview

John Sterling’s death came after he suffered a heart attack in January, which he revealed during what appears to be the longtime Yankees radio voice’s last interview in February. The Yankees and WFAN announced Sterling’s passing Monday at 87, though a cause of death was not disclosed. “Everything is, I…

US says two American merchant ships pass through Strait of Hormuz

Two American-flagged merchant ships made it through the Strait of Hormuz, the US military announced Monday, the first indication that the Trump administration was restoring the flow of shipping traffic in the crucial waterway. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the vessels were “safely headed on their journey” and called the…

What is hantavirus? Disease suspected of killing three on cruise ship explained

Three cruise passengers have died aboard the MV Hondius along the coast of Africa during a suspected hantavirus outbreak. One case has been confirmed as hantavirus, with several other suspected cases still pending. Hantavirus, which is typically contracted from infected rodents, made headlines in March of last year when it…

John Sterling, legendary Yankees voice, dead at 87

John Sterling, whose mellifluous voice became the soundtrack of spring, summer and quite a few Octobers to generations of Yankees fans and who during one stretch broadcast 5,060 consecutive games, has died at 87 years old. Sterling, the Yankees’ radio play-by-play voice for 36 seasons, was behind the microphone for…

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