Author: Jack Birle

The North Carolina Supreme Court election was held in November, but unlike all the other races held that day, it is still undecided more than four months later. The race for a seat on the Tar Heel State’s high court has stretched far beyond the typical post-election timeline, into the third month of Gov. Josh…

The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the price of eggs to determine if high prices are the fault of antitrust violations by egg producers. The price of eggs has skyrocketed in recent months after an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1 bird flu, which has largely been blamed for the shortage and…

Virginia Democrats are looking to generate momentum in the 2025 statewide elections after maintaining their majorities in the House and Senate, but before November they must pick a leader to guide them through the looming campaign. Susan Swecker abruptly announced last month that she would be stepping down as chairwoman of the Virginia Democratic Party,…

President Donald Trump is delivering remarks from the Oval Office. The president’s remarks on an unspecified topic are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. from the White House. TRUMP FLOATS NUCLEAR DEAL TALKS IN LETTER TO IRANIAN LEADER The remarks were added to Trump’s public schedule late Friday morning. In the afternoon, the president is…

President Donald Trump is not convinced of changing the current daylight saving time system, calling it a “50-50 issue” even as the modification has been floated by one of his top advisers. On Sunday morning, the country, with the exceptions of Arizona and Hawaii, will move from standard time to daylight saving time as part…

President Donald Trump called on Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser to clean up homeless encampments in the District as city officials navigate working with the Trump administration. Trump railed against D.C. over its crime while on the campaign trail and promised to “beautify it.” He has since threatened to take control of the federal district…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams thinks he should lead the city for another term, but voters are not as keen on him. In a Quinnipiac poll released on Wednesday, Adams trailed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo significantly in Democratic primary support, and most voters think he should resign from his position as mayor.…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinstated 180 probationary employees weeks after they were fired as part of the Department of Government Efficiency‘s efforts to reduce the federal workforce. The order came less than a week after a federal judge in California ruled that an Office of Personnel Management directive calling on executive agencies…

A federal judge denied Elon Musk‘s effort to immediately block OpenAI‘s bid to become a for-profit company, but is willing to have an “expedited schedule” for a trial in the case. Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI last year, claiming that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman had convinced him to invest in…

The Senate pushed forward the repeal of a cryptocurrency regulation former President Joe Biden instituted in the waning days of his presidency via a rarely used repeal method. The Internal Revenue Service rule pushed by the Biden administration in December would require more reporting on cryptocurrency by providers, which critics have said would add challenges…