Brie Stimson

Ted Cruz took a jab from Mick Jagger in stride this week by calling it a “shout out.

A former Chicago alderman was ordered this week to report to prison by Nov. 30 in a tax evasion sentence delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo through his attorney Saturday asked the Albany County sheriff to “preserve all records” related to the investigation that led to Cuomo’s misdemeanor charge of forcible touching.

California parents and teachers who oppose school vaccine mandates are planning a statewide walkout Monday, according to reports.

The Pentagon has offered condolence payments to the surviving family members of the 10 innocent civilians, including seven children, who were accidentally killed in a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan in late August.

Arizona’s Gov. Doug Ducey accused the Biden administration of “federal overreach” this week after the Treasury Department said the state’s educational grants specifically for schools without mask mandates were an improper use of federal coronavirus relief money.

Several top members of the Biden administration were in Mexico City on Friday for a meeting with Mexican officials regarding security along the U.S.-Mexico border. But Vice President Kamala Harris wasn’t among them.

A Pennsylvania woman was charged Thursday with stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, reports said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday making it explicitly illegal to remove a condom during sex without consent.

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin on Tuesday issued an executive order banning vaccine mandates and required coronavirus testing in schools and colleges in the state, prompting Gov. Brad Little to say he had not authorized her to act on his behalf while he was at the U.S-Mexico border.

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., lashed out Friday against a “far-left faction” of the House of Representatives, accusing the group of undermining the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and forcing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to admit more time was needed to pass the proposal.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Thursday that will allow Los Angeles County to return beachfront land seized from two former Black owners in the 1920s to their descendants.

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed President Biden on Wednesday for attending the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park while not focusing on his duties in the White House.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday a potential statewide coronavirus vaccine mandate is “on the table” for students 12 and older and his office is discussing it with school districts across the state.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Friday apologized to her constituents for her “present” vote on funding Israel’s Iron Dome defense system a day earlier and explained why she cried on the House floor.

Despite the Biden administration claiming Haitians camped in a Texas border town faced expulsion, thousands are being let into the U.S., two U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Justice Clarence Thomas became the latest member of the U.S. Supreme Court to take aim at the media, defending the court as nonpartisan Thursday as he warned against “destroying our institutions because they don’t give us what we want, when we want it,” according to reports.

Portland, Oregon, abandoned plans this week to ban city business with Texas over the Lone Star State’s controversial new abortion law amid worries it would hurt the Texans most affected by it.

Michigan state Rep. Jewell Jones faced additional felony charges on Wednesday after he was allegedly found with a handcuff key when he was arrested on Tuesday due to his bond being revoked.

The U.S. Department of Justice late Tuesday asked a federal judge in Texas to temporarily halt the controversial new state law that bans abortions after about six weeks.

Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer of California suggested this week that her former colleague, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, should consider retiring, according to a report.

A deputy district attorney in Los Angeles County filed a defamation lawsuit against District Attorney Georg Gascón this week, alleging his character has been attacked and he has been denied promotions and discriminated against racially because of his public criticism of the district attorney, according to reports.

A pregnant woman named Nasria, a 25-year-old California native, flew to Afghanistan in June to visit family and get married. As of early September, she remained one of the estimated 100 to 200 Americans left behind in the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces, according to a report.

Nikole Hannah-Jones, lead author of the New York Times’ 1619 Project, is launching a free after-school program in Iowa that combines reading skills with Black history, according to reports.

As Louisiana and the Gulf Coast braced for Hurricane Ida, set to make landfall on Sunday potentially as a Category 4 storm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was expected to play a key role in disaster relief.

A Florida judge on Friday ruled against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates, claiming the Republican governor had overstepped his authority.

Kamala Harris returned to the U.S. on Thursday, landing in Hawaii after her trip to Singapore and Vietnam. But the vice president ignored reporters’ questions – whether about Afghanistan or other topics – as she got off Air Force Two for a stop at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

The same day Texas Gov. Greg Abbott reissued his ban on vaccine mandates and passports a judge ruled against his ban on mask mandates, issuing a temporary injunction, according to reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night for his first diplomatic visit overseas since taking office.

Vice President Kamala Harris finally arrived in Vietnam from Singapore early Wednesday after a potential case of the mysterious “Havana Syndrome” was reported, causing her flight a three-hour delay.