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US should use firing squads, electrocution as execution methods, Justice Department says

By Jonathan Allen April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. government should add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as methods of executing people convicted ‌of the gravest federal crimes, the Department of Justice said on ‌Friday in a report that noted difficulties in getting drugs for lethal injections. The report was a fulfillment of President Donald Trump's promise to resume capital punishment in his second term. In his first term, which ended in 2021, he resumed it ...

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Kristi Noem continues to live in Coast Guard home despite being fired as DHS secretary

Friday 24 April 2026 11:40 EDT Ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is still living in a military waterfront home typically designated for Coast Guard officials, despite being fired by President Donald Trump last month, according to a report. Noem has been spotted coming and going from the home in Washington, D.C., in recent days and has continued to use the accommodation more than six weeks after her ouster, The Wall Street Journal reported. The embattled former cabinet member mov ...

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White House mulls using Defense Production Act in Spirit Airlines takeover

April 24, 2026 / 3:39 PM EDT The Trump administration is exploring using the Defense Production Act as part of a strategy to save the beleaguered Spirit Airlines, according to U.S. officials familiar with the discussions. President Trump is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he'd "do it to save the jobs." Spirit has declared bankruptcy twice in the past two years, after the Department of Justice blocked a merger with JetBlue ...

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Growing Georgia wildfires have destroyed 120 homes, forcing new evacuations

By EMILIE MEGNIEN and RUSS BYNUM Updated 2:21 PM EDT, April 24, 2026 NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) -- Two large wildfires burning in drought-stricken southeast Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes and are threatening nearly 1,000 more, Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday. Kemp told reporters after touring the fire area that state officials believe the wildfires have burned more homes than any other in Georgia's history. The fire in rural Brantley County has burned 87 homes since it began Friday, fanned by ...

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Lindsey Graham goes on Fox News to beg for money despite his reelection campaign in solid red state

Friday 24 April 2026 12:08 EDT GOP Senator Lindsey Graham begged supporters for money to help with his reelection campaign, despite having occupied a seat in the deeply red state of South Carolina for more than two decades. “We’re in a fight for the heart and soul of this country. I’m in a fight. I need your help. I hate to say this, but I’ve been out-raised twice by Democrats,” Graham said, speaking on Fox News Thursday night. “I’ve been with President Trump at every step,” he continued. “ ...

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DeSantis plots end run of Florida law to create more GOP House seats

(Axios) Florida bans lawmakers from intentionally creating congressional seats to give their party an advantage. But Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly has launched a three-tiered power play to evade the ban — and create more GOP-friendly seats — in November. Partisan control of Congress could hinge on how — or whether — Florida legislators approve DeSantis' new map of U.S. House districts in a special session next Tuesday.

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'Anorexic' reconciliation bill could mean Planned Parenthood gets re-funded

(Politico) Republicans’ push for a narrow party-line bill focused solely on immigration enforcement funding is running into opposition from anti-abortion activists and lawmakers who fear it will trigger the return of hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. That, conservatives argue, would demoralize the GOP base ahead of the midterms and widen the existing rift between their movement and the Trump administration.

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Nato says US cannot suspend Spain from alliance, after reported Pentagon email

(BBC) Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance. Reuters quoted a US official who said an internal Pentagon email had suggested measures for the US to punish allies it believed had failed to support its campaign. A Nato official told the BBC that the organisation's founding treaty "does not foresee any provision for suspension of Nato membership, or expulsion".

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U.S. Has 'Burned Through' Eye-Popping Amount of Munitions During Trump's Iran War: Report

(Mediaite) The United States has used a staggering amount of its weapons cache in the war with Iran, spending millions and blowing through a large chunk of its stockpile in the two months since the conflict began. The ongoing conflict with Iran has lasted barely eight weeks, yet in that time the U.S. has fired off a truly stunning number of missiles, a report from The New York Times found. Over a thousand Precision Strike and ground-based missiles were deployed in the war, an amount that emptied the U.S. tranche to such an extent that congressional officials and Defense Department estimates showed concern.

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Top Democratic PAC books $22 million in ads, Republican counterpart reserves $14 million for U.S. House seats in Texas

(Texas Tribune) House Democrats’ top super PAC is reserving more than $22 million for ad buys aimed at five congressional seats — a massive uptick from 2024 and a sign the party sees pickup opportunities in the state even after the GOP’s mid-decade redistricting. House Majority PAC’s eight-figure spending is aimed at holding two vulnerable Democratic districts in South Texas — held by Reps. Henry Cuellar of Laredo and Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen — and winning three seats that Republicans already hold or are favored to win after redistricting.

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Arizona sues to block ICE facility near chemical warehouse

39 min ago - April 24, 2026 SURPRISE, Ariz. (CN) — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued the federal government Friday to stop the construction of an ICE detention facility just one mile from two public schools and across the street from a hazardous chem ... (Courthouse News Service)

Kushner and U.S. envoy Witkoff will head to Pakistan for new Iran talks

59 min ago - Updated April 24, 2026 3:35 PM ET The White House has confirmed that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are planning to travel to Pakistan Saturday for a new round of talks with Iran. Iran did not immedi ... (NPR)

U.S. appeals court says Texas' migrant deportation law, SB4, can take effect

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The groups backing RFK Jr. are running low on cash

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[Virginia Commonwealth U.] to create memorial for people, most of African descent, whose remains were dumped in a well

1 hr ago - VCU to create memorial for people, most of African descent, whose remains were dumped in a well The Associated Press April 24, 2026, 4:33 PM Virginia Commonwealth University will spend $3.6 million on a memorial for dozens of people, most of African ... (Associated Press, via WTOP)

Lindsey Graham goes on Fox News to beg for money despite his reelection campaign in solid red state

2 hrs ago - Friday 24 April 2026 12:08 EDT GOP Senator Lindsey Graham begged supporters for money to help with his reelection campaign, despite having occupied a seat in the deeply red state of South Carolina for more than two decades. “We’re in a fig ... (The Independent)

Conservative super PAC threatens to unseat Republicans over immigration bill

2 hrs ago - April 24, 2026 6:04 AM EDT Updated 11 hours ago April 24 (Reuters) - House Republicans are facing a fresh challenge in the 2026 midterms: the Homeland Political Action Committee, a new conservative super PAC targeting Republican members of Congress w ... (Reuters)

Atlantic Writer Says She Was 'Inundated' With New Sources After Report On 'Vindictive' Kash Patel

3 hrs ago - Apr 24, 2026, 02:14 PM EDT | Updated 3 hours ago The Atlantic’s Sarah Fitzpatrick said she has been “inundated” with new sources since publishing her bombshell report on FBI Director Kash Patel, which accused him of “excessive dri ... (Huff Post)

Gov. Janet Mills vetoes bill: April 24, 2026 The 132nd Legislature of the State of Maine State House Augusta, Maine

3 hrs ago - A moratorium is appropriate given the impacts of massive data centers in other states on the environment and on electricity rates. But the final version of this bill fails to allow for a specific project in the Town of Jay that enjoys strong local su ... (https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/official_documents/veto_messages/2026-04-ld-307-act-establish-maine-data-center-coordination)

Durbin applauds audit of Justice Department's handling of Epstein files

3 hrs ago - 04/24/26 10:50 AM ET Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Friday applauded the announcement that the Department of Justice’s inspector general will conduct an audit of the DOJ’s handling of mil ... (The Hill)

Youngkin 'Should Have Done More': White House Blames Former GOP Governor for Redistricting Loss

4 hrs ago - Apr 24th, 2026, 1:57 pm Per a Friday report from Politico’s Dasha Burns, frustrations inside the White House are boiling over after Democrats seemingly secured a major redistricting win in Virginia, with former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) taking he ... (MEDIAite)

White House mulls using Defense Production Act in Spirit Airlines takeover

4 hrs ago - April 24, 2026 / 3:39 PM EDT The Trump administration is exploring using the Defense Production Act as part of a strategy to save the beleaguered Spirit Airlines, according to U.S. officials familiar with the discussions. President Trump is open to ... (CBS News)

Appeals court says Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal

5 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the U.S., a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration. A th ... (AP)

Kristi Noem continues to live in Coast Guard home despite being fired as DHS secretary

5 hrs ago - Friday 24 April 2026 11:40 EDT Ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is still living in a military waterfront home typically designated for Coast Guard officials, despite being fired by President Donald Trump last month, according to a repor ... (The Independent)

Teamsters Picket Amazon Facilities on Both Coasts Over Illegal Firings

5 hrs ago - Workers in New York, Los Angeles Protest Amazon's Exploitative Business Model 2026.04.24 (LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK) – Amazon Teamsters at DAX7 in Los Angeles have extended the picket lines from their unfair labor practice (ULP) strike to the compan ... (Teamsters)

US should use firing squads, electrocution as execution methods, Justice Department says

5 hrs ago - By Jonathan Allen April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. government should add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as methods of executing people convicted ‌of the gravest federal crimes, the Department of Justice said on ‌Friday in a ... (Reuters)

Riverfront Times founder Ray Hartmann killed in I-64 crash caused by semitruck tire

5 hrs ago - Riverfront Times founder Ray Hartmann killed in I-64 crash caused by semitruck tire Ray Hartmann, the founder of the Riverfront Times and a fixture on the KETC politics show "Donnybrook", was killed in a crash on Thursday caused by a semitruck tire o ... (https://www.ksdk.com/)

US imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil

5 hrs ago - Updated 2:33 PM EDT, April 24, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian o ... (AP)

China rejects Trump accusation that intercepted Iran ship was 'gift from China'

5 hrs ago - BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry on Friday rejected an accusation by U.S. ‌President Donald Trump that an Iranian-flagged ‌cargo ship intercepted by U.S. forces was a "gift from China." The U.S. said it fired on ... (Reuters)

Growing Georgia wildfires have destroyed 120 homes, forcing new evacuations

6 hrs ago - By EMILIE MEGNIEN and RUSS BYNUM Updated 2:21 PM EDT, April 24, 2026 NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) -- Two large wildfires burning in drought-stricken southeast Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes and are threatening nearly 1,000 more, Gov. Brian Kemp sai ... (Associated Press)