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Utah ✔

Politics

Trump Seeks Spot on New $250 Bill, Historian Questions the Push

Financial historian Brendan Greeley spoke with NPR about President Trump's effort to appear on a proposed new $250 bill.

◉ Utah · 25 minutes ago

Nevada ✔

Courts

Nevada Supreme Court Strikes Down Parental Notification Law as Unconstitutionally Vague

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled the state's Parental Notification Law is unconstitutionally vague, according to KTVN reporting on May 29, 2026.

◉ Nevada · 3 hours ago

Texas ✔

Politics

Trump Wants His Face on a New $250 Bill, NPR Reports

President Trump is pushing to appear on a new $250 bill. Financial historian Brendan Greeley discussed the proposal with NPR on May 29, 2026.

◉ Texas · 6 hours ago

Maryland ✔

Politics

Louisiana Lawmakers Vote to Eliminate Majority-Black Congressional District

Louisiana's Republican legislature moved to dismantle one of two majority-Black congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the existing map.

◉ Maryland · 9 hours ago

Mississippi ✔

Entertainment

Film ‘Pressure’ Dramatizes Meteorologists’ Role in D-Day Invasion

A new film based on David Haig's 2014 play recreates the clash between Allied military commanders and forecasters before the Normandy invasion.

◉ Mississippi · 12 hours ago

South Carolina ✔

Politics

Trump Administration Moves to Shelve Corporate Transparency Act

The Corporate Transparency Act, designed to expose shell company ownership, lost its bipartisan backing. NPR reports on why the Trump administration wants to kill it.

◉ South Carolina · 15 hours ago

Massachusetts ✔

Public Safety

Mass. State Police Trooper Struck While on Highway Detail on I-93

A Massachusetts State Police trooper was struck while working a highway detail on I-93, according to WCVB, which reported the incident Thursday, May 29.

◉ Massachusetts · 15 hours ago

Nevada ✔

Politics

Former AG Pam Bondi to Face Congress Friday Over Epstein Files

Pam Bondi, ousted as attorney general in April, will testify Friday in a closed-door congressional hearing about the handling of the Epstein files.

◉ Nevada · 18 hours ago

Montana ✔

Politics

Report: Aging U.S. Voting Machines Could Take Decades to Replace

A new report warns that replacing aging U.S. voting equipment could take decades without a massive congressional funding commitment.

◉ Montana · 18 hours ago

Arkansas ✔

Crime

Ex-CIA Officer Accused of Stealing Gold Bars, Millions in Cash From Agency Storage

David Rush, a former senior CIA officer, faces theft and false statement charges after gold bars and cash vanished from CIA storage and turned up at his Virginia...

◉ Arkansas · 24 hours ago

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