Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins refused to certify a referendum challenging the state’s new Republican-drawn congressional map, saying the effort is unconstitutional. The group behind the petition says it has enough signatures and plans to sue.
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Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn may pursue legal action after prosecutors dropped a felony vandalism case over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Prosecutors now say the peeling liner was caused by a rushed, flawed installation, not vandalism.
The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Max Miller over allegations involving domestic violence and illegal drug use. Miller denies wrongdoing and says he requested the probe to clear his name.
President Trump privately raised concerns with Rep. Max Miller about his Ohio reelection bid as abuse allegations spur calls from Republicans for him to step aside. Miller denies the allegations and says he will seek an ethics investigation into himself.
Primary voters in five states are casting ballots today, with Michigan’s Democratic Senate race serving as a major test of the party’s ideological divisions. Authorities also arrested a Spokane man in connection with one of three major wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people.
Primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia and Washington will shape key Senate, governor and House races ahead of November. Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary and Missouri’s Bell-Bush rematch are among the most closely watched contests.
President Trump accused Chevron, ExxonMobil and other oil companies of making “too much money” from higher crude prices tied to the Iran war and urged them to cut gasoline prices. U.S. gasoline averages about $4.11 a gallon, according to AAA data cited by The Guardian.
Federal prosecutors have dismissed misdemeanor charges against three more people accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The move follows the dropped felony case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn and a dispute over whether vandalism or faulty installation caused the damage.