Popular downtown Chicago bridge stuck in up position due to heat

Crews even tried spraying the bridge with water in an apparent attempt to cool it down.

Lindsay Clancy can't handle another trial, her lawyer says

On Tuesday, the jury in Clancy’s trial told the court they were deadlocked, raising the possibility the case could end with a hung jury.

Democrats block proposed constitutional amendment to keep Supreme Court justices to nine 

A Republican proposal to amend the Constitution to prevent expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court failed on the House floor. Like all constitutional amendments, the measure needed…

Trump calls Tiger Woods plea deal 'very fair'

President Trump expressed support for the plea deal reached in Tiger Woods’s March DUI case Wednesday, calling the Florida court’s agreement to reduce the golfing legend’s charges — allowing avoid…

Trump coins already out of stock at US Mint

One dollar gold-colored coins featuring President Trump’s image sold out hours after they were released on Wednesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Mint’s website. The currency, which the Trump administration…

President Trump nominates Hung Cao as Navy Secretary

President Trump said on Tuesday he would be nominating Hung Cao for Navy Secretary after the predecessor to the role stepped down in April. The president announced his pick on…

Former Biden official wins primary for open Moulton House seat in Massachusetts

Democrat Daniel Koh is projected to win his party’s primary for the House seat left open by Rep. Seth Moulton (D), according to Decision Desk HQ. Koh was locked in…

Lynch fends off Massachusetts House primary challenge in battle over generational change

Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) is projected to fend off a primary challenge from his left and defeat attorney Patrick Roath in a battle defined by generational change, according to Decision…

US launches new strikes against Iran as Trump says he's "not trying to force Iran to the negotiating table"

The U.S. military completed a new wave of strikes Tuesday on targets in Iran as the conflict in the region stretches into its seventh month. “U.S. forces struck Islamic Revolutionary…

Markey shrugs off Moulton in generational clash: 3 takeaways from Massachusetts primaries

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) bucked this cycle’s recent trend of old guard Democrats losing primaries to younger challengers, easily routing his rival in Tuesday’s primary for Senate in Massachusetts. The…