2024

TL/DR - Virginia lawmakers are set to remove plans for a new Wizards and Capitals arena from the state budget, hindering Gov. Glenn Youngkin's efforts to bring the teams to Alexandria. Senate Finance and Appropriations Chairwoman L. Louise Lucas stated that the arena language will not be included in the budget compromise. The governor could…

TL/DR - Donald Trump has all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination following victories on Super Tuesday, despite a notably joyless victory speech. Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump focused on issues he perceives as having gone wrong in the US, including the Russia-Ukraine crisis, inflation, border…

TL/DR - A grand jury in Maricopa County has indicted four suspects in the murder case of Preston Lord. The suspects, William Owen Hines, an adult, and three minors Talan Renner, Dominic Turner, and Talyn Vigil, are each being charged as adults with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and felony murder, with Turner also facing charges of aggravated…

TL/DR - Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate, ignited a social media feud by making fun of Nikki Haley, a former GOP primary rival to ex-President Donald Trump. Haley's campaign communications director, Nachama Soloveichik, responded with "no peace, b----," a phrase previously used by Meghan McCain against Lake. Lake's likely Democratic…