State attorneys general are preparing to resist a House Republican privacy proposal, saying it would undercut their ability to police emerging harms tied to artificial intelligence, social media, and data collection.

Democrats were dealt a blow in their efforts to minimize Republican redistricting gains around the US when the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday blocked a voter-approved map that would have flipped as many as four GOP-held US House seats in November’s midterm elections.

A federal judge Friday refused to let the city of Cleveland out of its consent decree to reform its police force, writing that much work remains to be done to comply with the nearly 11-year-old agreement.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is planning to participate in President Donald Trump’s controversial federal school choice program, according to a statement Friday.

New York Democrats are at an impasse over the weeks-delayed state budget, despite Hochul’s announcement this week of a $268 billion deal that will include a tax on second homes in New York City.

Of the 25 companies included in Bloomberg Government’s interactive AI Influence Map, 21 collectively sold $19.6 billion to the federal government in fiscal 2025.

An India-bound fertilizer shipment booked under an April tender has been scrapped after officials raised concerns over links to Iran, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.

The US and Iran remain far apart on a framework to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump calling the Islamic Republic’s reply to his proposed peace plan unworkable.

For the European Union, the fate of a Cold War-era mine near Bratislava is becoming a litmus test for its ambition to break free from China’s chokehold over critical minerals.

Iran offered to transfer some of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to a third country in its response to the latest US proposal to end 10 weeks of war, but rejected the idea of dismantling its nuclear facilities, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The House returns from recess this week to consider its first fiscal 2027 appropriations bill, year-round sales of E15 gasoline, and measures focused on law enforcement.

Lawmakers are preparing to vote on expanding the use of corn-based ethanol fuel, marking the potential culmination of a years-long debate as policymakers look for ways to bring gas prices down.

Small banks and credit unions with $6 billion or less in assets would be subject to less stringent oversight by federal regulators under H.R. 4437.

Banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with less than $6 billion in total assets would be subject to less frequent full-scope regulator examinations, up from the current $3 billion threshold, under H.R. 4478.

The Department of Homeland Security would create a center to coordinate law enforcement activities related to organized theft of cargo and transport of counterfeit or stolen goods under H.R. 2853, which would also expand criminal penalties and forfeitures for transporting or selling those goods.