US removes all enriched uranium from Venezuela reactor, ships materials to SC in major nuclear security op

The U.S. and partners completed the removal of all remaining enriched uranium from a legacy research reactor in Venezuela, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration announced on Friday. “For decades, the RV-1 reactor supported physics and nuclear research. Once that work finished in 1991, its uranium, enriched above the crucial 20 percent threshold, … Read more

Virginia Supreme Court blocks congressional map favoring Democrats

The Virginia Supreme Court blocked a new Democratic-drawn congressional map from taking effect weeks after the voters narrowly approved the plan in a statewide vote. NBC News’ Jane Timm explains how this delivers a major boost to Republicans as they defend their narrow House majority in the midterm elections.

Gorsuch says ideological divides on Supreme Court come down to ‘how you read law,’ not politics

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch said differences among his colleagues on the high court are often less about politics than they are about diverging approaches to constitutional interpretation — a dynamic, he said, that influences both the court’s rulings and its internal relations. “That has nothing to do with politics,” Gorsuch told Fox News Digital … Read more

Trump ally Nigel Farage deals major blow to Starmer in local UK elections as resignation calls mount

The United Kingdom’s ruling Labour Party is on track to suffer a major defeat in Thursday’s local elections as Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK surges in support, prompting calls for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign. British local elections are widely viewed as a functional referendum on the popularity of the ruling party and its … Read more