Ted Cruz and Rep. Jim Himes were among numerous powerful names linked to a secret society co-founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, Wired reported.
ExxonMobil, Shell and Repsol, as well as other major companies, bid a record $163 million in March for leases in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska.
Paris-based French liquor conglomerate Pernod Ricard said they will no longer be pursuing an acquisition of the American company behind Jack Daniel's whiskey.
With backing from Governor J.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, his number 2, handily defeated black candidate Rep. Robin Kelly, the Congressional Black Caucus pick.
A first grader was punished by her school district after giving a drawing to a fellow black student. She and her mom just won a big victory in their lawsuit.