The House passed a bill to lock the clocks on daylight saving time for good, and President Trump is personally lobbying senators to follow, but the upper chamber may not have the votes. Come November 1, most Americans will do what they have done every fall for decades: drag themselves out of bed, find the […] The post The Senate stands between Trump and permanent daylight saving time appeared first on American Almanac .
The House passed a bill to lock the clocks on daylight saving time for good, and President Trump is personally lobbying senators to follow, but the upper chamber may not have the votes. Come November 1, most Americans will do what they have done every fall for decades: drag themselves out of bed, find the microwave clock blinking the wrong number, and set everything back one hour. At 2 a.m. local time that Sunday, daylight saving time ends, and standard time returns. The ritual continues because Congress, despite broad public support for ending it, has not finished the job. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in July 2026 to make daylight saving time permanent, no more falling back, no more springing forward. President Trump…Open
Sen. Jon Ossoff is publicly touting millions in Georgia military construction funding from a bill he voted against at final passage, a pattern that Republican critics now call a campaign-season habit. The Georgia Democrat, who serves as the ranking member on the Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, has promoted his role in […] The post Ossoff claims credit for Georgia military funding he voted against as Senate re-election heats up appeared first on American Almanac .
Sen. Jon Ossoff is publicly touting millions in Georgia military construction funding from a bill he voted against at final passage, a pattern that Republican critics now call a campaign-season habit. The Georgia Democrat, who serves as the ranking member on the Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, has promoted his role in securing $127.4 million to replace Dexter Elementary School at Fort Benning and $8 million for improvements at Fort Stewart. Both line items appeared in the Military Construction and Veteran Affairs funding bill, known as MilCon-VA. Ossoff voted for that bill in committee and as a standalone measure. But when the legislation reached the Senate floor bundled with a broader government funding…Open
Abdul El-Sayed, a left-wing Michigan Senate candidate who campaigns as a champion of the working class, disclosed a rental property in Dubai and up to $100,000 in debt to a luxury real estate developer, days before the state's primary election. El-Sayed released his 2026 financial disclosure Monday afternoon, just hours before his final primary debate […] The post Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed reveals Dubai rental property and debt to luxury Emirati developer appeared first on American Almanac .
Abdul El-Sayed, a left-wing Michigan Senate candidate who campaigns as a champion of the working class, disclosed a rental property in Dubai and up to $100,000 in debt to a luxury real estate developer, days before the state's primary election. El-Sayed released his 2026 financial disclosure Monday afternoon, just hours before his final primary debate against Congresswoman Haley Stevens. The timing was no accident. El-Sayed had previously requested an extension that would have pushed the filing past the August 4 primary, keeping voters in the dark until after ballots were cast. He said the disclosure was "complicated" because "my wife and her family own property abroad." Complicated is one word for it. The disclosure, first reported by…Open
A 30-person town in southeast Colorado has been officially declared abandoned by the state after all of its elected officials resigned, leaving residents with no government and a water system the state now calls a public health hazard. Deputy Secretary of State Andrew Kline issued the abandonment order for the Town of Hartman this week […] The post Colorado declares tiny town of Hartman abandoned after every elected official quits and water turns hazardous appeared first on American Almanac .
A 30-person town in southeast Colorado has been officially declared abandoned by the state after all of its elected officials resigned, leaving residents with no government and a water system the state now calls a public health hazard. Deputy Secretary of State Andrew Kline issued the abandonment order for the Town of Hartman this week under a Colorado statute that had never looked more necessary. Every trustee, the mayor, and the town clerk were gone. No one remained with the legal authority to sign a contract, spend a dollar of public money, call an election, or keep chlorine flowing into the water supply. Fox News Digital reported that the order followed a public hearing held July 13 at which state officials laid out the full scope of…Open
Bryan Kohberger's bid to withdraw his guilty plea in the Idaho student murders has triggered a remarkable demand from the forensic scientist who once worked for his own defense, put his former lawyers under oath and make them explain what they knew. Brent Turvey, a forensic expert who traveled to Moscow, Idaho, to examine crime-scene […] The post Kohberger's former forensic expert demands defense lawyers testify under oath about hidden hair evidence appeared first on American Almanac .
Bryan Kohberger's bid to withdraw his guilty plea in the Idaho student murders has triggered a remarkable demand from the forensic scientist who once worked for his own defense, put his former lawyers under oath and make them explain what they knew. Brent Turvey, a forensic expert who traveled to Moscow, Idaho, to examine crime-scene evidence before Kohberger's sentencing, says hair strands recovered from one victim's bed were never DNA-tested, and that the FBI's own lab excluded Kohberger as their source based on physical examination alone. Now Turvey wants Kohberger's former lead attorney, Anne Taylor, and her co-counsel to answer questions in sworn testimony about why that evidence never reached their client in a way he understood…Open
James Comey's defense team claims federal prosecutors turned to a confessed killer from the Gambino crime family for help interpreting an Instagram post, and that the government's own witnesses undercut its case. Lawyers for the former FBI director filed two sweeping motions in federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the Department of Justice interviewed gangster […] The post Comey defense alleges DOJ consulted mob hitman Sammy Gravano to build threat case appeared first on American Almanac .
James Comey's defense team claims federal prosecutors turned to a confessed killer from the Gambino crime family for help interpreting an Instagram post, and that the government's own witnesses undercut its case. Lawyers for the former FBI director filed two sweeping motions in federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the Department of Justice interviewed gangster Sammy "The Bull" Gravano less than a month after Comey's April indictment and that agents misled judges when seeking search warrants for his electronic accounts. The filings ask the court to suppress evidence seized from Apple and Google and to dismiss the case outright on grounds of vindictive and selective prosecution. The motions land the most detailed public account yet of…Open
Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green, the franchise's all-time leading rusher, has revealed he was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease, and says he believes he can stay ahead of it. Green, 49, made the announcement on the "Go Long" podcast hosted by Tyler Dunne, telling listeners he received the formal diagnosis in January […] The post Packers all-time rushing leader Ahman Green discloses early-onset Parkinson's diagnosis at 49 appeared first on American Almanac .
Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green, the franchise's all-time leading rusher, has revealed he was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease, and says he believes he can stay ahead of it. Green, 49, made the announcement on the "Go Long" podcast hosted by Tyler Dunne, telling listeners he received the formal diagnosis in January 2025 after years of suspecting something was wrong. His wife had noticed him twitching in his sleep since shortly after he retired from the NFL in 2009. Short-term memory loss and episodes of walking and talking in his sleep followed. He did not go public right away. Green said he held the news back so he could tell his children and family first, before sharing it with friends or anyone else. …Open
CBS Sports placed Tony Romo on leave "until further notice" after his arrest on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Wisconsin, and tapped retired NFL star JJ Watt to fill the network's top analyst chair. The network announced Friday that Watt will join play-by-play anchor Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson in […] The post CBS names JJ Watt as Tony Romo's replacement after broadcaster's OWI arrest in Wisconsin appeared first on American Almanac .
CBS Sports placed Tony Romo on leave "until further notice" after his arrest on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Wisconsin, and tapped retired NFL star JJ Watt to fill the network's top analyst chair. The network announced Friday that Watt will join play-by-play anchor Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson in CBS's premier NFL broadcast booth, effective immediately. Romo's seat had been under scrutiny for months before the arrest, with fans and commentators pointing to what they described as a sharp decline in his on-air work alongside Nantz. Now the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback faces a legal problem that gave CBS the clearest possible reason to act. Body cam footage shows Romo arguing with officer,…Open
Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress says playing for the New York Jets gave him the same sinking feeling he had walking into prison, calling himself a "loser" in both settings. Burress, the former Super Bowl hero who caught the game-winning touchdown for the New York Giants in 2008, made the comparison during a recent […] The post Plaxico Burress compares his one season with the Jets to serving 20 months behind bars appeared first on American Almanac .
Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress says playing for the New York Jets gave him the same sinking feeling he had walking into prison, calling himself a "loser" in both settings. Burress, the former Super Bowl hero who caught the game-winning touchdown for the New York Giants in 2008, made the comparison during a recent appearance on The Joint Venture Show, co-hosted by Lil Wayne and Craig Carton. Asked directly whether playing for the Jets or going to prison was worse, Burress didn't hesitate to link the two experiences. The man who once stood on the biggest stage in professional football, hauling in the decisive score against Tom Brady and Bill Belichick's New England Patriots in Arizona, described both his jail stint and his time…Open
EGOT-winning musician John Legend will portray the late civil rights icon Harry Belafonte in The Road Home, a drama now filming in South Africa that revisits the political firestorm over Paul Simon's decision to record in apartheid-era South Africa. Director Bill Condon, known for Gods and Monsters, is shooting the music-driven film from a screenplay […] The post John Legend cast as Harry Belafonte in film about Paul Simon's controversial 'Graceland' album appeared first on American Almanac .
EGOT-winning musician John Legend will portray the late civil rights icon Harry Belafonte in The Road Home, a drama now filming in South Africa that revisits the political firestorm over Paul Simon's decision to record in apartheid-era South Africa. Director Bill Condon, known for Gods and Monsters, is shooting the music-driven film from a screenplay by Michael Bronner, whose credits include The Mauritanian and United 93. Johnny Flynn plays Paul Simon, Cynthia Erivo plays exiled South African vocalist Miriam "Mama Africa" Makeba, Guy Pearce plays Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, and Thabo Rametsi plays South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, through whose perspective the story unfolds, The Hollywood Reporter reported . The film centers on…Open