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Voter interference fears ramp up in Los Angeles after mail-in ballots found burned
Just one day ahead of a crucial California primary election, officials said police have been notified of two possible acts of voter interference after ballots were discovered burned in a drop-off box and a vote center was vandalized. Both incidents occurred over the weekend, Los Angeles County Registrar and County Clerk Dean C. Logan said…
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Fed faces political ‘stress test’ that threatens economy, Powell says
The Federal Reserve is weathering a political “stress test” that threatens to undermine public trust in the central bank and damage the United States economy, former Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in recent remarks. “Like many other institutions, the Fed has been undergoing a stress test,” Powell told an audience at the John F. Kennedy…
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Louisiana approves new congressional map that could allow Republicans to pick up seat
Louisiana lawmakers on Friday approved a new congressional map that could allow Republicans to flip one of the state’s two Democratic-held House seats in the 2026 midterms. The Louisiana Senate gave final approval to a bill with the new map after much dissent from Democrats. “Y’all, at the beginning of this process, I would have…
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Immigration attorneys say some courts are holding over 100 case hearings daily
An immigration law attorney whose career has spanned over two decades said he has never experienced a hearing like the one he had in Annandale, Virginia. “Normally, these master calendars will have 10 people, maybe sometimes 15, but usually in that range. The judge opened the hearing and said well, we have 100 cases on…
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Election triumphs, a series of scandals dot Ken Paxton’s political timeline
As he stood before supporters following his lopsided win this week over incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican runoff to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate, Ken Paxton singled out President Donald Trump for helping him seal the victory. Referring to Trump’s 11th-hour endorsement that propelled him over the finish line, the thrice-elected Texas Attorney…
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Mullin threatens to pull agents from Newark airport over ICE detention center protest
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin amped up his threats Thursday to pull Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents who process international passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport to help control protesters outside of New Jersey’s Delaney Hall detention center. Mullin continued to slam the protests, now in their seventh day, outside the Immigration Customs and…
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US military strikes another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing 2
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Wednesday struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men. U.S. Southern Command posted video on social media showing a boat resting on the water before being struck by an explosion. The last few seconds of the video show smoke and fire rising…
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Mullin says ICE detainees can ‘go back to their country’ amid alleged hunger strike
Tensions continue to rise outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, as activists and Democratic leaders clash with the federal government over conditions there. A hunger strike inside the 1,000-bed Delaney Hall detention center has been ongoing since Friday after detainees alleged they are not being well fed or provided sanitary living…
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Americans say Dems don’t stand up to GOP, GOP supports Trump too much: Poll
When asked what the worst thing is about Republicans, the most common response among Americans is President Donald Trump or loyalty to him, while the most common response about Democrats is that they are weak and don’t stand up against Trump or for what’s right, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’…
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Dang Van Phuoc, AP combat photographer who lost an eye in the Vietnam War, dies at 91
IRVINE, Calif. — Former Associated Press photographer Dang Van Phuoc, who was wounded multiple times during the Vietnam War and returned to capture the action even after losing an eye in an explosion, has died. He was 91. Phuoc died Saturday in Southern California after collapsing suddenly, his nephew, Van Nguyen, said. Phuoc was hired…