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A federal judge in Los Angeles has preliminarily enjoined a California law that barred federal officers from wearing masks while on duty, finding the U.S. government likely to prevail on constitutional grounds. At the same time, the court sustained a separate California requirement that federal officers display identification while performing offic…
A narrow House vote on Tuesday defeated a Republican-led effort to bar legislative challenges to President Trump’s tariffs through July 31. The 217-214 tally, with three Republicans joining Democrats in opposition, removes a procedural shield and clears the way for Democrats to push measures aimed at rescinding tariffs imposed under a national emer…
Democratic lawmakers criticized what they described as an attempted effort by the Justice Department under President Donald Trump to secure indictments against members of Congress who produced a brief video urging military and intelligence personnel not to follow unlawful orders. Senators and representatives directly involved said a grand jury decl…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said he expects the federal immigration enforcement operation in the state to conclude within days after discussions with senior Trump administration officials. The deployment, which drew criticism from local leaders and rights groups and prompted large protests following two fatal shootings, has seen about 3,000 federal…
The Justice Department has requested that all 93 U.S. Attorneys provide what it calls the "most egregious" examples of judicial decisions that obstruct the Trump administration's agenda, a step the department says is intended to help Congress consider whether to exercise its oversight and impeachment authorities. The move reflects rising friction b…
The U.S. State Department has imposed entry bans on Palau Senate President Hokkons Baules and former Marshall Islands mayor Anderson Jibas, accusing Baules of accepting bribes tied to Chinese interests and Jibas of misappropriating funds from a U.S.-supported trust. The measures bar the two men and their immediate family members from entering the U…
The National Governors Association (NGA) canceled its planned White House meeting later this month after the White House did not invite Democratic governors to the session, NGA chairman Kevin Stitt told members. The move ends a long-standing practice of bipartisan interaction that typically includes a meeting with Cabinet officials and a formal din…
Senate and House Democrats unveiled legislation named 'Virginia's Law' that would eliminate time limits preventing adult victims or their survivors from bringing civil suits tied to sex trafficking, including many allegations connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The proposal was announced at the U.S. Capitol with Epstein victims and family members of Virg…
Analilia Mejia has secured the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District after a close primary in which former Representative Tom Malinowski conceded. Mejia led by roughly 900 votes in the latest tally and will be the Democratic nominee in a special election on April 16 to fill the remainder of the term left vacant by Mikie …
The White House deleted a social media post from Vice President JD Vance's official account that described the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message was published in error by staff not traveling with the delegation. Vance visited the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan and took part in a wreath-laying; his verbal remar…
Republican Senator Susan Collins has formally entered the race for a sixth term this November, positioning herself as a steady, problem-solving leader in Maine. Her announcement comes amid sustained criticism from former President Donald Trump over her vote on a Venezuela-related resolution, and sets up a competitive contest in a state Trump lost i…
Three senior officials who run the nation’s immigration enforcement and legal immigration agencies are scheduled to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee, marking the first congressional hearing since the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis amid an aggressive enforcement operation. Lawmakers, particularly Democrats on the pane…
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick disputed a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein at a Senate hearing on Feb. 10, saying he exchanged only about 10 emails with Epstein over 14 years and that a reported lunch on Epstein's private island occurred while his family was nearby. The remarks come after the Justice Department released millions of d…
Political turbulence in the United Kingdom has re-emerged amid speculation about Prime Minister Keir Starmer's tenure. J.P. Morgan has said any formal leadership challenge is more likely to emerge after upcoming local elections rather than immediately. Recent senior resignations tied to the appointment of former UK ambassador to the US, Peter Mande…
A U.S. district judge in Los Angeles has issued a preliminary injunction preventing California from enforcing a law that would bar federal officers from wearing masks while on duty, while simultaneously upholding a separate state requirement that federal officers display identification. The decision stems from a Justice Department challenge arguing…
A proposal from the Office of Personnel Management would eliminate fired federal workers' ability to appeal dismissals before the independent Merit Systems Protection Board, requiring them instead to seek redress directly from OPM - an agency whose director reports to the president. The move follows administration efforts to reduce federal headcoun…
Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, denied claims by lawmakers that she impeded congressional access to a top-secret whistleblower complaint filed in May, saying she took immediate steps to provide required security guidance after being told the complaint would be sent to Congress. The matter centers on whether the Office of the Direc…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under intensifying political pressure following the resignation of close ally Morgan McSweeney over his role in the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the United States last year. The episode has triggered further official scrutiny, raised questions about the prime minister's judgment and coincides wit…
Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence following her 2021 conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, intends to invoke her Fifth Amendment right and decline to answer substantive questions during a scheduled deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Representative Ro Khanna …
President Donald Trump posted a short social media video that inserted images of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama into dancing primate footage, prompting criticism from political figures across the spectrum. The clip, which also echoed the president's unfounded claims about the 2020 election, was defended by the Wh…
A man who took part in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and received a pardon from former President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge for sending messages that threatened to kill U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The defendant will be sentenced in April, prosecutors said, and the case underscores continue…
Democrats are advancing a package of measures aimed at curbing practices by federal immigration agents following a wave of public backlash to violent encounters. Republicans, who control Congress, have so far resisted key elements of the proposals. With funding for the Department of Homeland Security set to expire on February 13, negotiators face a…
The White House said President Donald Trump has not discussed any formal plan to place U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at polling locations for the November midterm elections, while declining to categorically rule out their presence near voting sites. Comments from the president and allies have prompted concern across the poli…
At the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, President Donald Trump delivered an unscripted address defending three members of his cabinet whose recent actions have prompted criticism. He lauded U.S. military capabilities, urged Hamas fighters in Gaza to disarm, praised foreign leaders and described recent developments in Venezuela. Trump…
The New York City Health Department announced it has joined the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) after the United States formally withdrew from the WHO. The move aligns the city with other Democratic-led jurisdictions that have sought to retain direct channeling of international outbreak response resour…
