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Washington, Republican Representative Randy Fine posted on X on Feb 15 that "the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one," prompting bipartisan condemnation. Democrats, civil-rights groups and some Republi…
Atlanta, NAACP and allied groups asked a federal judge this week to restrict federal use of voter records seized by FBI agents from the Fulton County elections hub on Jan. 28, seeking limits to prevent use beyond the cri…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday urged Casey Wasserman to resign as chairman of LA28 after U.S. Justice Department files published late last month revealed flirtatious emails between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell…
DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intensified his U.S. Senate campaign Monday, holding a rally since announcing his challenge to four-term Republican Sen. John Cornyn 10 months ago. Paxton plans stops across Tex…
Annapolis, Maryland — Gov. Wes Moore signed emergency legislation Tuesday banning formal 287(g) agreements that allowed local law enforcement to enter memoranda of understanding with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcem…
Washington, US and Iranian envoys will meet in Geneva this week for indirect nuclear talks mediated by Oman. The US delegation will include envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner; Iran will send Foreign Minister Abbas Ar…
Washington — President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in December that the United States would support Israeli strikes on Iran's ballistic missile program if diplomatic talks fail, U.S. media…
Washington, White House border czar Tom Homan defended ICE officers' use of masks on Sunday, saying officers face increased threats and assaults, citing figures he attributed to CBS and DHS. Congressional Democrats deman…
Washington — Lawmakers and the White House showed no signs of compromise Saturday after negotiations failed to fund the Department of Homeland Security, prompting a partial shutdown that paused funding for agencies. Demo…
Munich — California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump while speaking at the Munich Security Conference this week. He labeled Trump "un-American" and called administration environmental rollbacks har…
Washington: President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that member states of his newly formed Board of Peace have pledged more than $5 billion for Gaza reconstruction and humanitarian assistance and that they committed t…
Washington — U.S. forces boarded the Panama-flagged tanker Veronica III in the Indian Ocean on Sunday after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean, the Pentagon said. The department described the action as a right-of-vis…
Washington: Former US president Barack Obama addressed a video posted on President Donald Trump's Truth Social account that briefly depicted him and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The clip, posted on Feb 5 and…
Washington — The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Feb. 13. The Pentagon has or…
Washington — President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to visit Venezuela and praised interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, while his administration moved to relax restrictions on oil investment. The Treasury's OFAC issued g…
RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday allowed a Democratic-backed referendum on mid‑decade congressional redistricting to proceed on April 21, 2026, while it considers appeals of a lower court ruling that ha…
Chicago, Illinois lawmakers introduced the POWER Act this week to impose environmental, water and energy requirements on hyperscale data centers, requiring new facilities to cover their energy infrastructure costs. Gover…
Washington DC: President Donald Trump announced on February 13 that he will visit China in April to meet President Xi Jinping, and said Xi will visit the United States later this year. Trump spoke to reporters at the Whi…
Minneapolis. Federal prosecutors moved on Thursday to dismiss felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men after court filings said newly discovered evidence contradicted earlier allegations, and generated public sc…
Munich, Germany — Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed world leaders Friday at the Munich Security Conference, criticizing federal rollbacks on climate rules and warning of economic harms, while in California he signed $90 millio…
WASHINGTON. Lawmakers this week publicly released photographs that suggest the Justice Department tracked search histories of members reviewing less‑redacted Jeffrey Epstein files at a department annex and on department-…
COLUMBIA, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette Thursday, appearing with her at a press conference after a campaign-released video and urging supporters to back her in the June 9 Republican primary. Mc…
Trenton officials announced that Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed an executive order and launched a state online portal to report interactions with federal immigration agents. The order restricts Immigration and Customs Enforc…
United States. Early in-person voting opened this week across Texas and North Carolina ahead of March 3 primary elections, with Texas county centers slated Feb. 17–27 and North Carolina counties offering early voting thr…
Washington — House Republicans on Wednesday passed the SAVE America Act, imposing strict proof-of-citizenship and photo-identification requirements for federal voter registration and ballot casting, clearing the House la…