United States election officials this week said they are preparing for possible interference in next year's midterms by a federal government led by former President Donald Trump. State and local officials from both major parties are strengthening ties with law enforcement, county and state attorneys, and emergency planners to respond...
Sacramento — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court challenging California laws that grant undocumented immigrants in-state tuition and other financial aid. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, names Gov. Gavin Newsom and state university boards and seeks to bar enforcement for roughly 80,000...
Washington — U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Thursday that Congress has not authorized military force in Nigeria and called former President Donald Trump's threat to deploy troops reckless and illegal. The hearing reviewed Nigeria's redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern and cited complex...
Washington The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee held a Thursday hearing after President Trump redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over alleged attacks on Christians. Senior State Department official Jonathan Pratt told lawmakers administration is drafting a comprehensive strategy that could include sanctions, diplomatic pressure, economic measures, security cooperation...
Sacramento — The U.S. Justice Department sued California on Thursday, challenging state laws that let undocumented students qualify for in-state tuition and financial aid. The complaint, filed in federal court in Sacramento, asks a judge to declare the residency exemptions unconstitutional and to bar state officials and university regents from...
Washington. President Donald Trump presented a 28-point draft this week to end Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a document obtained Thursday by The Associated Press and reported across outlets. The draft would require Kyiv to cede territory, limit the size of Ukraine's military, and bar future NATO expansion. It...
Georgia said its annual human rights dialogue with the European Union, set for 21 November, was postponed by Brussels just days before the meeting. Media reports linked the decision to an EU-sanctioned member of the Georgian delegation; TV Formula named Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, who dismissed the claim and...
Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said he received a U.S. draft peace plan and agreed that Ukrainian and American teams will work through its points to seek a dignified end to the war. He outlined core principles important to Ukrainians and said he expects to discuss diplomatic opportunities and...
Washington, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Donald Trump's social media posts this week on Thursday after he reposted comments calling Democratic lawmakers' video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders 'seditious' and 'punishable by death.' Leavitt characterized the lawmakers' video as encouraging service members to defy lawful...
Washington — President Donald Trump this week posted on Truth Social calling for the arrest and trial of six Democratic lawmakers, labeling their remarks "seditious behavior" and reposting calls that "punishable by death" and "HANG THEM, GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD." The lawmakers had released a video urging service members to refuse...
