California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta warned that the Trump administration could use false claims of irregularities to contest the Nov. 4 special election, after the Justice Department said it will send election monitors to five counties for the Proposition 50 redistricting vote. Bonta, “100%” concerned about fabricated accusations, likened the...
England has approved the Renters’ Rights Bill, billed as the biggest overhaul in decades. Tenancies shift to rolling contracts, with tenants free to stay or leave on two months’ notice. Landlords face curbs on no‑fault evictions: they cannot sell or move in during the first year and must give four...
Aboard Air Force One en route from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo, Donald Trump rejected a floated 2028 workaround — running for vice-president to enable a third White House term — calling it “too cute” and saying voters wouldn’t like it, even as he said he “would love” a third term....
Two Illinois National Guard members told CBS News they will refuse federal orders to deploy in Chicago for President Trump’s immigration mission, calling the move illegal and a weaponization of troops against civilians. Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha—both political candidates—said Guard units aren’t trained to assist ICE...
ICE detained British political commentator Sami Hamdi at San Francisco International Airport and is holding him after the State Department revoked his visitor visa, federal officials said. A senior U.S. official linked the action to Hamdi’s Middle East remarks but did not cite specific comments. CAIR, which hosted him at...
Four New Yorkers sued in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Monday, alleging New York’s congressional map dilutes Black and Latino votes in the 11th District spanning Staten Island and southern Brooklyn. The complaint, filed by Elias Law Group, cites a rise in Staten Island’s Black and Latino population from...
As the shutdown grinds on, Rep. Kevin Kiley keeps reporting to his Capitol Hill office, bucking Speaker Mike Johnson’s move to send most House members home. The California Republican criticizes the recess, citing stalled committees, flight delays, and lost food assistance as costs to the public. He rejects Johnson’s claim...
With paychecks halted for about 1.4 million federal employees, confusion deepened over retroactive pay as a draft White House budget memo cast doubt on guarantees. The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 says furloughed and “excepted” workers will receive full back pay at the earliest possible date after the...
Amid mounting scrutiny of Prince Andrew’s ‘peppercorn’ rent at Windsor’s Royal Lodge and focus on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, homes are being considered. Buckingham Palace has not commented, but BBC News understands Frogmore Cottage and Adelaide Cottage were suggested to Andrew and Sarah Ferguson months ago; the Sun says...
Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Japan on Monday, President Donald Trump again refused to rule out a 2028 bid that would seek a third term, despite the 22nd Amendment’s two-election limit. He said he has his best poll numbers ever, hasn't considered a court fight,...
