Former L.A. schools chief Austin Beutner is preparing to challenge Mayor Karen Bass in 2026, arguing the city failed residents on crime, housing costs and the deadly Palisades fire. The blaze killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes, damaging Beutner’s house and leveling his mother‑in‑law’s. Citing an after‑action report...
Rep. Thomas Massie condemned President Donald Trump’s bid to pressure elite universities, applauding MIT for rejecting a White House compact that would tie priority federal funding to conditions such as curbing international enrollment and barring transgender athletes from competing by gender identity. In a post on X, Massie praised his...
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s Tel Aviv address was drowned out by jeers at a rally in Hostages Square, where families awaited the expected release of 20 surviving hostages from Gaza. Joined by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Witkoff stumbled and paused for over a minute, even mangling the prime...
Cameroon votes Sunday with 92-year-old President Paul Biya favored to secure an eighth term amid a fractured field of 11 challengers and deep public disillusionment. Critics accuse the electoral commission of siding with the ruling party; leading opponent Maurice Kamto was barred by courts. The country faces soaring living costs,...
Newly reappointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu urged calm and a government free of partisan hostage-taking during a police-station visit near Paris, conceding his tenure may be brief. Renamed by President Emmanuel Macron after a week of turmoil, the 39-year-old appealed for cross-party help to pass a budget as France wrestles...
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin urged New Yorkers to vote for mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, reiterating a prior endorsement and praising his affordability message. The encouragement comes as some national Democrats have withheld endorsements, even as Gov. Kathy Hochul and Kamala Harris have offered support. Martin has acknowledged disagreements...
An appeals court ruled Saturday that National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump may remain under federal control but cannot patrol or guard federal property for now. The court paused the case pending further arguments, following Judge April Perry’s temporary block for lack of evidence of a...
Mass layoffs at the Department of Education have cut special education offices, with sources warning the cuts could immediately disrupt services for children with disabilities. Staff in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services were reduced over the weekend, jeopardizing administration of the $15 billion IDEA program and state...
Former Rep. Katie Porter’s 2026 bid for California governor came under fresh scrutiny after two videos fueled complaints about her temperament: one showing her brusquely threatening to end a CBS interview and saying she didn’t need the support of the 6.1 million Californians who voted for President Trump in 2024;...
A federal appeals court halted the Trump administration’s bid to send National Guard troops onto Chicago streets, even as it allowed the soldiers to remain under federal control. Upholding U.S. District Judge April Perry, the Seventh Circuit kept deployments off the streets amid heated protests at ICE sites, including confrontations...
