Leaders of the No Kings movement said millions joined Saturday’s nationwide protests and pledged to turn that momentum into sustained action. Indivisible announced a “No Kings alliance” rapid-response network, while groups from the ACLU to SEIU outlined plans for boycotts, legal challenges, campus and community organizing, and targeted pressure on...
California’s Proposition 50, a redistricting measure, leads as many voters frame it as a national statement against the Trump administration and national Republicans, whom they believe treat the state worse than others. Those seeing it as a state issue tend to oppose it, citing power shifts to cities and potential...
On a visit to Oslo, Volodymyr Zelenskyy backed Donald Trump’s call to freeze the Ukraine-Russia war at current lines, calling it a “good compromise,” while noting Moscow has signaled refusal. Russia reiterated maximalist demands and rejected extended ceasefires, as Sergei Lavrov dismissed Washington’s push to “stop immediately.” Trump, who recently...
President Donald Trump rejected a request to meet with Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, saying he’ll talk only after the three-week U.S. government shutdown ends. Democrats are withholding support for a Republican stopgap funding bill unless an enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credit, expiring Dec. 31, is extended...
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Israel alone will decide its security, dismissing any notion of being a U.S. protectorate, before talks in Tel Aviv with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Gaza’s fragile ceasefire. Vance voiced optimism while warning of “very hard” work to disarm Hamas and rebuild Gaza;...
North Carolina’s Republican-led Legislature approved a new congressional map in a 66–48 House vote, aiming to add one GOP House seat before the 2026 elections. Sen. Ralph Hise said the goal was singular: secure another Republican district. The plan makes the 1st District—held by Democrat Don Davis and narrowly supportive...
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has urged MPs to call Prince Andrew to give evidence over his 75-year lease of Royal Lodge, amid wider demands for transparency around the Crown Estate. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said proper scrutiny of Crown properties was important. A BBC-seen document shows Andrew...
In Abidjan, slam poet Placide Konan voices anger at hardship as Ivory Coast heads to Saturday’s vote, where 83-year-old President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term and is seen as likely to win after key rivals were barred, including Tidjane Thiam. Protests over the candidate list have brought arrests, limits...
Scott Wiener, a 55-year-old Democratic state senator known for housing and LGBTQ rights, will enter San Francisco’s congressional race despite Nancy Pelosi, 85, not yet announcing her 2026 plans. He praised Pelosi but said he’s done waiting, framing his move as ensuring progressive organizer Saikat Chakrabarti, 39, doesn’t succeed her,...
New York City mayor Eric Adams said the city and NYPD had no role in federal ICE raids in Chinatown tied to “selling counterfeit goods,” reiterating that NYC does not cooperate on civil deportations and that resources should target violent criminals. The operation drew hundreds of protesters outside 26 Federal...
