Ex-Army soldier jailed on arson charge after fiery attack on Manhattan federal building
Read full article: Ex-Army soldier jailed on arson charge after fiery attack on Manhattan federal buildingA federal magistrate judge has ordered a former Army soldier to be detained on an arson charge for an attack on a Manhattan federal building.
Wisconsin Democrats want to allow absentee voters to cast a new primary ballot
Read full article: Wisconsin Democrats want to allow absentee voters to cast a new primary ballotThe Wisconsin Democratic Party is urging the state elections commission to allow voters who already cast absentee ballots to vote again.
Senate panel advances Jay Clayton's nomination to lead US intelligence agencies
Read full article: Senate panel advances Jay Clayton's nomination to lead US intelligence agenciesThe Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trumpās pick to head the nationās intelligence agencies.
Judge blocks feds from deporting witness to Houston ICE shooting
Read full article: Judge blocks feds from deporting witness to Houston ICE shootingThe order applies to one of the three passengers in the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally shot by ICE. Lawyers are seeking the menās release from detention.
Trump administration says it's deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota
Read full article: Trump administration says it's deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and MinnesotaThe Trump administration says it's deferring over $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of suspected fraud and noncompliance.
Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5 billion as he defends funding request at fiery hearing
Read full article: Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5 billion as he defends funding request at fiery hearingDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. war against Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far.
6,600 noncitizens registered to vote after error in New Jersey motor vehicle system, governor says
Read full article: 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote after error in New Jersey motor vehicle system, governor saysNew Jersey's governor says about 6,600 people who indicated they were noncitizens were nonetheless registered to vote in the state because of a Motor Vehicle Commission system error.
Appeals court upholds White House adviser Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress convictions
Read full article: Appeals court upholds White House adviser Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress convictionsA federal appeals court has upheld White House adviser Peter Navarroās convictions for defying a subpoena for records from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years
Read full article: US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 yearsThe Trump administration is seeking to toss aside a 60-year-old requirement for tens of thousands of private sector employers to submit workforce demographic reports each year to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency responsible for enforcing anti-discrimination laws in the workplace.
Smithsonian history museum chief rejects White House criticism of its leaders as radical activists
Read full article: Smithsonian history museum chief rejects White House criticism of its leaders as radical activistsThe director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is pushing back against a White House report labeling the institution's leadership as radical activists.
US actions harm global efforts to prevent and treat HIV in dozens of countries, new report says
Read full article: US actions harm global efforts to prevent and treat HIV in dozens of countries, new report saysA new report says the Trump administrationās disruptions to a global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the disease in dozens of countries.
Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
Read full article: Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviewsJoe Biden disagrees with an appeals court's rejection of his effort to block the release of audio recordings of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter.
Southeast Asia's top diplomats hold security talks in Manila as US-Iran fighting rages
Read full article: Southeast Asia's top diplomats hold security talks in Manila as US-Iran fighting ragesSoutheast Asiaās top diplomats have opened three days of talks in the Philippine capital with an agenda topped by their most daunting security problems.
ICE is arresting relatives who come forward to take custody of migrant children in federal shelters
Read full article: ICE is arresting relatives who come forward to take custody of migrant children in federal sheltersAttorneys say the federal agencies are using children as ābaitā to detain sponsors, leaving kids waiting in shelters for months.
Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol and cheese
Read full article: Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol and cheesePresident Donald Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.
Tate brothers will fight extradition to the UK. But the law makes it difficult to win
Read full article: Tate brothers will fight extradition to the UK. But the law makes it difficult to winAny extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate from the U.S. to the United Kingdom would ultimately rest with the State Department.
Tracking the money raised and spent in the U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton
Read full article: Tracking the money raised and spent in the U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken PaxtonSee the latest fundraising totals, where the money is coming from and how super PACs are spending in whatās poised to be Texasā most expensive Senate race.
Talarico pledges $25 million for Black voter outreach at sometimes tense Houston town hall
Read full article: Talarico pledges $25 million for Black voter outreach at sometimes tense Houston town hallThe Democratic Senate nominee faced pointed questions from some Black voters and was confronted by a political content creator who said āyou cannot win without us.ā
Darline Graham says she will run for a full term in Lindsey Grahamās Senate seat
Read full article: Darline Graham says she will run for a full term in Lindsey Grahamās Senate seatSen. Darline Graham announces she's running for a full term in her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat.
Alaska wants to seize a pilot's plane over a 6-pack of beer. The Supreme Court will hear his case
Read full article: Alaska wants to seize a pilot's plane over a 6-pack of beer. The Supreme Court will hear his caseThe Supreme Court has agreed to review an Alaska bush pilotās claims that state authorities have tried to illegally seize his $95,000 airplane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry village.
Officials sought phone records of NYT journalists and their relatives in an effort to unmask sources
Read full article: Officials sought phone records of NYT journalists and their relatives in an effort to unmask sourcesA court document says President Donald Trump's administration sought New York Times journalistsā phone records and even those of some of their relatives in an attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about Trumpās Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
Senators demand ICE answers and body cameras after 2 fatal shootings in Maine and Houston
Read full article: Senators demand ICE answers and body cameras after 2 fatal shootings in Maine and HoustonDozens of Democratic U.S. senators and Maine's Independent senator are demanding more details from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about vetting practices for new agents.
Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date
Read full article: Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial dateA judge in the nationās capital has set a September trial date for a former Olympic canoe racer charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The Latest: US carries out more strikes on Iran in push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Read full article: The Latest: US carries out more strikes on Iran in push to reopen the Strait of HormuzThe U.S. military says itās carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran in a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Dallas birthed the booming DFW region. Itās now bleeding people, arenas and companies to the suburbs.
Read full article: Dallas birthed the booming DFW region. Itās now bleeding people, arenas and companies to the suburbs.North Texas is growing and Dallasā financial sector is booming. But the city is losing residents and businesses ā and two major sports franchises are departing the urban core.
Texasā bite of the microchip industry is growing thanks to public grants, incentives
Read full article: Texasā bite of the microchip industry is growing thanks to public grants, incentivesFor years, the state has been the leading exporter of semiconductor chips. After the Legislature invested more than $1.5 billion into incentives since 2023, the industry has been booming.
JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years
Read full article: JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 yearsVice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance have welcomed their fourth child.
AIPAC has spent a record amount on Michigan's Senate primary, the biggest test of its influence yet
Read full article: AIPAC has spent a record amount on Michigan's Senate primary, the biggest test of its influence yetU.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is benefiting from tens of millions in pro-Israel spending in her race to be the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan.
Andy Biggs and David Schweikert offer competing visions for Republican Party in Arizona primary
Read full article: Andy Biggs and David Schweikert offer competing visions for Republican Party in Arizona primaryRep. Andy Biggs and Rep. David Schweikert are clashing in the Republican primary for Arizona governor.
Trump celebrates the World Cup as a US victory as he presents trophy to the winner, Spain
Read full article: Trump celebrates the World Cup as a US victory as he presents trophy to the winner, SpainPresident Donald Trump has presented the World Cup trophy to Spain, the winner of Sundayās final against Argentina.
David Crowley reenters battleground Wisconsinās Democratic governor primary with Gov. Eversā backing
Read full article: David Crowley reenters battleground Wisconsinās Democratic governor primary with Gov. Eversā backingDavid Crowley has reentered Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor, two weeks after suspending his campaign.
Sen. Ossoff fuels reelection campaign with attacks on Trump
Read full article: Sen. Ossoff fuels reelection campaign with attacks on TrumpGeorgia Sen. Jon Ossoff has attracted national attention and praise from across the political left with his sweeping indictments of President Donald Trump.
Trump shifts his tone on Jimmy Carter while grappling with Iran, inflation and his own legacy
Read full article: Trump shifts his tone on Jimmy Carter while grappling with Iran, inflation and his own legacyDonald Trump has shifted his tone on former President Jimmy Carter, whom he once sharply criticized.
Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans
Read full article: Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish AmericansThe Associated Press has surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israelās military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice.
How a man once ordered to pay libel damages helped launch an investigation into Islamic private schools
Read full article: How a man once ordered to pay libel damages helped launch an investigation into Islamic private schoolsA man convicted of libel in Britain helped spur investigations into Islamic private schools applying to Texasā voucher program, legal filings say.
Uvalde residents shocked by rare flooding that ripped through homes
Read full article: Uvalde residents shocked by rare flooding that ripped through homesThe weekās prolonged flooding hit Uvalde harder than almost anywhere else in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott said. Homeowners never imagined theyād have to deal with a flood in the South Texas city.
A Texas prosecutor reveals new details in an ICE killing of a Houston father
Read full article: A Texas prosecutor reveals new details in an ICE killing of a Houston fatherA federal prosecutor in Texas has shared new details about the shooting of Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE officer in early July.
Appeals court says 28-year sentence is too lenient for Libyan militant convicted in Benghazi attack
Read full article: Appeals court says 28-year sentence is too lenient for Libyan militant convicted in Benghazi attackA federal appeals court has concluded that a 28-year prison sentence is too lenient for a Libyan militant who was convicted of terrorism-related charges in the 2012 attacks on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey's assault weapons ban is unconstitutional
Read full article: Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey's assault weapons ban is unconstitutionalA federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jerseyās bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds are unconstitutional.
Houston police worked with ICE on at least 103 occasions since April, report shows
Read full article: Houston police worked with ICE on at least 103 occasions since April, report showsThe first report on police-ICE interactions required by the City Council shows Houston transferred 18% of people with immigration-related warrants to ICE custody.
Anti-immigrant buoys that went adrift amid Rio Grande flooding force closure of key bridge to Mexico
Read full article: Anti-immigrant buoys that went adrift amid Rio Grande flooding force closure of key bridge to MexicoThe buoys had forced the closure of two bridges near Eagle Pass for about three hours on Thursday when Rio Grande levels rose.
Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham
Read full article: Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey GrahamPresident Donald Trump says Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate.
David Crowley restarts Wisconsin governor bid after Sara Rodriguez quits race over finance problems
Read full article: David Crowley restarts Wisconsin governor bid after Sara Rodriguez quits race over finance problemsMilwaukee County Executive David Crowley plans to reenter the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor.