Politics
Sen. Bernie Sanders stands by Graham Platner after controversy over sexually explicit texts
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that he is standing by Graham Platner in the wake of media reports that the Maine Senate candidate previously exchanged sexually explicit text...
Jill Biden: Joe Biden ‘was slowing down’ during presidency
Former first lady Jill Biden said former President Joseph R. Biden was showing signs of “getting older” before dropping his bid for a second presidential term. But Mrs. Biden,...
N.Y. reparations commission holds final public hearing as residents call for cash payments
New York’s state reparations commission convened its final public hearing Saturday in Harlem, where residents called on officials to make direct cash payments to Black Americans as the only...
TikToker loses job after praying for Pam Bondi’s cancer to worsen
A Massachusetts woman has been fired from her job at a credit union after posting a TikTok video that appeared to pray for former Attorney General Pam Bondi to...
‘Go back’: DHS secretary tells hunger-strike migrants to deport back home for better food
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told hunger-striking migrants to allow themselves to be deported back home if they don’t like the food they’re being served at an ICE detention...
Al Green loses to fellow Rep. Christian Menefee in Texas congressional runoff
The curtain is closing on Rep. Al Green’s time in Congress. Mr. Green, one of President Trump’s most vocal critics, lost in a landslide to Rep. Christian Menefee in...
Democrats feud over stock trading as they sharpen anti-corruption case against Trump
DALLAS — After three terms in the U.S. House and two unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate, Colin Allred said he’s heard plenty about voters’ suspicions that politicians are...
Republicans eye legislative action to dismantle $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund
Republicans in Congress are preparing for legislative action to end or at least place guardrails around the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund. The Justice Department announced the fund last week...
Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
A person who opened fire Saturday on a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire, the U.S. Secret Service said. It was...
San Francisco immigration court shuts down after purge of judges, leaving asylum cases in chaos
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - There are no immigrants waiting for rulings anymore at San Francisco’s main immigration court, no lawyers making arguments. The court, which had 21 judges when...
