A panel of federal appellate judges on Sunday questioned the timing, constitutionality and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.
Regional and world leaders congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after he defeated challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to win an unprecedented fourth term.
The Justice Department broke the law when it summarily fired Maureen Comey, daughter of former FBI director and prominent anti-Trump figure James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday, ordering that she be reinstated to her high-level prosecutor's post and given back pay.
Two years ago, I implored Congress and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence specifically to allow me to brief them on evidence the U.S. government possesses of pulsed microwave attacks allegedly perpetrated by Russia, causing so-called Havana Syndrome. These attacks have injured hundreds of U.S. government personnel, including myself, my wife and my two...
In today’s issue: President Trump's South America policy suffered setbacks on Sunday as a key ally took a stunning defeat in Brazil and Venezuela's top opposition leader returned to her home country to challenge its Trump-backed leader. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled off a decisive comeback to win another term as president in its runoff after...
Democratic governors face an end-of-year deadline to join the nation's first federal school choice program, a decision that could bring massive amounts of money to their states but which opponents fear could severely undermine public schools. Thirty-one states have opted into the GOP-passed initiative, but so far, that number includes only two blue ones: Colorado...
The midterms are not just about Congress. While high-profile contests that will determine the balance of power in Washington have dominated news cycles, judicial elections are also happening in half of the country on November 3. State Supreme Court races are on the ballot in 24 states, with half of those being retention elections in which voters decide whether an incumbent judge should remain...
The future of the multibillion-dollar business of online sports wagering in the U.S. is emerging as a potential new frontier in a long-standing era of tensions between President Trump and the NFL. Trump, who before he ran for office tried and failed on multiple occasions to buy an NFL franchise, has had an on-again, off-again relationship with...
President Trump’s campaign stop in Mississippi on Monday is putting the ruby red state in the spotlight as Democrats grow optimistic about their chances in the state’s Senate race. The Republican National Committee said on Wednesday that Trump will headline a rally in the city of Corinth in northeast Mississippi. Meanwhile, the Democratic-aligned Senate Majority...
Dual citizens of the U.S. and Israel are staring down two consequential elections in the coming days, with thousands preparing to hop on planes to have their voices heard in both countries. While the U.S. allows absentee voting, Israel requires voting in person. And an estimated 67,000 Israelis worldwide are expected to travel back to...
Nicki Minaj joined President Trump at a campaign rally Sunday and said that she would support him if he chose to run again. “So, President Trump, it is an honor to stand with you every single time, and I will continue to support you forever and ever. If you run again, I will support you...
President Trump confirmed on Sunday he is considering moving the White House press corps from its historic location. “Also, I am not building a swimming pool in the White House Briefing Room, and never had any intention of doing so,” he wrote on Truth Social in a lengthy post about comedian Bill Maher. “I am...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday said it was "appropriate to take a look at" the outcome of the Alaska Senate race with two candidates with similar names on the ballot, which prompted a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit. "Alaska has a candidate who just coincidentally happens to be the same name as my friend...
President Trump called out Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, saying he should have to pass through a metal detector to enter the Senate building. “Anyone with that record of support for jihadists would be screened and unable to get a seat on an airplane. They certainly should not give him a seat in...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday accused the state of California of being "guilty" of ballot harvesting, claiming that the Golden State has "a system there that is ripe for abuse." "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan asked about the Department of Justice's (DOJ) legal battle with the state over potential noncitizens on their voter...
A federal appeals court appeared unlikely to immediately agree to the Trump administration’s bid to segregate 20,000 California ballots it says are likely noncitizen voters, expressing skepticism at a rare Sunday hearing that a trial judge needs to move quicker. “I don't see how we have jurisdiction,” said U.S. Circuit Judge Mark Bennett. The Justice Department (DOJ) sued...
