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Melania Trump’s soft power: The documentary on the model first lady goes deeper than you’d think

Brett Ratner’s documentary "Melania" is a peek into the first lady's life in the weeks leading up to Donald Trump’s second inauguration -- and so much more than that.

Los Angeles mayor’s race kicks off amid homelessness, raids and fallout from deadly 2025 wildfire

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year's devastating wildfire and ongoing criticism of City Hall on issues from street paving to homelessness.

Congress can review DOJ’s Epstein files starting Monday

Lawmakers will be able to review the Justice Department's unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files on Monday morning following criticism regarding the heavy black ink used to cover large swaths of the released documents.

Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump on Wednesday about Iran talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about the U.S. talks with Iran, his office said Saturday, as concerns remain high about possible regional conflict.

Minnesota immigration operation generates over 700 legal challenges, strains federal courts

The 700-plus habeas corpus petitions mentioned in Friday's 5th Circuit detention ruling represent only a portion of the legal challenges stemming from Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, where federal courts are dealing with an unprecedented volume of immigration detention cases.

Target is expanding: Here’s where new stores are expected

Have you been longing to go for a Target run, only to have no Target to run to? That could be changing soon.

Don’t let this housing crisis go to waste

Overly restrictive zoning, cautious lending and anti-development politics created a long freeze in housing production.

Flights resume after FAA restricts Caribbean airspace following Venezuela strikes

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced overnight that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would allow airlines to resume flights in the Caribbean after flights were cancelled over U.S. strikes in Venezuela Saturday. "The original restrictions around the Caribbean airspace are expiring at 12:00am ET and flights can resume," Duffy wrote on the social media platform X...

North Korea fires missiles ahead of South Korea leader’s visit to China

North Korea on Sunday fired a number of ballistic missiles to its east prior to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung heading to China, the South Korean military said, according to The Associated Press. Per the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, the military identified multiple launches of ballistic missiles in the capital region of...

America First is putting human rights last

The Trump administration’s foreign policy does not make America safer, stronger, or more prosperous.

Live updates: Trump operation against Maduro draws praise, fury

President Trump's operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday drew a sharp response in the U.S. and abroad, from outright praise to fury, with some expressing gladness over the end of a dictator's regime tempered by concern over how it was handled. The massive covert operation, in the works since late summer, followed...

Maduro capture adds to Hegseth’s combative first year at the Pentagon

Surprise U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the capture of that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, are putting the crescendo on a combative first year at the Pentagon for Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth, who with President Trump rechristened the Department of Defense as the Department of War, has sought to restore a “warrior ethos” to the military,...

HHS escalates Minnesota fraud fight, prompting fear among daycare providers

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is escalating the Trump administration's attacks on Minnesota by freezing all federal funding to the state's childcare providers. Day care operators and advocates have few answers about how the sudden stoppage will impact their communities. They said the restriction is putting providers at risk of closure and...

Hawaii’s ‘Green Fee’ is in effect, but not all of it: What does that mean?

The Green Fee increases the Transient Accommodations Tax by .75% to an 11% rate statewide.

Maduro arrives in US to face charges after ouster

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is now on U.S. soil after the Trump administration captured and removed him from power. Late on Saturday, Maduro reportedly arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., after being flown into the city by helicopter, senior law enforcement officials told Jackie Koppell and Andrew Fischer Espitallier of NewsNation, The...

Texas leaders react to Venezuela airstrikes and Maduro’s capture

United States elected officials reacted to the early morning airstrike and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Saturday.

Was the arrest of Nicolás Maduro legal?

The U.S. strikes in Venezuela are sure to reignite a centuries-old debate about when the president can deploy the military.

Who are the key Venezuelan political players after Maduro’s capture

The Trump administration's move to capture and remove from power Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday has sparked a political crisis in the South American country after more than a decade under the strongman's rule. Maduro, whom the U.S. government views as an illegitimate leader, and his wife were taken to New York to face...

Trump coins ‘Don-roe Doctrine’ as he explains Venezuela operation

President Trump on Saturday said the operation in Venezuela, which culminated with strikes on the capital and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, were part of what he coined the "Don-roe Doctrine." Trump said under Maduro, Venezuela hosted "foreign adversaries in our region and acquiring menacing offensive weapons that could threaten U.S. interests and...

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