The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger should not be harder to resolve than the Middle East conflict. Yet California Attorney General Rob Bonta pulled out of talks at the last...
Sailors and crew members on the USS Abraham Lincoln, which recently departed the Middle East after it was stationed in the region as part of the U.S. conflict with Iran, have a port call scheduled after 250 days at sea, USA Today reported Monday, citing family members. Texts to the outlet said the Lincoln planned...
The California Supreme Court rejected a petition Wednesday filed by state Republican legislators seeking to keep Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) plan to redistrict California’s congressional map off a special election ballot this fall. A brief update in the docket announced the petition for a writ of mandate and a request for stay were denied just...
American voters’ opposition to additional military aid to Israel is the highest it's been since late 2023, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. In the poll, 32 percent of respondents said they are for “the United States sending more military aid to Israel for their efforts in the war with Hamas,” while 60...
Michael Anton, a senior State Department official and fixture of the MAGA movement, is leaving the department in the fall. “The Secretary is grateful for Michael’s willingness to be away from his family to serve his country,” a State Department spokesperson told The Hill on Wednesday. “Any insinuation of friction between Anton and other key...
The controversy over Texas and California redistricting to boost seats for Republicans and Democrats respectively is a battle over federalism and a partisan issue that should be fought at the state level.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said the daughter of a former staffer witnessed the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting Wednesday and “had to watch several of her friends get shot” in front of her. In an interview on MSNBC, the Minnesota Democrat described talking to the former staffer, Kate Nilan, whose three children were in an all-school...
Sixty percent of Americans say the federal government should not control the content of exhibits in museums that get taxpayer funding, according to a new survey that was published on Tuesday. The latest the Economist/YouGov poll found that only 18 percent say the government should control the content of exhibits in federally funded museums. Another...
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has become notorious for its cruelty, abuses of civil liberties and racial profiling. As a result, the agency and the Trump administration’s deportation policies generally have become increasingly unpopular. Yet most Democrats have hesitated to call for its abolition, likely because of fear of seeming to be “soft on...
Local, state and federal authorities responded Wednesday to reports of an active shooter at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, officials said. Authorities are reporting 20 victims in the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. A man dressed in all black and armed with a rifle was reported at the scene. Authorities say the shooter has now been “contained”...
Just over a third of U.S. adults support President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos survey. In the survey, conducted last weekend, 38 percent of U.S. adults say the National Guard should be deployed to Washington, while 46 percent say they should not be in the nation’s...
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President Trump will meet with Israeli officials Wednesday at the White House to discuss postwar plans for the Gaza Strip, as negotiations with Hamas on securing a ceasefire have stalled and Israel pushes forward with an expanded military operation. Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, said on Fox News Tuesday night that Trump...
LIVE Video feed from The Associated Press Local, state and federal authorities responded Wednesday to an active shooter at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, officials said, with investigators reporting 20 victims. “I’ve been briefed on a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School and will continue to provide updates as we get more information. The BCA and State Patrol...
