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Sen. Tim Kaine defends Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer from liberal backlash

Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia pushed back Sunday against liberal critics of Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer.

Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that’s now a model for other cities

Baltazar Enriquez starts most mornings with street patrols, leaving his home in Chicago's Little Village on foot or by car to find immigration agents that have repeatedly targeted his largely Mexican neighborhood.

U.K. government poised to overhaul its asylum system as a political storm brews over migration

The British government plans to tighten its asylum system in a series of sweeping changes modeled after Denmark that aims to reduce immigration and quell the political storm over migrants making dangerous English Channel crossings to enter the country without authorization.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blames Epstein files for breakup with President Trump

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday that President Trump cut political ties with her because she's pushing for the release of the Epstein files.

Senators’ surveillance payday exposes flawed privacy laws

Senators who were spied on by the FBI were awarded half a million dollars in taxpayer money, while ordinary Americans were left without any relief from similar abuses.

Democrats call on Johnson to bring back House to pay troops

Ten House Democrats are pressing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the chamber back by next week to pass a bill to pay service members before funding runs out due to the ongoing government shutdown, though the Louisiana Republican said that won’t be happening. In an Oct. 8 letter led by Reps. Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) and Derek...

Johnson, in shift, signals no vote during shutdown for military pay

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday signaled opposition to moving a standalone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown, walking back his Tuesday statement saying he was open to doing so. If the shutdown drags on and Congress does not pass a bill to pay the troops or reopen the government,...

Mitts off my bits: Rein in warrantless surveillance 

Congress must pass meaningful reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to protect Americans' Fourth Amendment rights and ensure that data is treated as personal property.

Divorce rates ‘significantly higher’ in these states: Census Bureau

Between 2012 to 2022, the divorce rate declined 28%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, there are 14 states bucking the trend, where the divorce rate is still "significantly higher" than the national average.

Divorce rates ‘significantly higher’ in these states, Census Bureau says

Between 2012 to 2022, the divorce rate declined 28%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, there are 14 states bucking the trend, where the divorce rate is still "significantly higher" than the national average.

Here are the airports experiencing staff shortages due to government shutdown

Staffing shortages are contributing to ground delays, longer wait times and travel modifications at airports across the country due to the government shutdown. Passengers expecting speedy layovers and smooth transitions in some major cities have been jolted by unexpected delays or cancellations. More than 3,600 flights, both domestic and international, were delayed Tuesday, and 70...

Watch live: House Democrats speak on Day 8 of government shutdown

House Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Senate takes up another vote on stopgap funding bills that could reopen the government a week after the shutdown began. Democrats have thus far held firm on their demands for health care concessions to be included in any funding bill. House Minority Leader Hakeem...

Dismantling counterterrorism infrastructure makes America less safe 

The Trump administration is quietly dismantling some of our most effective tools to prevent attacks before they happen.

Publisher apologizes to Melania Trump, recalls book over Epstein claim

Book publisher HarperCollins UK issued an apology Tuesday after a recent book made claims that first lady Melania Trump was introduced to her husband through convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The publisher worked with Andrew Lownie, author of "Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York," to remove "several passages of the book...

Jesse Jackson Jr. launching bid to return to Congress

Jesse Jackson Jr. is seeking a return to Congress. Jackson, the son of civil rights advocate Jesse Jackson, announced on his YouTube channel Wednesday that he is running to represent Illinois’s 2nd Congressional District in the u.s. House.  Jackson represented the Prairie State’s 2nd District from 1995 to 2012, resigning shortly after winning reelection for...

How to prevent the next government shutdown: Ban continuing resolutions.

Like every government shutdown, this one will end, with both parties claiming victory. Yet there is no victory when Congress cannot do its job and fund the government. 

Trump says Pritzker, Chicago mayor ‘should be in jail’

President Trump on Wednesday called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to be jailed as the two leaders push back on the Trump administration's crime crackdown and immigration enforcement raids on the Windy City. "Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]...

California governor candidate Katie Porter cuts off interview after testy Trump exchange

California gubernatorial candidate and former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) tried to end an interview with a reporter after she was asked what she would say to voters in the state who voted for President Trump. “What do you say to the 40 percent of California voters, who you’ll need in order to win, who voted...

No perp walk for Comey, Blanche says

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said former FBI Director James Comey will not be paraded in front of news media for a so-called perp walk when he is arraigned on Wednesday morning. In a sit-down interview with Fox News Digital, the No. 2 DOJ official denied reporting from MSNBC and other news outlets about a...

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