The Palisades Fire didn’t just destroy Malibu homes. It is quietly changing who will own Malibu for generations to come. Drive Pacific Coast Highway today and the devastation remains...
Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime authority pushed back on Saturday against reports that the group is considering charging toll fees to commercial vessels passing through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, saying ships can continue to pass through the waterway without paying. The Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center said in a statement that its safe-passage service is voluntary and does...
Democrats are reacting to the Justice Department’s move to drop its Reflecting Pool vandalism case against a former Olympian David Hearn, saying the move validated their longstanding criticism that the administration is weaponizing the Justice Department. The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss its felony destruction of property charge against Hearn after finding that...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said that President Trump ending the Iran war soon is something that "seems unlikely," suggesting the president go to Congress to find a path toward peace. "At this point, I do think there needs to be a fuller national discussion as to how we go forward," Cassidy said on...
White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said he did not "know specifically" the status of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers involved in two recent fatal shootings in Texas and Maine. "I don't know specifically," Homan said on "State of the Union" to CNN's Dana Bash. "I haven't been involved in the...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday said President Trump hit Saudi Arabia with a "bait and switch" by changing the terms of a nuclear deal to tie it to building Saudi relations with Israel. "As you well know, the Saudis have been very clear that they will normalize relations with Israel when we're on...
"If the long-term drought is as bad as it could be, and you are starting off already with severe drought, this raises the real possibility of a 'mini-Dust Bowl.'"
The November midterm elections are shaping up to be a tense and tight battle for control of Congress after Maine Democrats chose their nominee to face off against vulnerable incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Former state Senate President Troy Jackson on Saturday formally clinched the Democratic nod to take on Collins, giving the party just 100 days to quickly turn...
President Trump late Saturday night once again urged Republican senators to "terminate the filibuster" in an effort to pass his oft-championed voting bill and other legislation "before it's too late." "The all Republican Senators! Terminate the Filibuster, which the Dumocrats will do as soon as they get the chance, and PASS THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,...
U.S. policymakers would do well to ask whether upping the ante with bombs is likely to end this conflict, or deepen it by dragging in other countries in the Middle East and dragging down the global economy.
Democrats are favored to win the House but are slight underdogs in the fight for the Senate with 100 days to go before the midterms, according to the latest forecast from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Both parties are dealing with headwinds as they head into the home stretch of the high-stakes election. Republicans are worried...
BANGOR – Democrats in Maine anointed progressive Troy Jackson as their pick to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R) with a tall order: Beat the five-term incumbent who has defied political gravity for three decades in 100 days. Democrat Graham Platner’s exit from the marquee race earlier this month left the party scrambling to find a replacement to take on...
