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Progressive push hits wall against conservative Democrat in deep-blue district

Stephen Lynch defeated progressive challenger Patrick Roath in the Massachusetts 8th Congressional District Democratic primary despite clashes over ICE.

One of Congress’ most powerful Democrats just survived a progressive primary revolt

Richard Neal defeated progressive challenger Jeromie Whalen in the Massachusetts 1st Congressional District primary, but the seniority debate rages on.

State Farm is finally being held accountable — by LA County

State Farm delayed, and denied, and dragged its feet for far too long —...

Back to campus: A fearful time for Jewish students at Cal Poly

The back-to-school season is an exciting time, when everything is new and filled with...

Politicians aim to distance themselves from data centers

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Politicians aim to distance themselves from data centers As public pushback to data centers boils over, politicians on both sides of the aisle are racing to distance themselves from the controversial facilities. © Adobe Stock Key swing state candidates are scrambling to endorse stricter...

David Hogg: Media focus on Hasan Piker ‘kind of weird’

Activist David Hogg on Sunday said he finds recent media focus on left-wing streamer Hasan Piker “kind of weird.” “To be honest with you, I find it kind of weird. Like he's a streamer. This guy is not an elected official, and there's a lot of elected officials out there that are saying incredibly horrible...

DOJ signals it will appeal ruling requiring removal of some redactions in Epstein files

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday signaled its plans to appeal a ruling requiring the department to unredact various documents from the Epstein files in a suit brought by attorney and independent journalist Katie Phang.  The preliminary injunction, entered in June, orders redactions be removed in key documents of interest in the files, including “at...

Senate Democrats call for hearing on Iran war’s strain on troops

Nearly all Senate Armed Services Committee minority members on Monday called on the panel’s head to hold a hearing with Pentagon leadership on the impact that extended deployments in support of the Iran war are having on U.S. service members. “Recent reports of sailors suffering from severe mental health issues amid deteriorating conditions on the...

Supreme Court rules blue states sued too early over Trump’s mail voting order 

The Supreme Court lifted a judge’s block on President Trump’s executive order adding to mail voting requirements, removing a key roadblock that prevented the policy from going into effect for the midterms. Over the public dissents of the three liberal justices, the high court said Monday that the judge had no authority to block Trump’s...

Hegseth: Economic pressure hurts Iranian regime ‘the most’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that the Trump administration’s economic pressure on Iran is hurting the regime “the most right now” but did not rule out the U.S. military resuming airstrikes if necessary.  “If we need to use kinetic strikes, we'll use them. If Iran is foolish enough to overplay their hand or...

US envoy clarifies Golan Heights comments after contradicting Trump

Tom Barrack, President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, on Sunday walked back comments he made last week suggesting that Israel "still" occupies the Golan Heights in violation of United Nations resolutions, which contradict the president's position. Barrack made the remark Friday in an interview with Lebanese Australian entrepreneur Mario Nawfal....

Unexpected GLP-1 side effect? Studies show the meds may help people with addictions

From unexpected babies to "Ozempic teeth," the ultra-popular class of GLP-1 medications are turning out to have a few unanticipated side effects. Emerging research shows the drugs, which have proven effective in treating obesity and diabetes, may also be useful in treating addiction.

What to know about US-Canada trade war impacts

The burgeoning trade war between the U.S. and Canada will impact a slew of products that businesses in both countries import from one another.  After trade talks between Trump administration officials and their Canadian counterparts broke down late last week, President Trump’s 50 percent levies on $20 billion worth of goods imported from America’s northern...

El-Sayed weighs in on Piker controversy: ‘Nobody speaks for this campaign besides me’ 

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed weighed in on the blowback from far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker's comments about a House candidate in the Great Lakes State, stating "nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople." “My commitment to Jewish safety is the same as my commitment to the safety of my...

Alabama attorney general subpoenas OpenAI over Hugging Face incident

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) issued a subpoena to OpenAI on Monday requesting the company respond to a multistate investigation into the handling of its model breach of technology startup Hugging Face. Marshall announced Monday the investigation is trying to determine whether OpenAI violated Alabama's Deceptive Trade Practices Act, which seeks to protect consumers...

Prince Harry quits African conservation charity after rangers’ human rights abuses

African Parks was embroiled in scandal after it admitted that some of its rangers committed human rights violations.

Bessent warns Iran’s global partners to cut ties or face ‘Operation Economic Outcast’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday issued a global warning for countries to cut any financial ties with Iran or risk being cut off from the U.S. dollar system, launching a new economic pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic as the military front has reached a stalemate six months into the war. Called "Operation Economic...

Marines cancel joint drill with South Korea

The United States canceled a large joint amphibious landing exercise between the Marine Corps and South Korean forces set for September over resource constraints tied to the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, Seoul’s military announced Monday. “The U.S. Marine Corps formally notified our forces in June that its ability to deploy forces during this year’s Ssangyong...

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