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I was a member of LA teachers union — I know what it’s become

I used to pay dues to the teachers union. I believed in it — fair pay, having someone in your corner, all of it. I was a member of...

Newsom opposes the billionaire tax — but he can fight much harder

Gavin Newsom deserves praise for trying to stop the state’s wealth from fleeing — though...

Andy Beshear’s 2028 playbook: How a Democrat wins in Trump Country

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Judge orders Trump administration to nix its ban on using Anthropic’s AI

The Trump administration likely broke the law when it banned the government from using the artificial intelligence tool Claude and forbade any contractors from doing business with its creator, Anthropic PBC, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Federal judge extends order requiring access to lawyers for Minnesota immigration detainees

A federal judge on Thursday extended her order requiring that federal authorities give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are arrested and before they are transferred out of state.

Bessent warns of cargo shortages ahead of holidays as shutdown drags on

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Sunday that holiday shopping could be affected by the government shutdown and the corresponding reduction of air traffic. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos, the Treasury Department secretary addressed the wide-reaching economic consequences of the shutdown. He pointed to the reduced flight activity, which...

Flight cancellations mount as government shutdown continues

Flight cancellations have mounted as the government shutdown stretches into its second month, causing headaches for travelers nationwide. More than 7,000 flights on Sunday “within, into, or out of” the country had been delayed, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. The number of cancellations for flights “within, into, or out of” the country topped 2,200, the...

What to know about Trump’s $2K tariff check proposal

President Trump announced on Sunday that most Americans will receive “at least” $2,000 from the tariff revenue collected by the Trump administration. Trump’s statement, made early Sunday on his Truth Social platform, comes after the White House defended his sweeping use of tariffs before the Supreme Court this past week, where the justices appeared skeptical...

What happens if the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs?

The Supreme Court is now weighing whether President Trump’s tariffs, which hinge on a specified economic emergency power, can remain intact. It leaves one of his biggest policy initiatives hanging in the balance. While upholding the tariffs would mark a vast expansion of presidential power, striking them down could unleash a host of dilemmas for...

Moore on redistricting fight: Maryland not ‘going to sit on our hands’ 

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Sunday his state is not “going to sit on our hands” amid the nationwide redistricting fight. Last week, Moore formed a redistricting advisory commission to explore redrawing Maryland’s congressional maps.  “If other states are going to go through this process ... we're not just going to sit on our...

After states told to ‘undo’ SNAP payments, what happens?

Several states have indicated the benefits dispersed won't be taken back.

Trump administration orders states to ‘undo’ SNAP payments

The Trump administration has ordered states to “undo” Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments. "States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025," a Saturday memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said. The department also said in the memo that "failure to comply" could "result in USDA...

2 suspended Cleveland Guardians players charged in sports betting scheme

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted in connection with a sports betting and money laundering scheme.  The indictment, unsealed in the Eastern District of New York on Sunday, alleges that Clase and Ruiz provided bettors with inside information on their pitches. The co-conspirators then placed wagers on those pitches, with...

Senate near deal to reopen government

As many as 10 Democratic senators are expected to vote for a bill to reopen the government as soon as Sunday evening or early Monday morning, as a group of moderate Democrats, and even some liberals, are ready to end the 40-day shutdown. Centrist Democrats and Republican members of the Senate Appropriations Committee were close...

We have the technology to find the children Moscow stole — Congress must now act

The U.S. has the technology and legal framework to locate and reunite thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, and a bipartisan bill has been passed in the Senate to authorize the use of biometric infrastructure to do so, now awaiting approval in the House of Representatives.

Thune hopes to vote Sunday on proposal to reopen government

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Sunday said that if Democrats vote to advance a House-passed continuing resolution, he will offer as a substitute another stopgap spending measure with a later expiration date combined with three full-year appropriations bills, known as a minibus. Thune told reporters that the Senate will vote Sunday afternoon on...

Duffy: ’15 to 20′ air traffic controllers retiring daily during shutdown

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that "15 to 20" air traffic controllers are retiring daily amid the government shutdown. "I used to have about four controllers retire a day before the shutdown. I'm now up to 15 to 20 a day are retiring," Duffy told CNN's Jake Tapper on State of the Union. "So,...

Newsom: Redistricting fight shows ‘resurgence of energy’ among Democrats

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said over the weekend that the nationwide redistricting fight was the start of a “resurgence of energy” among Democrats.  “Just the energy that the delegation from Texas brought to the Democratic Party, to democracy as a whole, when they stood up and pushed back against Greg Abbott and Donald Trump’s...

Why you won’t have to check your mailbox on Tuesday

You can still check your mail on Tuesday, but you likely won't see anything new.

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