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This Senate Democrat wants voter ID for his campaign events — but not federal elections

Senator Jon Ossoff required government-issued photo ID for an Atlanta campaign rally on Saturday even as he's voiced opposition to similar voter ID requirements, drawing criticism from Rep. Mike Collins.

Virginia Democrat gives profanity-laced response to Cruz’s criticism of the state’s redistricting push

A Virginia Democrat hit back at Sen. Ted Cruz after he said that the state's redistricting push was a "brazen abuse of power [and] an insult to democracy."

Melania Trump’s soft power: The documentary on the model first lady goes deeper than you’d think

Brett Ratner’s documentary "Melania" is a peek into the first lady's life in the...

Los Angeles mayor’s race kicks off amid homelessness, raids and fallout from deadly 2025 wildfire

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year's devastating wildfire and ongoing criticism of City Hall on issues from street paving to homelessness.

Congress can review DOJ’s Epstein files starting Monday

Lawmakers will be able to review the Justice Department's unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files on Monday morning following criticism regarding the heavy black ink used to cover large swaths of the released documents.

Air Force to provide funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt

The U.S. Air Force will provide Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt with military funeral honors, reversing a Biden-era decision that denied her family's request, according to a legal group that has represented her family. Judicial Watch, the conservative legal group, on Wednesday made public a letter from Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier,...

FEMA staff that criticized agency put on leave

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story FEMA places dissenting staffers on leave Employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were placed on leave on Tuesday after signing their names to a public letter criticizing the agency’s leadership, according to a group that helped facilitate the letter’s publication. © Greg...

California Supreme Court rejects latest GOP effort to halt redistricting plan

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...

Opposition to more military aid to Israel highest since late 2023: Survey

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...

Influential MAGA figure Michael Anton to leave State Department

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...

Gerrymandering is controversial, but the alternative is worse 

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.

Klobuchar: Former staffer’s daughter ‘had to watch several of her friends get shot’ in Minneapolis school

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...

60 percent say government should not control museum content: Poll

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...

Abolish ICE — and give the money to real cops

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...

Watch Live: Police respond to shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis

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”...

Utah violinist arrested by ICE on wife’s birthday

A 37-year-old professional violinist who has lived in Utah for most of his life was taken into ICE custody while on a work trip to Colorado last week.

Trump’s proposed snap Census won’t get him the seats he wants

A new Census would likely diminish political representation for Republican areas.

38 percent nationwide support Trump DC National Guard deployment: Survey

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...

6 in 10 support US sanctions on Russia’s trading partners: Poll

Related video: Trump's 50% Tariffs On India Take Effect Wednesday, Threatening $48.2B In Exports | NEWSNATION Most Americans are supportive of the U.S. levying sanctions against Russia’s trading partners to exert pressure on the Kremlin to halt its invasion of Ukraine, according to a new poll. The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey, released Wednesday, found that 62...

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