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LA teachers patrol for ICE before class as DHS blasts enforcement ‘false narrative’

Los Angeles Unified School District teachers conduct early-morning ICE patrols near schools, photographing license plates and alerting families.

Reporter’s Notebook: Daylight saving time fight puts Senate up against a ticking clock

Trump urged Republican senators to release holds on the Sunshine Protection Act, but lawmakers from northern states raise concerns about dark mornings.

US awards Raytheon $22.9B Tomahawk deal as Trump dismisses weapons stockpile concerns

The Department of War awarded Raytheon a $22.9 billion contract to accelerate Tomahawk missile production as Trump dismisses weapons stockpile concerns.

‘Sonia Sotomayor’s Confirmation Vote’

That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post, published last week while I...

Colleges Against Books

The Trump administration ought to get rid of Rule 164. At the very least,...

Brown, Acton hold slim leads over Husted, Ramaswamy in key Ohio races: Poll

A new poll has former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Amy Acton (D) leading by narrow margins against their Republican opponents in the Ohio Senate and gubernatorial races. The survey, conducted by Wedgewood Polls, puts the Republican nominee Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) behind Brown with 44 percent to his 48 percent.  Vivek Ramaswamy, a GOP...

Maher on USS Abraham Lincoln conditions: ‘It just makes my blood boil’

Comedian Bill Maher condemned the reported harsh conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, saying accounts of food shortages and broken toilets the sailors onboard have worked under made his “blood boil.” Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on Friday that the aircraft carrier would be returning to the U.S. from deployment after spending...

Past and present WNBA players defend league amid intense scrutiny during its Hall of Fame weekend

Active and retired WNBA players and coaches are speaking out during Hall of Fame weekend about the widespread debate the league is facing over issues relating to gender, race and equity. Decorated basketball player and coach Dawn Staley, who was inducted for the second time in the Hall of Fame, said she believed this kind...

DNC gives final approval of 2028 primary calendar starting in South Carolina

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has voted to approve the 2028 presidential primary calendar, starting with South Carolina. The party okayed a plan that has the Palmetto State kicking off the cycle on Jan. 22, 2028, followed by Nevada on Feb. 1. New Hampshire, long a first-in-the-nation contest, will hold its primary third, on Feb....

Iran attacks third UAE tanker within a week

The United Arab Emirates accused Iran on Saturday of attacking another vessel belonging to its state oil company while it transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, the third such incident in less than a week. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) vessel was struck Friday while traveling through the strait, Reuters reported,...

Kalshi accuses Nevada investigators of violating federal law in geofencing complaint

Kalshi is pushing back against the state of Nevada’s claims that the prediction market operator failed to comply with geofencing requirements, accusing the state’s gaming regulator of violating federal law. In a motion filed in state court on Friday evening, state prosecutors argued that the firm failed to implement a geofencing solution by Aug. 12...

Here is our way forward on immigration

Jennie Murray, president and CEO of The Forum, calls for lawmakers to implement firm, fair, and compassionate immigration reforms to stabilize the nation's broken system.

Why Americans now hate each other more than ever

Recent polling and sociological analysis suggest that the United States is experiencing a severe generational decline in trust and a rise in mutual contempt driven by economic and political incentives.

Trump family crypto company receives approval for conditional banking charter

A crypto firm partially owned by President Trump’s family received preliminary conditional approval for a bank charter on Friday. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval for an application from World Liberty Trust Co. for a national trust bank, according to a letter posted on the OCC’s website. The OCC...

ICE purchase of electric shock gloves prompts Democratic outrage

Outrage is building among congressional Democrats who are alarmed by new plans from the Trump administration to buy gloves that will allow immigration agents to deliver a painful electric shock as they carry out deportations. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday published a notice of its plans to spend as much as $20...

Trump targets El-Sayed, WWII Memorial vandalism in string of Truth Social posts

President Trump targeted several Democratic politicians in a series of Truth Social posts while also calling attention to vandalism at the World War II Memorial on Friday evening. Several of the posts focused on Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive labeled as “crazy” in the past by members of the Trump administration. One...

Ben Shapiro says Rubio’s potential 2028 White House bid against Vance could backfire

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro is warning that a widely speculated 2028 presidential contest between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance could backfire on the secretary.  In a podcast interview with host Patrick Bet-David released on Wednesday, Shapiro cast doubt that Rubio would launch a presidential bid, citing the secretary’s history as...

The science behind justice is easy to ignore, until we need it

We simply cannot wait until the next tragedy to invest in the science that makes justice possible.

Peltola distances herself from Kamala Harris endorsement ahead of Alaska primary

Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is distancing herself from an endorsement from former Vice President Kamala Harris as she looks to win the Alaska Senate race. Harris threw her support behind Peltola in a fundraising email on Wednesday from her Fight for the People PAC, urging supporters to donate to Peltola’s campaign as Democrats seek...

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