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Meet America’s most — and least — impactful voters

Not all Americans’ votes are equal. And some have a way bigger impact than others. Every four years, a small handful of swing states are bombarded with advertising, candidate...

Nancy Guthrie case: Why criminals are turning to cryptocurrency for ransoms

Bitcoin’s speed, global reach and public ledger have made it a frequent demand in ransom cases. Here’s why criminals ask for crypto and how investigators track it.

‘I Voted’ sticker helps convict noncitizen who cast ballot in 2024 as election security debate heats up

Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez convicted on federal charges of identity theft, passport fraud and illegal voting in Massachusetts. Justice Department highlighted the rare case.

Foreign billionaires funnel $2.6B to US advocacy groups to influence policy, watchdog report claims

A new report from a watchdog says six international groups routed more than $2.65 billion into U.S. politics through nonprofit grants, a loophole the group argues needs to be fixed.

James Comer investigates reports of noncitizens found on key swing state’s voter rolls

The House Oversight Committee is investigating reports that noncitizens appeared in Michigan jury pools and voter rolls.

Georgia GOP fears bruising primary in race to unseat Ossoff

Republicans are bracing for what could be another brutal primary as they look to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) next year. Former football coach Derek Dooley and Reps. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) and Mike Collins (R-Ga.) have all launched bids for the Republican nod to take on Ossoff. Not long after Dooley — who’s seen as...

Maryland Democrat says Trump ‘once again got played’ by Putin

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Sunday that President Trump “once again got played” by Russian President Vladimir Putin following their recent meeting in Alaska. “You’re on the Foreign Relations Committee. You watched that summit, I'm sure. What is your reaction to what happened?” ABC News’s Martha Raddatz asked Van Hollen on “This Week.” “Well,...

Israel sees huge protests over Gaza war, Hamas hostages

Nationwide protests erupted throughout Israel on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators called for the safe return of hostages still held in Gaza after nearly two years of war. The demonstrations amounted to one of the largest the country has seen since the start of the war in October 2023. They come amid growing...

Kids need care, not cages: Investment, not incarceration, reduces crime

President Trump's proposed plan to deploy National Guard troops to cities and prosecute children as young as 14 as adults is a failed approach to reducing crime, as evidenced by the success of restorative justice programs in cities like Oakland and Baltimore.

Rubio defends State Department halting Gaza visitor visas

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday defended the State Department’s move to halt Gaza visitor visas to the United States, saying he’s seen evidence linking visa recipients to terrorist groups in the region. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” host Margaret Brennan asked Rubio why children seeking medical aid in the...

Bondi: 68 arrested overnight in DC

Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Sunday that authorities arrested 68 people overnight in Washington, D.C., amid a federal crackdown on crime in which President Trump has sent the National Guard to the nation’s capital and federalized the police force. “Over 300 arrests in D.C. — and counting: Just last night, our federal and DC...

Rubio: US ‘not in a position’ to accept or reject Russia-Ukraine peace deal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday said the details of the negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war will need to be determined by the two countries, stressing that the U.S. is not in a position to accept the terms of a peace deal to end a war that it is not directly involved...

Rubio blasts ‘stupid media narrative’ of Trump bullying Zelensky into deal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio showed irritation Sunday with suggestions that Europe is worried President Trump will bully Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into an unfavorable peace deal, calling it a “stupid media narrative.” Rubio fired back at CBS “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan when she said there was concern from Europeans that “Zelensky is...

2 Americans drown at Carnival Cruise’s private resort in the Bahamas

The drownings happened within hours of each other on Friday.

Rubio acknowledges Trump-Putin summit left US ‘long ways off’ peace deal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday acknowledged the Trump administration is far away from reaching any kind of peace deal between Russia and Ukraine after President Trump’s summit on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Rubio insisted progress was made at the Alaska summit, which the president declared a 10 out of 10 because...

Why does the federal jobs report get revised?

Revisions to the jobs report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are at the center of a political firestorm after President Trump fired the agency’s head earlier this month. The agency’s most recent report revised down employment numbers for May and June by a whopping 258,000 jobs, drawing accusations by the president and...

Biden’s wind energy rules are still killing eagles and must be rescinded

The 2024 eagle permitting regulation does not contribute to the conservation of eagles, but rather authorizes, without any consequence, wind energy projects to kill eagles.

Trump’s former NATO ambassador warns ‘Xi is watching’ Trump’s approach to Russia

President Trump’s first-term ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, warned on Sunday that Chinese President Xi Jinping “is watching” President Trump’s approach to negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” Hutchison said if the West appears weak against Russia — and if Russia doesn’t face adequate repercussions for starting...

GM’s quarterly results illustrate the folly of tariffs

General Motors, a cornerstone of American industry, is suffering the consequences of President Trump’s unconstitutional 25 percent tariffs on imported vehicles and auto parts.

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