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California mayor’s hot mic catches candid exchange after audience sends meeting off rails

A hot mic caught Sacramento Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes and Mayor Kevin McCarty discussing whether to ban disruptive protesters from future meetings.

Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman admits to sufficient facts in June drunken driving case

Steve Kerrigan's breathalyzer registered 0.089 after a Southborough traffic stop, just above state's 0.08% legal limit, court records show.

Rubio unveils visa restrictions targeting cybercrime networks

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sweeping new visa restrictions targeting individuals complicit in cybercrime, online investment scams and sextortion.

Bomb threat from the Trump admin will force Iran to the negotiating table

“I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than anything we have ever had before....

The Dodgers were right to go to the White House

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers went to the White House to be honored...

Live updates: Trump attends dignified transfer in Dover after issuing new threat toward Iran

President Trump is at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday morning to attend the dignified transfer of troops killed over the weekend in Jordan and Iraq. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is joining him. Trump early Wednesday again demanded Iran end its targeting of vessels, threatening its civilian infrastructure. Trump travels to Marietta, Ga.,...

Hobbs launches first negative TV ad against Biggs in Arizona

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ (D) campaign launched its first negative TV ad against Republican gubernatorial nominee Andy Biggs after the House Republican clinched the GOP's nod Tuesday. The ad hammers the Arizona Republican over inflation as well as his support for legislation that would have created a federal sales tax instead of federal income and...

Carney says trade negotiations with US will intensify in wake of new tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday signaled trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. will heat up after President Trump imposed new tariffs on the nation. “I spoke with President Trump earlier this morning,” Carney told reporters at a news conference. “We agreed to intensify negotiations in the coming weeks, and the team and...

This is the wrong way to handle daylight saving time

For the first time, the House has managed to pass a bill making daylight saving time (DST) permanent.

Tankers carrying Saudi crude reverse course after Houthi threats

A pair of tankers carrying Saudi Arabian oil reportedly turned around in the Red Sea on Tuesday, after Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced a “maritime embargo” on the Middle Eastern country. The tankers, headed for China and India, changed direction toward the Suez Canal instead of traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb into the Indian Ocean, Reuters...

Cornyn approves Trump nominees, says he got assurances on foreign aid program

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday voted to confirm two of President Trump’s nominees for diplomatic posts after briefly threatening to hold the nominations up over his concerns about frozen funds for a global health program. Cornyn, in an interview with Semafor on Tuesday, said he would vote against Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano, longtime...

The new Monroe Doctrine is weakening Chinese coercion in Latin America

China's policy of commercial coercion has been shaken to its foundations following the arrival of the new Monroe Doctrine. 

Treasury says it flagged $99M in payments linked to dead people

The flagged payments were returned to federal agencies for review before any funds were sent, Treasury said.

Microsoft set to invest $60M in Energy Department’s Genesis Mission

Microsoft is set to invest $60 million into the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission, which focuses on accelerating scientific discovery and technological leadership through artificial intelligence (AI). The company’s investment will put $40 million towards Azure cloud and AI computing credits over three years to “support large-scale AI and scientific workloads” while $20 million...

The Gavel: Supreme Court’s firing power expansion launches new legal battles 

The next phase of the legal battle over presidential power is taking shape as the Supreme Court's decision in Slaughter ripples through the federal government's historically independent agencies. President Trump's effort to further cement his grip over nearly all facets of the executive branch has resulted in a new wave of dismissals and a mix...

It can happen here: When satire becomes a battle plan

Author Steve Israel argues that recent actions by Donald Trump, including White House renovations and rhetoric regarding the 2020 election, suggest a strategy to challenge democratic norms and influence the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections.

OpenAI says its technology hacked another company in ‘unprecedented’ event

OpenAI said Tuesday that one of its artificial intelligence systems hacked into another AI company’s servers on its own during internal testing, in what the ChatGPT maker described as an “unprecedented cyber incident.” “We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement. “We are sharing...

A dormant court just woke up, and due process is on trial

A 30-year-old sleeping statute just woke up. How carefully it is used in this first case will tell us whether it becomes a serious national security tool or a cautionary tale about reaching for an untested law to solve a political problem.

Hegseth hearing shows tough fight ahead for Iran war supplemental

In today's issue: ▪ Hegseth, Caine push Iran war funding ▪ House passes stopgap spending bill ▪ What’s to blame for wildfire smoke? ▪ Zelensky replaces top commander Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s appearance before lawmakers Tuesday to push for additional funding for the Iran war underscores the difficult road ahead in finding seven Democrats in the...

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