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Why 2026 could be a ‘change’ election in California — but might not be

The 2026 election is a “change” election in California. Everyone agrees on that.

Offer solutions for LA, not ‘fascist’ name-calling

Nithya Raman accused LA mayoral rival Spencer Pratt of “fascism” this week during an...

Frida Kahlo’s legacy lives on in new Metropolitan Opera production

The family of Mexico’s famous and brilliant artiste Frida Kahlo just arrived in NYC.

Anti-ICE agitators get iced by feds

Attacks on ICE agents are outrageous and unwarranted — which is why it’s good...

Ross Falzone died because the system is designed to let the Rhamell Burkes of the world walk free

The system failed Ross Falzone because it's designed to release the dangerously violent.

The Fifth Circuit and Temporary Judgeships

Sometimes abstract legal principles sound good in theory but are catastrophes in practice.

The Thirty Years’ Warning

Kevin Warsh, confirmed today in the Senate as the new Fed chairman, is in for a torrid time.

Lutnick backs away from his Epstein ‘blackmail’ claim in interview with House committee

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in an interview with House lawmakers, backed away from a previous claim that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had blackmailed people.

House passes bill to expand biofuel blend E15 despite GOP divide

House Republicans spent weeks sparring internally over a bill to expand production and sales of the biofuel blend E15, pitting lawmakers from corn-producing states against conservatives concerned about expanding an expensive government mandate.

Supporters of bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia hit number to force House vote

Supporters of a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia reached a critical threshold on Wednesday that allows them to bypass Republican leadership and force a vote on the House floor in the coming weeks.

Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leader

David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after the agency's current leader steps down at the end of the month.

Dominican opposition criticizes deal with U.S. to take third-country deportees

Opposition figures in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday criticized an agreement signed with the United States to have the Caribbean nation receive third-country deportees, saying it lacks transparency and violates national sovereignty.

Senate Republicans block Democrats’ effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes

Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by a group of Democrats to roll back several policy changes made under President Donald Trump to the nation's consumer protection laws, ranging from how medical debts are collected to overdraft fees and consumer protections for members of the military.

Immigration authorities detain former Kansas mayor who voted illegally

The former mayor of a conservative Kansas town was taken into custody by immigration authorities Wednesday after acknowledging last year that he had voted in elections despite not being a U.S. citizen.

Families of two Americans jailed in China call on Trump to ask Xi to release their loved ones

As President Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, the families of two Americans imprisoned in China for more than a decade are urgently appealing to him to raise their cases directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their high-stakes summit.

Court rules State Dept. violated constitutional rights of ICC adviser who called Gaza ‘genocide’

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the State Department violated the First Amendment rights of an Italian woman when it designated her a dangerous foreign national for her pro-Palestinian advocacy efforts to the International Criminal Court.

It never ends: GOP moves to fund border, Democrats blast Trump spending

Republicans move to fund border security while Democrats object to added Trump security funds, prolonging DHS funding in Congress.

Vance turns up heat on states with federal cash threat over Medicaid fraud crackdown

VP JD Vance threatens to cut anti-fraud funding to states that don't prosecute Medicaid fraud, singling out California, New York, and Hawaii.

Anti-Populist Censorship Reigns in Europe

If Europe doesn’t ease up, it will have to learn the hard way that repression has its limits.

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