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Taxpayers shouldn’t be LA County’s backup plan

When government faces financial pressure, the reflex too often is to reach for the taxpayer’s wallet.

Douglas Murray: Following the law is the only sensible way to address the illegal immigration mess

If you think way back to 2023 you may remember that this city was...

Lawfare Is the Climate Warriors’ Best Friend

Some three dozen lawsuits are in the American legal system, with more to come.

Top lawyer for Goldman Sachs resigns over Epstein documents

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Thursday that Kathy Ruemmler, the investment banking company's top lawyer, will resign after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its remaining files connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, revealing a close relationship between the two. Ruemmler said she will "step down as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel...

Cardi B jokes about fighting ICE at concert: ‘They ain’t taking my fans’

Rapper Cardi B on Wednesday joked about fighting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a concert in California, saying that federal officers "ain't taking my fans" — prompting a response from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "B----, if ICE comes in here, we’re going to jump their a--es," Cardi B said onstage in Coachella Valley...

Lawfare Is the Climate Warriors’ Best Friend

Some three dozen lawsuits are in the American legal system, with more to come.

Puerto Rico governor signs law recognizing unborn babies as human beings

Puerto Rico's governor signed a law recognizing unborn babies as human beings, a move opponents argue could potentially lead to outlawing abortion.

Sanctuary policies let alleged child predator roam free until DHS made Portland, Oregon, airport arrest

DHS arrests illegal immigrant charged with rape after Oregon sanctuary policies allowed his release on bail after suspect was caught using a fake passport at airport.

The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love

This is the sort of thing that may give Democrats pause at rushing to enact Puerto Rican statehood.

Palestinian protester, detained for nearly a year, says ‘inhumane’ jail conditions prompted seizure

A Palestinian woman who has been held in an immigration jail for nearly a year after she attended a protest in New York City said she suffered a seizure after fainting and hitting her head last week, an episode she linked to "filthy" and "inhumane" conditions inside the privately run detention facility.

Arizona GOP candidate drops out of primary, narrowing field to two

Housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson has suspended her campaign for Arizona governor, saying Thursday she doesn't want a divisive GOP primary that weakens conservative causes.

GOP senator says he’s open to compromise on Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis from North Carolina suggested Thursday he could support a compromise that would allow the Senate Banking Committee to start hearings on Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve.

Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a ‘scam’

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called "a scam." But repeated scientific studies say it's a documented and quantifiable harm.

A look at false claims made by the Trump administration as it revokes a key scientific finding

President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked the 2009 endangerment finding, which has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

A timeline of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota

The Trump administration has announced the end of a massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota after two and a half protest-filled months, 4,000 arrests and two fatal shootings by immigration officers.

Top Trump antitrust official leaves post following disputes over big mergers

The top antitrust official in the Trump administration is leaving her post amid tension about greenlighting big mergers in recent months.

Analilia Mejia, progressive ally of Bernie Sanders, wins special New Jersey House primary

Analilia Mejia, a longtime progressive organizer allied with Sen. Bernie Sanders, has emerged victorious in a crowded Democratic primary in the special election to fill the U.S. House seat formerly held by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

As Guatemala begins high-stakes court elections, agents raid voting sites

Just as Guatemala began to elect magistrates to its highest court on Thursday in a test of strength of its democratic institutions, prosecutors said they raided two voting locations in what lawyers denounced as electoral interference.

Judge dismisses California deportation case for Mexican father of 3 U.S. Marines

An immigration judge has dismissed the deportation case against a landscaper who was arrested in Southern California last year, and the father of three U.S. Marines is now on a path toward legal permanent residency in the U.S.

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