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Federal judge blocks Patel’s attempt to move FBI HQ to Reagan building

A federal judge shot down FBI Director Kash Patel's attempt to move his bureau's headquarters down the street to the Ronald Reagan Building, saying he broke laws governing site selection.

Poll showing LA Mayor Karen Bass leading Nithya Raman by a wide margin was fake: company

A poll released earlier this month claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had a wide lead over Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman in the city's mayoral race was bogus, according to the company that released it. Median Strategies on Monday said in its announcement about the mayoral race poll that it has stopped...

Greene: ‘I can’t remember the last time’ I saw someone wear MAGA hat

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday quipped that she "can't remember the last time" she saw someone wear President Trump's trademark MAGA hat. The former lawmaker shared a post on the social platform X showing a billboard that read "Trump Superstore," with an adjacent sign saying that it was "going out of business."...

Jeffries: Trump administration must protect Palestinians from ‘lawbreaking settlers’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday urged the Trump administration to tell Israel to protect Palestinians being attacked by "lawbreaking settlers" in the West Bank. "The ongoing siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank by violent, lawbreaking settlers is unacceptable. Enough," Jeffries wrote on the social platform X. "The Trump administration must...

It’s time to rein in LA’s shameless nonprofit CEOs

"Treatment first”? Yes, absolutely. But not treatment that prioritizes cash grabs over rehab.

Trump can’t take over D.C. police but federal troops ramping up show of force in the city

Washington remains in political turmoil a week after President Trump declared a safety-inspired "takeover" of the city's streets, with a federal judge forcing him to retreat from total control of the police department but Republican governors rushing National Guard troops to deploy at federal command.

Trump to meet Zelenskyy with sweetener for peace deal but land swaps still a major sticking point

President Trump will try to advance peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday, offering him security guarantees similar to NATO's Article 5 protection that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to at the summit last week in Alaska.

Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals

A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical treatment and questioning how they got visas, the State Department said it was halting all visitor visas for people from Gaza pending a review.

Northern Virginia schools face funding cuts after defying administration on transgender policies

It didn't take long for the Trump administration to bring down the hammer after Northern Virginia school officials refused to bar biological males from girls' restrooms.

Russia has agreed to NATO-like protections for Ukraine in talks, U.S. special envoy says

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Trump to NATO-like security guarantees that could help move peace negotiations along with Ukraine.

Fatal Brooklyn lounge shooting reignites NYC mayoral candidate clash over gun violence response

A fatal Crown Heights shooting prompted New York City mayoral candidates to clash over crime policies as city grapples with recent surge in gun violence incidents.

‘Huge confidence in him’: DEA administrator to play key role overseeing DC police

The federal government takes control of Washington DC police operations as DEA Administrator Terry Cole seeks to enforce immigration compliance and reduce crime.

Sen. Chris Murphy: ‘Putin got everything he wanted’ from Trump at Alaska summit

Sen. Chris Murphy said Sunday that President Trump got rolled by Russian President Vladimir Putin in their Alaska summit.

GOP-led Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia to send National Guard troops to D.C.

The Republican governors of Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia said they are sending National Guard troops to the District in support of President Trump's mission to drive down crime and disorder in the nation's capital.

No more de facto amnesty: Trump cuts deportation court backlog for first time in almost 20 years

President Trump took the adage about finding yourself in a hole and stopping digging to heart -- at least when it comes to illegal immigration, where his almost miraculous improvements at the southern border have resulted in the first sustained decrease in the immigration court backlog in nearly two decades.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Russia-Ukraine peace deal is ‘a long ways off’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that President Trump made "some progress" in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin toward ending Moscow's war with Ukraine.

U.S. envoy says Putin agreed to security protections for Ukraine as part of Trump summit

Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war.

Black mayors of cities Trump decries as ‘lawless’ tout significant declines in violent crimes

As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa

Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them, celebrating a special Mass for them and inviting them into the Vatican's lakeside estate for a lunch of lasagna and roast veal.

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