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Socialist LA mayor’s bold homelessness promise ahead of 2028 Olympics hit with reality check: ‘Not optimistic’

Los Angeles mayor-elect Nithya Raman pledges to halve homeless encampments before the 2028 Olympics, but a local activist warns it won't work.

Democrats seize on midterm wins to push massive minimum wage hikes, but economists see trouble ahead

Josh Shapiro says he wants to more than double Pennsylvania's minimum wage and codify abortion rights with the new Democratic trifecta.

Massie’s push to impeach Hegseth splits constituents in his own backyard: ‘Pure spite’

Northern Kentucky residents offer sharply divided takes on Thomas Massie's push to impeach Pete Hegseth over the Iran war and his true motives.

Blue wave meets ballot box surprises as voters split on abortion, voter ID and billionaire taxes

Voters in three states approved voter ID measures, while California rejected a billionaire wealth tax and Idaho turned down a proposal to expand abortion rights.

California college instructors used to help keep students honest. Now they’re the ones gaming the system

It used to be students who found ways to game the system, getting higher...

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Stefanik’s withdrawal as UN Ambassador nominee

President Trump pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., as UN Ambassador on Thursday – and the reasoning behind it is purely a numbers game.

Judge orders Trump team to preserve pre-attack Signal chat; feds say they were already doing it

The first round in the legal battle over leaked Signal chat messages about the U.S. attack on Houthi rebels fizzled Thursday as a judge ordered the government to do what it said it's already trying to do: preserve the records in accordance with the law.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna digs in for a fight with Speaker Johnson over proxy voting

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna won't give up her quest to allow new parents in the House to vote from afar, despite pushback from Republican leaders and fellow members of the House Freedom Caucus.

ICE lost track of tens of thousands of migrant kids, inspector general says

The government's deportation agency lost track of tens of thousands of illegal immigrant children who were released into communities and disappeared, the agency's inspector general reported Thursday.

Trump pulls Stefanik’s nomination for U.N. post to keep her in House, buttress GOP majority

President Trump on Thursday asked Rep. Elise Stefanik to stay in the House instead of moving forward with her nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Judge in crosshairs of Trump deportation case orders preservation of Signal messages

Judge James Boasberg ordered all Signal chats linked to a planned military strike in Yemen preserved after American Oversight filed a records lawsuit.

Proposed ballot measure in blue state raises eyebrows over who it’s named after: ‘Road side lunatics’

A proposed ballot initiative in California is named after alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione.

‘Painful period’: RFK Jr. lays off 10,000 HHS employees

‘Painful period’: RFK Jr. lays off 10,000 HHS employees lead image

Senate Armed Services leaders ask Pentagon watchdog to probe leaked Signal chat

The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee are asking the Defense Department's inspector general to probe the Signal chat.

‘Excessive’ state taxes on guns, ammunition sales are target of new GOP crackdown effort

Excise taxes that states are imposing on guns are unconstitutional and undermine the Second Amendment, according to Republican lawmakers.

US partners with Colombia to take on immigration using biometric technologies

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem met with Colombia foreign minister Thursday, when the two signed an agreement to deploy biometric capabilities to take on migration and crime.

HHS axes more than $300M in gender, DEI-related health grants to California alone

Canceled grants included one for adapting an "inclusive teen pregnancy prevention program for transgender boys" and "Buddhism and HIV Stigma in Thailand."

Bipartisan bill would give eligible veterans free service dog

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing legislation that would allow eligible U.S. military veterans the opportunity to obtain a service dog at no cost.

Judge tells government watchdogs fired by Trump there’s not much she can do for them

A federal judge expressed doubt over reinstating eight watchdogs fired by Trump, even as the court weighed claims that their terminations violated the law.

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