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U.S. attorney opens investigations into California’s elections, sends prosecutor to LA vote center

The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles said Friday it had opened "multiple election fraud investigations" related to California's elections and sent a prosecutor to the county's vote-counting center.

USDA confirms second screwworm fly found in Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a second case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Texas on Friday, as it races to contain and eradicate the outbreak before it severely impacts the cattle population. A New World screwworm was detected in a one-month-old calf in Zavala County after testing a “number of suspected cases,” according...

Ex-CIA officer accused of stealing gold bars must stay jailed: Judge

The judge told the defense they can request another hearing if new evidence supporting Rush's release is found.

DOJ confirms in court filing ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘will not’ continue

The Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is effectively dead, the Justice Department (DOJ) told a federal court on Friday, while also asking it to reject a challenge brought by a former federal prosecutor and several others. Two DOJ attorneys wrote in a filing in the Eastern District of Virginia that the compensation fund...

New York passes data center moratorium and consumer protections

The New York State Senate and Assembly passed three bills regulating data centers, surveillance pricing, and digital stalking, while abandoning other environmental, housing, and entertainment measures, leaving them to be signed by Governor Kathy Hochul.

House passes Ukraine aid bill, bypassing GOP leadership

The House passed a bipartisan bill to deliver fresh aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions against Russia, defying GOP leadership and President Trump's stance on the war.

Planning commission seeks more details on Trump’s planned 250-foot arch near the Lincoln Memorial

The National Capital Planning Commission has kept alive the triumphal arch that President Trump wants built at an entrance to the nation's capital, requesting more information on how it could potentially impact air travel navigation in the area, as well as other specifics on construction and traffic in the area.

WATCH: Trump says he’d ‘be honored’ to meet with Iran’s supreme leader to make a deal

President Trump said he'd "be honored" to meet with Iran's supreme leader to make a deal to end the conflict.

FCC weighs overhaul of subsidies for classroom internet as Big Tech backlash grows

All that screen time in school may not be a good idea after all, and the Trump administration is weighing an overhaul of its decades-old program that pays for public school internet, which some children are using to watch porn in the classroom.

Platner’s ex-girlfriend says New York Times softened bombshell account about him

Lyndsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner, pushed back on The New York Times for whitewashing her account of him, saying it was a "gift" to the embattled Maine Senate Democratic hopeful.

WATCH: AOC leaves door open to 2028 White House bid: ‘Maybe, maybe not’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declines to rule out a 2028 presidential run, saying expanding healthcare matters more than pursuing higher office.

Ex-counterterrorism official Joe Kent endorses GOP Senate primary challenger as Trump backs Lindsey Graham

Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent endorses Mark Lynch, a candidate challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham in the South Carolina GOP U.S. Senate primary.

Top Democrats back Platner despite abuse allegations after demanding accountability in Kavanaugh fight

Democrats who demanded scrutiny of Kavanaugh allegations face criticism for silence on abuse claims against Senate candidate Graham Platner.

Trump admin slams ‘two-tiered’ policing after British cops cuffed dying man deemed racist by killer

The Trump administration condemned the handling of Henry Nowak's murder in Britain, calling two-tiered policing a symptom of civilizational decline.

Bill replacing ‘mother’ and ‘father’ with gender-neutral terms passes in New York, heads to Hochul’s desk

New York Democrats passed a bill replacing "mother" and "father" with "gestating parent" and "non-gestating parent" in state custody laws now.

Schumer rips Senate Republicans for passing billions in ICE and Border Patrol funding in late-night vote

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., slammed Senate Republicans for passing a measure providing billions in ICE and CBP funding.

Bessent flips script on shouting Democrat: ‘No wonder people are leaving’ his blue state

Treasury Secretary Bessent clashed with Rep. Brad Schneider during a heated House Ways and Means hearing over Trump tariffs and Illinois outmigration.

The Associated Press Asks: Aren’t We All Scott Pelley?

The AP wants readers to see themselves in Scott Pelley. That’s a harder sell than it sounds.

The Graham Platner Candidacy Keeps Getting Worse

Plus: Increasing murmurs of discontent in Russia.

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