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Latino leaders press Beshear to expand DGA’s midterm map

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has a simmering Latino revolt on his hands. Quelling it could come down to Texas.A group of Latino Democratic officials — including operatives and local...

Democrat Al Green to force House-wide vote on impeaching Trump

House Democratic Rep. Al Green is mounting yet another effort to impeach President Donald Trump, he announced on Monday.

Reporter’s Notebook: Congress meets AI as fears of human extinction jolt Capitol Hill

Members of Congress are in freakout mode over AI after OpenAI agents escaped isolation and hacked Hugging Face, sparking urgent regulation calls.

WATCH: Talarico instantly names favorite Texas drag queen — a performer who says he ‘works with children’

James Talarico instantly named Alyssa Edwards as his favorite Texas drag queen, spotlighting a performer who has publicly discussed working with children.

The Mall Is Back

The ‘dead mall’ may not be a permanent blight on the suburban landscape after...

Europe Gives Trump the Cold Shoulder

It’s never a good sign when ‘allies’ is put in scare quotes.

A Not-So-‘Wise Latina’?

In my new Confirmation Tales post, I explore the discovery in 2009 of Sonia Sotomayor’s observation that she “would hope that a wise Latina...

Exclusive: Senators Press GOP Firms for Info on Ad Campaign That Led to Noem’s Downfall at DHS

Senators Peter Welch and Richard Blumenthal are asking the subcontractors to turn over documentation related to the limited-bid contract.

New Jersey sues to block ICE detention facility

New Jersey sued Friday to try to head off ICE's plans to turn a massive warehouse in Roxbury into a detention facility, saying the Trump administration is flouting immigration, environmental and procedural laws as it rushes to refurbish the building.

Bill Maher reportedly tapped to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at Kennedy Center

Bill Maher, the HBO host who has traded insults with President Trump for decades, has been selected to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, according to The Atlantic, which first reported the news Thursday.

Trump unveils AI plan to guide innovation, protection

The Trump administration released a framework for artificial intelligence legislation that would promote innovation while prohibiting states from implementing their own regulations.

Student loans shifting to Treasury in Education Department overhaul

The Trump administration announced Thursday a three-phase plan to transfer the federal government's nearly $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio from the U.S. Education Department to the U.S. Treasury Department -- the latest and most consequential step yet in its bid to shutter the Education Department entirely.

DOJ sues Harvard over antisemitism, says school ‘tolerated’ harassment of Jewish students

The Justice Department sued Harvard University on Friday for civil rights violations, saying the school has discriminated against its Jewish students by not forcefully cracking down on antisemitic behavior.

U.S. progress against fentanyl deaths continues amid Trump’s strikes, dealmaking, addiction programs

Drug overdose deaths have fallen in President Trump's second term alongside his get-tough approach to fentanyl that includes sealing the border, killing foreign drug traffickers and rescheduling synthetic opioids to deliver harsher criminal sentences.

Trump re-endorses Rep. Jeff Hurd after backing his primary challenger over tariff spat

President Trump reissued his endorsement of Rep. Jeff Hurd on Friday after withdrawing his support for the Colorado Republican last month because the congressman voted against his tariff policy.

Judge orders family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos deported

An immigration judge has denied an asylum claim and ordered deportation for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old Minnesota boy caught up in the immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

‘This is not acceptable’: Sheriff denounces antisemitic attack on Michigan synagogue

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard condemned the antisemitism he said was behind the recent attack on a synagogue in his Michigan community.

Democrats dispute GOP claim that they added new demands in DHS funding negotiations

Democrats are pushing back on Republicans' claim that they are adding new demands in negotiations to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

Pritzker pushes prosecutions of Trump officials as part of Dem ‘Project 2029’ agenda

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker calls for criminal prosecution of Trump officials if Democrats win 2028, dubbing his Democratic policy blueprint Project 2029.

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