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Duckworth opposes candidate to replace Platner: ‘Maine deserves better’

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Thursday urged Democratic Maine Senate candidate Nirav Shah to end his newly launched campaign, reviving prior criticism of his handling of a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak while he led Illinois’ public health department. “Maine deserves better than someone who put his public image before the safety of our Veterans,” Duckworth...

Fox News’s Kilmeade says Kushner, Witkoff should not lead Iran talks 

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Thursday criticized the Trump administration’s lead negotiators in the ongoing peace talks with Tehran, suggesting they are not qualified to handle the complex discussions. President Trump tapped his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff to lead the negotiations. “I also don’t think that Witkoff and Kushner should...

Platner’s downfall reveals a political culture where character is sacrificed for winning

Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, was accused of rape and had a Nazi tattoo, but was supported by prominent Democrats until the accusation surfaced, revealing a dangerous political culture where character is sacrificed for winning.

Lawyer says ICE account of fatal Texas shooting ‘completely false’

An attorney for the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston man killed by immigration agents, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers’ account of the shooting is "completely false.” Hugo Balderas-Ibarra spoke with three men who were in the vehicle with Salgado Araujo at the time of the shooting on Tuesday, saying they...

Deadline to claim COVID-era tax refund is Friday: Do you qualify?

Years after the end of the COVID-19 health emergency, a pandemic-era tax refund may still be up for grabs. The deadline to claim it is Friday, July 10, and taxpayers who miss the time limit will become ineligible.

Trump refuses to sign bipartisan housing bill in protest over SAVE Act

Trump refuses to sign the bipartisan housing bill, using it as leverage to pressure lawmakers into passing the SAVE America Act on noncitizen voting.

Border agents crack open cabbage shipment hiding multimillion-dollar secret at Texas border

A canine inspection of a tractor-trailer hauling cabbage at the Pharr port of entry revealed 477 packages of cocaine worth nearly $10.8 million.

Belgian airline needles Spain ahead of World Cup quarterfinal

Red Devil-themed Jupiler beer cans, football-shaped Leonidas chocolates and sticker collectables at the Delhaize supermarket — Belgium is all on its World Cup run....

Spain’s post-separatist team

Separatist politics have long spilled onto Spanish football pitches. In Catalonia, where nationalist sentiments run deep, clubs like FC Barcelona have historically served as...

Romney weighs in on 2028: Those 80 and older shouldn’t be ‘running the world’

Former Sen. Mitt Romney, who will turn 80 next year, indicated that he does not think individuals 80 and older should be at the helm of the nation.

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