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Legal experts sound alarm on Trump’s flag burning executive order

President Trump has demanded a crackdown on burning the American flag, but legal experts said he'll have a hard time trying to find cases where he can actually win convictions.

U.S. deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say

Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle's King County International Airport to witness deportation flights and spread word of where they are going and how many people are aboard. Until recently, they could keep track of the flights using publicly accessible websites.

Democrat Catelin Drey’s victory in Iowa special election breaks GOP supermajority

A Democrat has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that had been held by Republicans and had voted heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, adding to the Democratic Party's hope that it can flip more seats during the 2026 midterm elections.

Judge extends ban on deporting Abrego Garcia

Kilmar Abrego Garcia won another reprieve from deportation Wednesday after a federal judge ruled that he can't be booted from the country for at least another five weeks.

Gerrymandering is controversial, but the alternative is worse 

The controversy over Texas and California redistricting to boost seats for Republicans and Democrats respectively is a battle over federalism and a partisan issue that should be fought at the state level.

Klobuchar: Former staffer’s daughter ‘had to watch several of her friends get shot’ in Minneapolis school

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said the daughter of a former staffer witnessed the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting Wednesday and “had to watch several of her friends get shot” in front of her. In an interview on MSNBC, the Minnesota Democrat described talking to the former staffer, Kate Nilan, whose three children were in an all-school...

Socialist candidate Mamdani meets with NY Dems as they withhold endorsements

Zohran Mamdani, New York City Democratic mayoral nominee, discussed the affordability crisis with Black clergy leaders alongside House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.

SCOOP: House Republicans ready slew of DC crime bills as Trump promises end to city violence

The House Oversight Committee is preparing to advance a slew of Washington, D.C., crime-related bills when Congress returns in September.

DNC adjourns Minneapolis meeting as breaking news of deadly school shooting unfolds minutes away

A Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis, Minn., prompted the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to adjourn its summer meeting as DNC Chair Ken Martin called for prayers.

Federal judge blocks Abrego Garcia deportation, extending court fight

Abrego Garcia must remain in the U.S. until an October hearing, a judge ruled, despite the noted objections of Trump administration officials.

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