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Rhode Island prosecutor in viral arrest video placed on unpaid leave, job future unclear

The Rhode Island Attorney General's office confirms prosecutor Devon Flanagan, whose arrest for trespassing went viral this week, will be placed on unpaid leave starting Monday.

DC statehood debate intensifies as Trump flexes authority over local police

House and Senate Democrats, along with Washington's non-voting delegates in both chambers, argued that had Washington D.C. been a state, the president would not have been able to federalize the police force.

Trump praises Noem for making border wall ‘untouchable’ with new upgrade

President Donald Trump praised DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for moving to paint the entire southern border wall black, saying it will make it “untouchable."

Bolton search raises specter of Trump retribution

The search of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton’s home and office is raising questions about whether the White House is flexing its law enforcement muscle to go after a frequent critic. It also parallels an event that the president and his circle have highly criticized: the search for classified records at Mar-a-Lago...

Israel escalates war in Gaza; Trump keeps focus on Ukraine

President Trump is keeping his foreign policy focus on Russia and Ukraine as global outrage grows over Israel's plans to launch a major new offensive in the Gaza Strip and a declaration of famine on Friday that underscored the catastrophic suffering of Palestinians. Trump has backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to launch a...

Newsom’s Trump act gets cool reviews from White House allies

For the Trump White House, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. As White House officials watched California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) mirror President Trump’s rhetoric and social media persona this past week, they say it didn’t land the way it was intended.  “If he wanted to get under President Trump’s skin, it didn’t work,”...

Democrats set to take Texas redistricting fight to the courts

The Texas redistricting battle is entering a new front as the fight turns to the courts, where Democrats and civil rights groups are expected to challenge the newly passed maps. Texas House Democrats who had fled the state to stall the maps said that they were returning “to the House floor and to the courthouse” this week...

Socialist Dem mayoral candidate knocked over foreign-language rally as he loses key endorsement

Democratic socialist and Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh is being knocked for holding a rally in a foreign language that appeared entirely devoid of American flags.

Kamala Harris swears in top Dem on committee probing Biden as chairman urges her testimony

Rep. Robert Garcia was ceremonially sworn in as House Oversight Committee ranking member by Vice President Kamala Harris, as Chair James Comer considers calling Harris to testify in Biden probe.

Trump admin blocked from slashing funding from dozens of local governments over ‘sanctuary’ policies

A judge ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold federal money from sanctuary jurisdictions that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement.

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