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U.S. assists flights from Israel amid Iran’s retaliatory strikes

The State Department is helping U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents flee Israel as the country battles Iran, and Israeli officials prepare for a prolonged war.

Senate referee hampers GOP’s plans for states to share food stamp costs

The nonpartisan Senate official in charge of enforcing the chamber's rules has thrown a wrench in Republicans' plans to make states share in the cost of food stamp benefits if they have high payment error rates.

University of Oregon dinged for $191K to settle free-speech case with conservative professor

The University of Oregon must pay $191,000 in attorneys' fees to settle a lawsuit filed by a conservative professor who was blocked from the diversity office's social media account after posting "all men are created equal."

New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water

Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam - these first-hand accounts from immigrant families at detention centers included in a motion filed by advocates Friday night are offering a glimpse of conditions at Texas facilities.

Democrats are at odds over the Israel-Iran war as Trump considers intervening

After nearly two years of stark divisions over the war in Gaza and support for Israel, Democrats are now finding themselves at odds over U.S. policy toward Iran as progressives demand unified opposition to President Donald Trump's consideration of a strike against Tehran's nuclear program while party leaders tread more cautiously.

Minnesotan penned ‘conspiratorial letter’ claiming Gov. Walz told him to kill Sen. Klobuchar

The Minnesota man who confessed to killing a state lawmaker and her husband reportedly penned a "rambling, conspiratorial letter" addressed to the FBI that said Gov. Tim Walz instructed him to kill U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

LA journalists sue Noem over DHS response to unrest amid immigration raids

The Los Angeles Press Club and other journalists are suing Kristi Noem, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, for using “Unnecessary and excessive violence to prevent them from exercising their First Amendment rights.” The lawsuit also accuses DHS of violating the Fourth Amendment prohibiting arbitrary arrests, and the Fifth amendment, which demands due process of...

Health care workers on alert for ICE raids in hospitals

President Trump's whittling away of protected places for immigrants has fueled fears among health care workers that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will arrest patients in or around hospitals.   In January, the Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era policy that protected certain areas like churches, schools and hospitals from immigration enforcement. And lawmakers in at...

LA mayor rails against ‘insulting’ Vance visit: A ‘photo-op’

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) called Vice President Vance’s remarks 100 percent lies after Vance traveled to Los Angeles on Friday to show support for the Marines deployed during the anti-ICE protests. “He comes in, he makes all of these statements about what is not happening in LA at all, then insults the senator...

Delaware governor signs executive order protecting gender-affirming care

On Friday, Delaware Democratic Gov. Matt Meyer signed an executive order increasing protection for receivers and providers of gender-affirming care. “In Delaware, we cherish privacy, dignity and the right to make personal medical decisions. Everyone deserves the freedom to access healthcare rooted in science and compassion,” said Meyer. The executive order prohibits any state agency...

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