THE ESSENTIAL MYSTERY OF THE KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA CASE. After all the talking and arguing about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal border-crosser and alleged gang member deported by the United States and now imprisoned in El Salvador, there is still a fundamental unanswered question about the case: Why is he imprisoned in El Salvador? “We deport […]

The ex-Fox News host was accused of sharing classified details about a U.S. attack on the Houthis with members of his family on Signal.

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Most California voters support the state’s efforts to increase health care coverage for migrants without legal status, a new survey found. According to a new survey from the University of California, Berkeley and Politico, 21 percent of surveyed voters believe the state should continue to offer Medicaid coverage to migrants without legal status, even if...

A GOP-led House panel sent a letter Monday asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) for allegedly lying to the panel investigating his administration's COVID-19 pandemic-era nursing home policies. The letter renewed a referral made last fall by former Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), who was chair of the...

Ryan Mindell, the executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, has resigned effective immediately, a release from the agency said Monday. “Ryan Mindell notified the Texas Lottery Commission board of his resignation, effective today, April 21,” Robert Rivera, the agency’s chair, said in a statement. Rivera said Sergio Rey, the agency’s chief financial officer, will...

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Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, announced Monday he was entering the California gubernatorial race, looking to become Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) successor. In a video announcement posted to the social platform X, Hilton highlighted his past, growing up in London and eventually moving to California and becoming a U.S. citizen. The businessman, author...

President Trump on Monday complained of being “stymied at every turn” by the courts, arguing the administration can’t hold trials for migrants it plans to deport amid accusations they are gang members. The remark was Trump’s first on the topic since the Supreme Court agreed to intervene early Saturday morning, halting flights as the administration...

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