In the Reflecting Pool saga, the National Park Service’s mission is tested by Trump’s demands
Critics say the controversies undermine the park service, an agency popular with Americans.
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Graham Platner to speak at labor rally, one of his first public events since ending Maine campaign
He withdrew in July after Politico reported that a woman said he drunkenly sexually assaulted a former girlfriend.
Judge drops Nevada case against electors accused of forging certificate in 2020 election
The six Republicans pleaded not guilty.
US Attorney confirms no meth was found in van of Texas man shot by immigration officers
An attorney for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s family says it was a homemade electrolyte mixture.
Trump orders the Navy to return to an older system of launching jets off aircraft carriers
The move comes after years of Trump railing against the new, magnetically-powered catapult system.
States, cities try to keep ICE out of schools
More than a dozen states have enacted laws designed to keep ICE away from schools.
White House border czar defends ICE electric shock gloves as tools to avoid deadly force
Homan says they are a tool to help officers end confrontations without using deadly force and “help someone get compliant when they are not.”
Policy outweighs biography for Becerra and Hilton supporters, poll finds
A new Berkeley IGS poll finds partisan priorities outweigh biography in California’s governor’s race as Xavier Becerra leads Steve Hilton 55% to 37%.
Families feel the pinch of higher children’s shoe prices as kids head back to school
As summer fades and kids head back to school, the pressure to stand out or fit in with the right footwear is colliding with higher prices.
Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard University
Judge Richard G. Stearns says President Donald Trump’s administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal antidiscrimination laws.