California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), during a trip to South Carolina, highlighted the plight of Los Angeles communities still recovering from devastating wildfires.

The move blindsided the State Department, Ukraine, European allies and members of Congress, who demanded an explanation from the Pentagon.

The Trump administration has violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to federal deportation officials last month, says California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

Figures are the latest to show the distortion to trade caused by the US president’s ‘liberation day’ trade levies

The accusations from a veteran government lawyer add to broader concern about the Trump administration's repeated clashes with the judiciary.

Law enforcement agencies around the United States are now on high alert for potential acts of terrorism following the military airstrikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran.

Vice President J.D. Vance's praise of Donald Trump for launching an unprovoked attack on Iran led him to disparage previous presidents which both stunned and angered critics on Sunday morning.During an interview with MNBC host Kristin Welker, Vance could not say enough good things about the presiden...

Trump's direct intervention marks a historic escalation in the Middle East.

The 90-day extension marks the third time that Trump has delayed a TikTok sell-or-ban law from going into effect after it it was passed by Congress.

As a graduate student at the College of Charleston, Lauren Davila found an ad for the auction of 600 enslaved people. A ProPublica story last year revealed her discovery and unearthed the identity of…

The town of Swannanoa is a mess after Helene. Some businesses may never reopen — including the only grocery store. "Swannanoa is a food desert," says the head of a nonprofit that brings in fresh food.

More than a half-dozen potential 2028 contenders have personally experienced political violence or had to manage the response to such incidents.

President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the U.S. out of an agreement with Washington, Oregon and four American Indian tribes to work together to restore salmon populations and boost tribal energy de...

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Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus came to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to speak about the incident with Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), where he was manhandled and handcuffed by the FBI for trying to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem a question during her news conference. Washington Po...

But they weren't able to meet with Speaker Mike Johnson or Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

Moran called President Donald Trump and his aide, Stephen Miller, “world-class” haters in a since-deleted tweet.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, in a letter to the Trump administration, called the deployment of troops “unlawful” and a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

Stephen Miller had a meltdown over ICE supposedly failing to do the job with which he tasked them.

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“These discriminatory government edicts will continue to violate Coloradans’ rights of free speech and free exercise of religion, and adversely impact those who disagree with the government’s…

‘I mean, it was a long time coming,’ the New York Democrat tells The Independent

Of course, Trump's Secretary of Defense wants the name of Harvey Milk, the murdered gay rights pioneer, stripped from a ship.

Tracing the network of pastors who get charity tax breaks while fomenting theocracy and surrender to the US.

Cities and states across the U.S. were targeted on the list, including those that claimed to be outspoken supporters of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

Republican senators are about to launch into infighting as they struggle to pass President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” according to a report from Politico. Highlighting a faction of the part...

New procedures and requirements — some implemented in the name of improving operations — are slowing down federal agencies.

The VA said veterans who fail to report eligibility changes are part of the problem. But these veterans said they did notify the VA, and it continued overpaying them anyway.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) was brutally ridiculed by political observers on Saturday after she released an awkward selfie video at a cemetery in response to a recent town hall scandal. The Iowa Republican came under fire at her town hall when she defended rolling back benefits for those she said wer...

That photo he brandished to Cyril Ramaphosa was from the Democratic Republic of Congo—whose refugees the Trump administration is pointedly not welcoming to America.

Gabrielle Cuccia criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s crackdown on press access at the Pentagon. And then, she said, she was fired.

"They can pry my estrogen from my cold, dead hands.”

The prolific TV, stage and film actor was best known for her roles in Northern Exposure and Young Sheldon Valerie Mahaffey, the Emmy-award winning actor known for her roles on Northern Exposure, Desperate Housewives and Young Sheldon, died on Friday. She was 71. Her husband, actor Joseph Kell, said in a statement to Variety: “I have lost the love of my life, and America has lost one of its most endearing actresses. She will be missed.” Continue reading...

Senator Joni Ernst had a disgusting answer when confronted by a constituent at her town hall about Trump’s budget bill.

A federal judge in Maryland slammed the Trump administration Friday for its “blatant lack of effort to comply” with her order earlier this month to report steps taken to facilitate the return of a…

Trump issued pardons for Todd and Julie Chrisley on Wednesday. The pair were sentenced to prison in 2022 for defrauding banks more than $36 million.

Only about 1 in 10 LGBTQ adults surveyed said there is "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of social acceptance in the U.S for trans and nonbinary people.

Romanian courts have issued an order to extradite the two to the UK once their court case is concluded there

The Trump administration revoked permission for a 4-year-old Mexican girl receiving lifesaving medical care in California to stay in the country.

A last-minute addition to President Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget bill seeks to ban Affordable Care Act healthcare plans from covering abortion, in addition to defunding hundreds of Planned Parenthood...