A federal judge on Monday narrowed a lawsuit against the Florida immigration detention site known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” giving the Trump administration a partial victory while allowing some claims against it to continue. U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz, who serves in the Southern District of Florida and was appointed by President Donald Trump, dismissed detainees’ Fifth Amendment claims on Monday in […]
California Democrats, under the direction of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), are charging forward with their plan to carve up the state’s congressional districts to give them an edge in the midterm elections. The proposed changes, unveiled Friday and currently being debated in the state legislature, have been pitched as a temporary pause on California’s independent redistricting […]
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is attempting a “power grab” in trying to clamp down on mail-in voting. Trump discussed mail-in voting during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, where he said the two agreed it is not “honest.” Trump vowed Monday he will issue […]
The Trump administration has issued a notice stating the federal agency responsible for deciding requests for immigration benefits, such as work documents or citizenship, will begin to factor in whether applicants hold “anti-American” sentiments. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a Department of Homeland Security agency, announced a change to its policy manual on Tuesday that states USCIS officers […]
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he would deploy 4.5 million militia members in response to the Trump administration raising the bounty on his head. Earlier this month, the United States doubled the bounty on Maduro to $50 million over his alleged support for drug cartels. Accusing the U.S. of renewing “extravagant, bizarre, and […]
Less than two months after President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans finally delivered on a promise to defund liberal public media outlets, several philanthropies today announced plans to step in with a bailout fund. The effort, led by the Knight Foundation, Pivotal Ventures, the MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, the Schmidt Family Foundation, and the Robert […]
Conan O’Brien shared his predictions for the future of late-night television at a Saturday night award show, following declining viewership for the programs and the cancellation of Late Night with Stephen Colbert. O’Brien was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame on Saturday in Los Angeles, where he addressed the uncertainty around late-night television, […]
Israeli leaders accused the Australian government of antisemitism over the revocation of a visa for a right-wing politician who was set to travel to Sydney and Melbourne later this week. “History will remember [Australian Prime Minister Anthony] Albanese for what he is: A weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews,” Israeli Prime Minister […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. teamed up with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday to promote the “Pete & Bobby Challenge” on X and create a “war fighting force.” The challenge requires participants to complete 100 push-ups and 50 pull-ups within 10 minutes, though completing it in five minutes is the […]
The Texas Department of State Health Services announced the end of the measles outbreak in West Texas on Monday. Health officials said the outbreak is over because no new cases have been reported in over 42 days, double the maximum incubation period for measles. “I want to highlight the tireless work of the public health […]
