SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Heavy rains in San Antonio rapidly flooded roads, swept away submerged cars and sent some people scrambling up trees to escape fast-rising waters Thursday while firefighters made dozens of rescues across the nation’s seventh-largest city. At least five people died and two were still missing, authorities said. The deaths all occurred […]
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP) — The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history after he was convicted of trading legislation for the enrichment of his friends and allies. U.S. District Judge John […]
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and other members of the royal family in uniform wore black armbands and observed a moment of silence during his annual birthday parade Saturday as the monarch commemorated those who died in this week’s Air India plane crash. Charles requested the symbolic moves “as a mark of respect for the […]
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Iranian leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday that if Iranian strikes on the country, largely in civilian areas, aren’t halted, “Tehran will burn.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested in a Saturday address that “senior leaders in Iran are already packing their bags” after numerous top military leaders and scientists […]
On his 79th birthday, there are few birthday wishes left that President Donald Trump hasn’t been granted in life or politics. Just this week, he celebrated a trade framework with China, beat back a bid to stop deploying troops to help riot police in Los Angeles, received another tame inflation report, and Saturday will witness […]
Two Minnesota politicians and their spouses have reportedly been shot by a gunman impersonating a police officer. Their conditions are “grave,” according to ABC News. A manhunt is currently underway for the suspect, who allegedly shot Democratic Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman in Champlin and Democratic Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park, the […]
Federal immigration authorities have continued to target illegal immigrant farmworkers under the Trump administration’s mass deportation operation despite President Donald Trump saying on Thursday that he would “soon” put in place protections for agricultural workers, according to the national union that represents workers. Not long after Trump told reporters at the White House that he […]
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin isn’t sure if he can be the party’s leader. However, Democrats are still counting on him, convinced he needs more time, and, without David Hogg, he will have a “free hand” to bring the party to victory in 2026 and 2028. Democrats are in a rebuilding phase after losses in the […]
The major question facing Republicans as the Senate Finance Committee works to release its One Big Beautiful Bill Act tax plan is what will happen with the cap on state and local tax deductions. The SALT cap has been perhaps the most vexing policy consideration for the Senate’s GOP tax writers. The current $10,000 SALT cap was imposed […]
Five years after the national protests following the death of George Floyd, the Trump administration is wielding the lessons of that summer of unrest to justify a sweeping crackdown on anti-immigration raids and protests now roiling major cities. While Democratic city officials in Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco push back against federal intervention, the Justice Department is rapidly […]
