More than two dozen Democrats running in some of the most contested congressional races of 2026 have accepted donations from a wealthy investor with a financial interest in China’s success, public records show. Donald Sussman owns a majority stake in New China Capital Management, a private equity firm with shares in several Chinese companies, according to documents […]
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a temporary ceasefire to observe Orthodox Easter on April 12. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a halt in fighting after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a temporary truce to allow citizens to participate in the holiday. Putin issued a decree on Thursday recognizing the ceasefire, which is […]
A Pakistani national known as “Shahzeb Jadoon” pleaded guilty to planning a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn, New York. The terrorist act was originally planned for Oct. 7, 2024, but was foiled when he was arrested in Canada on Sept. 4, 2024, ahead of trying to enter the United States. His goal […]
An illegal immigrant who was wounded in a shooting initiated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California on Tuesday denied he was affiliated with any gang, according to his attorney. ICE officers engaged Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez as a suspect after stopping his vehicle on a road in Patterson, California. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons […]
An immigration appeals board on Thursday denied Mahmoud Khalil’s latest bid to dismiss his deportation case, a largely expected ruling that advances the Trump administration’s effort to remove the former Columbia University graduate student from the United States. The Board of Immigration Appeals issued a final order of removal Thursday evening, according to Khalil’s lawyers. […]
Vice President JD Vance’s high-profile role negotiating a possible end to the war between the United States and Iran this weekend in Pakistan presents a major test for the 2028 presidential race. The talks offer Vance a rare opportunity to position himself as both a dealmaker abroad and a bridge builder between competing factions of […]
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is concerned about a growing trend in which artificial intelligence models determine how the Supreme Court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, is going to rule on any given case. “It shows we’re way too predictable,” she said during a Thursday event at the University of Alabama School of Law. “And we may […]
President Donald Trump demanded Thursday that Iran “better stop now” if it is charging fees against oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. “There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait — They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!” Trump wrote […]
Former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan will be sentenced in June after being found guilty of obstruction for helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest, a federal judge said Thursday. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, ordered Dugan to be sentenced on June 3 in a federal courthouse in Milwaukee. […]
The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into the National Football League over concerns that its media rights practices may be driving up costs for fans and limiting access to games, according to a source familiar with the matter who confirmed the investigation to the Washington Examiner. The scope of the inquiry remains unclear, […]
