Nekima Levy Armstrong, the self-identified ringleader of the Black Lives Matter coalition that took over a Christian church in St. Paul earlier this month, demanded that federal authorities hand back her cellphone, which investigators seized as evidence of the coalition’s alleged conspiracy to harass parishioners in their house of worship. In a five-page motion, Levy […]
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he held a “very productive” phone conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Trump said in a Truth Social post that the conversation focused on border security, drug trafficking, and trade. In the post, Trump said the call “went extremely well for both Countries” and pledged further discussion and meetings […]
The Justice Department urged a federal judge this week to reject Minnesota’s effort to get a court to end Operation Metro Surge, arguing that granting the state’s request would be “unprecedented” and that its arguments are “legally groundless.” U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez appeared skeptical of the state’s bid to end the Department of Homeland […]
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) suggested that the recent FBI raid of one of Georgia’s election facilities in Fulton County “should have people across the country absolutely shook.” Ossoff appeared on MS Now’s The Briefing with Jen Psaki on Wednesday hours after the raid took place. This raid came days after President Donald Trump’s speech at […]
The Israel Defense Forces now accept the Gaza Health Ministry’s estimation that over 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the war in Gaza, after years of denying the validity of the calculation. Senior IDF sources told Haaretz, the Times of Israel, and other Israeli news outlets that the Gaza Health Ministry’s calculations, an organization overseen by […]
SANTA BARBARA, California — San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan on Thursday launched his campaign for the 2026 California governor’s race, making him the latest Democratic candidate looking to fill Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) seat in Sacramento. Mahan announced his late bid less than five months before the primary, joining a crowded Democratic primary that has […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said some Democrats are “wary” over calls to abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE has become the target of rampant criticism from Democratic lawmakers ahead of the 2026 elections, reaching a boiling point earlier this month when an ICE officer shot and killed resident Renee Good […]
President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday that he will announce his pick to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors sometime next week. Trump has criticized incumbent Chairman Jerome Powell for failing to rapidly cut interest rates. Powell, who was nominated by Trump during his first term, is not set […]
Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) vowed her administration will create a database for New Jerseyans to upload videos of federal immigration officers conducting enforcement activities. The governor announced several initiatives to roll back the influence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New Jersey on her ninth day in office. Sherrill has already met with her acting Attorney […]
The federal government is expected to enter a partial shutdown starting Saturday, but it could be short-lived as Senate Democrats and the White House negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s sweeping deportation agenda. A procedural vote to advance a funding package and avert a shutdown failed to clear a 60-vote filibuster in the Senate […]
