Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) has directed Republican voters supporting him in Alaska’s Senate race not to rank Democratic candidate Mary Peltola on the ranked choice ballot. Alaska voters will see all four candidates plus a write-in option on the Senate ballot. There will be five columns of bubbles for voters to fill in next to […]
The Trump administration urged a federal appeals court on Thursday to revive its lawsuit against Illinois’s and Chicago’s “sanctuary” policies, which the administration claims unlawfully obstruct immigration enforcement operations. The lawsuit is one of several similar legal battles waged by the Trump administration against “sanctuary” cities and states, which have so far been unsuccessful in […]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) filed a petition to disqualify Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia after she did not recuse herself from the county’s board of elections by Wednesday afternoon, as the congressman requested. Fitzpatrick, who is in a tight race against Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, initially wrote to Ellis-Marseglia on Tuesday requesting she step […]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) filed a lawsuit against Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia after she did not recuse herself from the county’s board of elections by Wednesday afternoon, per the request of the congressman. Fitzpatrick, who is in a tight race against Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, initially wrote to Ellis-Marseglia on Tuesday requesting she […]
The victory of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — a long-time ally of Havana and the Castro family — marked the first stumble for President Donald Trump’s administration in its efforts to isolate Cuba and facilitate the region’s ongoing transition away from hard-left governance. The Brazilian leftist’s victory is a stand-out among recent Latin […]
DEARBORN, Michigan — Two years after President Donald Trump successfully courted Arab American voters in Michigan, his increasingly personal attacks on Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed are drawing anger in a community that helped him win the state in 2024. “Two years ago, we were his best friends. Now, we are terrorists,” Panna Sharker, […]
The Justice Department announced charges Thursday against 18 more noncitizens accused of illegally voting in North Carolina’s 2024 election, bringing the number charged statewide this year to 30 as federal officials warn against unlawful voting ahead of the midterm elections. The prosecutions add to a nationwide enforcement push that had resulted in charges against roughly […]
Utah has filed criminal charges against prediction market company Kalshi and two of its co-founders, escalating a legal battle over whether states can regulate event contracts as gambling. The charges come after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled in August that federal commodities law did not preempt Utah’s authority to regulate […]
Federal law enforcement officials are moving to work more closely with spying agencies to enforce President Donald Trump’s directives against drug traffickers. Traditional law enforcement agencies need new guidance on how to use confidential informants in cartel investigations now that such groups are considered terrorist organizations, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General said […]
The National Links Trust, the non-profit that operates several National Park Service-owned golf courses in Washington, D.C., is not renewing its lease of the East Potomac Golf Links, paving the way for the course to close within the next three weeks. The news comes as President Donald Trump’s Interior Department has aimed to reconstruct the […]
