Sinaloa cartel cofounder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced on Monday to a mandatory life sentence in federal prison after admitting he spent more than five decades helping build one of the world’s largest drug trafficking organizations in Mexico. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan imposed the sentence in Brooklyn, New York, after Zambada pleaded […]

Troy Jackson is all but certain to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee after rival candidates dropped out and his supporters swept delegate elections, effectively turning the party’s open nominating process for Maine Senate into a near-coronation.  Jackson has secured the support of a majority of the state party delegates who will choose Platner’s […]

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham and President Donald Trump held their first call since Burnham took office, an opportunity the prime minister used to invite Trump to Manchester. Tensions between Trump and Burnham were evident before the latter took office, largely over pointed comments Burnham had made against the president in the past. Trump was […]

Vice President JD Vance won’t take paternity leave following the birth of his fourth child, according to his office. The vice president and second lady, Usha Vance, welcomed the birth of Alec Neel Vance, the couple’s third son, over the weekend. “Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to […]