The Trump-ordered attack on Venezuela and capture of its president is meant not only to be a distraction from the mounting Epstein scandal. It's also a power play consistent with the American president's backward-looking economic and geopolitical vie
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NYC's new tenant protection chief Cea Weaver previously called "White, middle-class homeowners' a 'huge problem' for renters and urged undermining homeownership in 2021 remarks.
Minnesota federal prosecutor Joseph Thompson and four others gave notice of their resignations after disagreements about the ICE-involved shooting.
Oil, minerals, and national security were some of the topics discussed during the phone call.
Renee Good 's family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents' instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd 's family to press for
Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to table the War Powers resolution. Two Republicans who last week voted to back the measure flipped their votes.
Former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters seems poised to walk away from the state’s Court of Appeals with her criminal convictions largely intact, even as a three-judge appellate panel raised concerns about her sentence and one specific conviction. Peter
After outrage from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani over the arrest of a city council employee, DHS shared that the individual arrested is an illegal immigrant with a previous arrest.
'We've been told that the killing in Iran is stopping,' President Donald Trump said at a press conference.
Senate Republicans used a rarely deployed Senate procedure to kill a bipartisan Venezuela war powers resolution despite earlier success that enraged President Donald Trump.
The Colorado Senate opened the 2026 legislative session Wednesday with a flurry of policy proposals, including changes to the state's competency law, tougher penalties for child trafficking, early action on school funding and measures addressing hous
The Colorado Senate opened the 2026 legislative session Wednesday with a flurry of major policy proposals, including changes to the state's competency law, tougher penalties for child trafficking, early action on school funding and measures addressin
Friendship, grief, and a call for unity echoed through the Senate chamber on Wednesday as Colorado lawmakers convened for the first day of the 2026 legislative session, led by remarks from Senate President James Coleman and Minority Leader Cleave Sim