Once a frontrunner, Rep. Katie Porter faces new headwinds in the California governor’s race after viral videos of her caustic behavior go viral—prompting rivals to pounce and voters to reconsider.
President Trump vows U.S. troops will be paid during an impending government shutdown, but legal experts question how—or whether—he can legally do it without congressional approval.
In a playful twist on political protest, Portland demonstrators are donning animal costumes to counter President Trump’s dire warnings about the city—replacing anger with absurdity and joy.
A federal appeals court permits Trump to keep National Guard troops under federal control but blocks their deployment in Chicago amid an ongoing legal battle over immigration enforcement and states’ rights.
Austin Beutner, a former supporter and LAUSD superintendent, is expected to run against Mayor Karen Bass in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election, citing leadership gaps on housing, safety, and crisis response.
Rev. Jesse L. Douglas Sr., a trusted aide to Martin Luther King Jr. and key organizer of the 1965 Selma voting rights marches, has died at age 90.
A military unit in Madagascar has defected to join mass protests against President Rajoelina, sparking fears of a coup amid deadly unrest over poverty and governance.
Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy for aggressive prostate cancer and recently had a cancerous skin lesion removed, his medical team confirms.
Dozens of federal judges are raising alarms over the Supreme Court’s use of unexplained emergency orders to uphold Trump administration policies—warning it may be triggering a judicial crisis.
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency vowed to cut $1 trillion from federal spending—but with crude accounting and zero transparency, even Congress can’t verify what happened to the money.