WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. led a fractured Supreme Court this year that both expanded a president’s power to run the government and […]
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Facing setbacks and resistance, Trump presses bid to reshape elections on multiple fronts
WASHINGTON — President Trump has spent months waging an unusually aggressive campaign to reshape how states run elections, leveraging federal agencies in ways no previous president has […]
Trump wants to show off D.C. for the Fourth. His construction is in the way
WASHINGTON — As America’s 250th birthday arrives this weekend, President Trump’s mark is clearly visible on Washington. Visitors to the nation’s capital are being met with cranes […]
As Trump reports $2.2 billion in 2025 income, ethics experts raise alarms
Ethics experts sounded the alarm Wednesday after new financial disclosure reports revealed that President Trump’s income ballooned to $2.2 billion in 2025, with $1.4 billion […]
Trump administration sues California over 'Glock ban' law targeting machine gun pistols
California’s effort to restrict sales of handguns that can be converted into fully-automatic machine guns drew an immediate federal challenge Wednesday, with the Trump administration […]
IMF cuts global growth forecast, says AI is helping offset impact of Iran war
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its global growth forecast for 2026 and raised its inflation projections, warning that the world economy is entering […]
Chabria: Birthright citizenship ruling was a win for democracy — and a warning about erasing history
This week’s narrow Supreme Court decision protecting birthright citizenship is rightly being hailed as a triumph for the American experiment. By some, anyway. Check out […]
Inside the California ICE detention boycott over $18 coffee grounds, $21 tampon boxes
Immigrants detained at two federal facilities in California have launched a boycott in protest of increasing and, in their view, burdensome prices at the facilities’ […]
U.S. military searching for Marine missing off San Diego coast
Authorities are searching for a U.S. Marine who went missing during a training exercise off the coast of Southern California. Search and rescue efforts began […]
Costs of Iran war will linger despite conflict's end, experts say
WASHINGTON — A spectacular economic upturn is on its way, President Trump promised Americans last week, galvanized in part by a deal brokered this month to end […]
Police search fmr. Brazilian president Bolsonaro house after suspecting weapons, ammunition inside
The Brazilian Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a search of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s house, where he is serving house arrest. Agents of the […]
Before Venezuela earthquakes, engineers warned tall buildings could collapse atop soft soil
CARACAS, Venezuela — For years, engineers analyzing Venezuela’s construction patterns have voiced a major concern: That the country’s precarious combination of soft ground soil and tall concrete […]
Trump lashes out and cuts off trade with Spain at NATO Summit, demands control of Greenland
President Donald Trump threw a summit of NATO leaders into disarray on Wednesday as he demanded the United States cut trade ties with Spain and […]
Spain weathers early adversity, clinches knock-out round match at SoFi Stadium
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Spain, ranked second in the FIFA rankings and the favorite to win the World Cup, did not play its best game, but did enough […]
Former youth pastor accused of pushing wife off cliff in Zion National Park dies days after arrest
A former Las Vegas youth pastor who was accused of pushing his wife off a cliff while hiking in Zion National Park died Thursday — […]
Venezuela death toll nears 1,000 as aid workers from L.A. and across the globe arrive
CARACAS, Venezuela — The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela was approaching 1,000 Friday as relief workers from across the globe arrived to search for survivors […]
Controversial billionaire tax proposal will appear on November ballot
Proponents of a tax on California billionaires vowed on Thursday to move forward with their November ballot measure despite mounting opposition from many of the […]
'Race against time': The desperate search for Venezuelan earthquake survivors
CARACAS, Venezuela — Rescue workers and civilians scrambled to pull survivors from the rubble Friday as Venezuela struggled to recover from a pair of earthquakes that toppled […]
National Park staff ordered not to reveal deaths as part of new policy, report says
The Trump administration is reportedly ordering staff not to confirm deaths or details about severe injuries at U.S. national parks — but officials are adamant […]
Trump budget request omits funds for L.A. fire relief, prompting criticism from senators
WASHINGTON — California’s two Democratic senators on Thursday criticized the Trump administration after it requested $87.6 billion from Congress to address some of the nation’s most “urgent […]