What is the signal messaging app and is it secure?
Senior government officials mistakenly invited the editor in chief of the Atlantic to a group chat on the messaging app Signal, where the focus of…
D.A. Hochman officially brings death penalty back to Los Angeles
Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman will allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty again in Los Angeles, undoing one of the signature policies of his predecessor,…
Self-professed ‘DOGE person’ Frank Bisignano gets his confirmation hearing to lead Social Security
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration faced questions Tuesday at his confirmation hearing about efforts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency…
Column: Congress wants to impeach judges instead of doing its job
Some Republicans want U.S. District Judge James Boasberg removed from the bench for allegedly interfering with the president’s authority — under the Constitution and the…
Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick for Israel ambassador, tries to distance from past Palestinian rhetoric
WASHINGTON — Mike Huckabee, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, attempted to distance himself Tuesday from his past controversial statements about the conflict between Israel…
Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change
BOSTON — When Ash Lazarus Orr went to renew his passport in early January, the transgender organizer figured it would be relatively routine.But more than two months…
The heroes of the resistance are stepping up
“I’m a veteran and you don’t give a f— about me! … You don’t get to take away our rights. You don’t get to do…
Exposure of war plans in Signal chat is ‘mind-boggling,’ top Democrat tells intel officials
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s top intelligence officials are facing Congress this week to offer their first testimony in office about the threats facing the United States…
Columbia student protester sues to stop deportation order
NEW YORK — Another Columbia University student said Monday that the Trump administration has targeted her for deportation over her pro-Palestinian views, accusing immigration officials in a…
Speaking truth to Trump on climate change
The 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or…
Disastrous acting chief is proof that Social Security needs protection
It wouldn’t be quite accurate to label the brief reign of acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek an unmitigated disaster.That’s because, disastrous as it has…
In Oakland mayor’s race, Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor chart different paths
OAKLAND — On a recent Saturday in March, several hundred people filled the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland for a quintessential party to honor longtime Democratic Rep.…
Trump officials share war plans in group chat that included journalist
WASHINGTON — Top national security officials for President Trump, including his Defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in…
Canada’s leader laments lost friendship with U.S. in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney lamented Canada’s lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline…
South Africa president says persecution of whites is ‘false narrative’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday the claim that white people are being persecuted in his country is a “completely false…
Trump assails judge who blocked deportations as case heads to appeal
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday questioned the impartiality of the federal judge who blocked his plans to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, leveling his criticism…
Trump lawyers urge high court to block judge’s order to rehire workers
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Monday to block a judge’s order requiring the government to “immediately” rehire 16,000 federal employees. In an…
Mia Love, the first Black Republican congresswoman, has died at 49
SALT LAKE CITY — Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died…
Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts
WASHINGTON — As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Trump’s slashing of the federal government, one group is already taking a front and center role: military…
Newsom’s dilemma after providing Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants
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