Baseball star Steve Garvey raises $600,000 in California Senate race
He faces three formidable Democratic challengers: Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee. Garvey is highlighting his status as a political outsider, but all…
Cash payments not part of California’s 14 reparations bills
SACRAMENTO — The California Legislative Black Caucus on Wednesday outlined the first set of reparations for the descendants of African Americans who were enslaved in the…
Alzheimer’s program renewal on the way, lawmakers say
“It could easily be part of this package,” he said. “I’ll certainly push that it should be part of it.” Kaine said he was among…
Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter
Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the accidental fatal shooting of the “Rust” movie cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and…
Trump’s Teamsters meeting lays bare division over immigration
O’Brien, who met with Trump twice this month to discuss organized labor, disagreed. He said he doesn’t support a shutdown of the border, adding “we…
Islamic Resistance in Iraq group is to blame for Jordan drone strike that killed 3 troops, US says
Kirby said Biden was continuing to weigh retaliation options to the attack but said “the first thing you see won’t be the last thing,” adding…
Federal judge throws out Disney’s lawsuit against DeSantis
“This is an important case with serious implications for the rule of law, and it will not end here,” the company stated. “If left unchallenged,…
Rumors swirl in Kyiv of Zelenskyy planning to oust his top general – POLITICO
The first rumors of a feud and Zaluzhny’s possible ousting began circulating at the end of 2022, when media reported Zelenskyy was mulling replacing Zaluzhny…
Trump who? In NY special election, MAGA talk is absent
So far in the race for New York’s 3rd Congressional District, Republicans have tried to ignore the party’s flag-bearer. Mazi Pilip, the Republican candidate in…
GOP super PAC spends more on migrant crisis ads in NY race
Pilip, an Ethiopian-born former Israeli Defense Forces soldier, faces former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi in the race for the district, which includes parts of Long…
Putin challenger submits 105,000 signatures backing his election campaign – POLITICO
In a post on his Telegram channel, the anti-war candidate said, “It will be very difficult for the CEC and the current authorities to say,…
Opinion: Need a good book? Try one your 9th-grader isn’t allowed to read
I have discovered many wonderful books, mostly in the young adult category, by reading news stories about what’s being banned in public schools these days:…
There are more Russian spies in EU Parliament, Latvian lawmakers say – POLITICO
Parliament on Monday opened an internal probe into Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka after an independent Russian investigative newspaper, the Insider, reported she had been working…
Johnson plans to bring bipartisan tax package to House floor Wednesday
The decision puts a cap on a breathless stretch that lasted little more than 24 hours in which four New York Republicans voted “no” on…
Bipartisan support for California Prop. 1 on mental health
Gov. Gavin Newsom has an unusual ally in his Proposition 1 ballot measure to boost funding for mental health: an outspoken Donald Trump supporter and…
Democrats risk a liberal rebellion as Biden embraces border deal
“The president would just do very well to remember it has never worked for Democrats to just take up Republican talking points and think that…
Granderson: The border crisis is real. Why does Trump block solutions?
The irony of Donald Trump pressuring House Republicans to kill a border deal is that many of his voters once counted on him to stop…
Sinema’s fundraising plummets as reelection decision deadline nears
Sinema, who left the Democratic Party in December 2022, has not decided if she will seek reelection this year. With nearly $11 million in her…
This law would make chronological feeds the default for kids
Social media companies design their feeds to be as gripping as possible, with complicated algorithms shuffling posts and ads into a never-ending stream of entertainment.…
Ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years for corruption
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, right, and Bushra Bibi, his wife, address the media in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 17, 2023. | K.M. Chaudary/AP By…