Minnesota and its Somali immigrant community have become the latest target of President Donald Trump, in what has become a pattern of escalating pressure against Democratic-led cities and states across the U.S.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that ICE would focus on undocumented members of the Twin Cities Somali community with an intensive ...Read more

A Native American tribe that was displaced by the establishment of Yosemite National Park is getting part of its lands back.

The land transfer, from Pacific Forest Trust, is considered a major milestone for Indigenous cultural and land restoration in California.

In addition, the move could lead to better management and control of wildfires in ...Read more

CHICAGO — A federal appeals judge on Tuesday had blunt criticism for a lower court judge’s order to release hundreds of immigrants on bond whose arrests during “Operation Midway Blitz” are being challenged under a consent decree that limits so-called warrantless detention.

During arguments before a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit U...Read more

A Pennsylvania police officer testified that when he first saw the face of the nervous young man eating in a McDonald’s restaurant, he knew it was the suspect in the shooting death of a healthcare executive in New York five days earlier.

Patrolman Joseph Detwiler said he had seen a series of photographs released by the New York Police ...Read more

SpaceX carved out a sunset launch over the Space Coast on Tuesday with its latest Starlink flight.

A Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-95 mission with 29 of the company’s internet satellites blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:18 p.m.

This was the 25th flight for the first-stage booster, which...Read more

The Canadian publisher of a children’s book character used by Pete Hegseth to downplay possible war crimes is distancing their cartoon turtle from the U.S. Secretary of War.

“Franklin the Turtle is a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children and stands for kindness, empathy and inclusivity,” the publishing house Kids ...Read more

BEIRUT — With a rainbow adorning the early morning sky, tens of thousands converged on Beirut's waterfront on Tuesday to attend public prayers led by Pope Leo XIV — the culmination of an international debut that saw the U.S.-born pontiff repeatedly call for peace in a time of increasing war.

Addressing a crowd of an estimated 150,000 people...Read more

Talks between Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have concluded at the Kremlin after almost five hours, according to news services in Moscow.

No details of the outcome of the discussions have emerged so far. Witkoff left the Kremlin to go to the U.S. embassy in Moscow, state...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County supervisors advanced an ordinance Tuesday that would prohibit law enforcement officers — including immigration enforcement agents — from wearing masks while working in unincorporated parts of the county.

The ordinance would also require all law enforcement officers to wear identification and make clear ...Read more

ANALYSIS — Faced with a burgeoning military scandal, President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned to his familiar strategy of trying to deflect and distract as he feels bipartisan heat from Congress.

His Defense secretary, meanwhile, opted to go full hawk.

“I ask questions from very intelligent lunatics, you people. I give the right answers. ...Read more

President Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns about affordability as a Democratic “con job” in a remarkable shift after recently latching onto the buzzword encapsulating widespread consumer worries about the cost of living.

Trump branded affordability as a “hoax” in a speech to his Cabinet in which he also downplayed the chances of the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are poised to square off at a hearing Wednesday on a long-running, but so far unsuccessful, Republican push to impeach judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Republican House members have filed impeachment resolutions against a myriad of judges this Congress ...Read more

Sabrina Carpenter’s not mincing words when it comes to the Trump administration using one of her songs in a video promoting ICE and the Department of Homeland Security.

On Tuesday, the pop princess condemned the White House for posting a video featuring ICE arresting protesters and undocumented immigrants to one of her songs. The video, which...Read more

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a stinging rebuke to opponents of his 2026 budget plan on Tuesday, signaling he will continue digging his heels in on his controversial head tax proposal rather than seek to reconcile with a rebellious City Council.

At a City Hall news conference, Johnson called out political organizations that have ...Read more

New York City Mayor Eric Adams sat down with Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, marking their first face-to-face since Mamdani won last month’s race for City Hall — and the meeting appears to have been cordial despite long-running tension between the two men.

“It went well,” Mamdani told reporters after meeting privately with Adams at Gracie ...Read more

More than a dozen laws passed during a special legislative session earlier this year take effect on Dec. 4, governing things like the STAAR Test and access to medications.

We break down a handful of them. Here’s what to know.

Texas Congressional Redistricting

Texas’ new congressional map (House Bill 4) officially takes effect on Dec. 4, ...Read more

Vladimir Putin began talks at the Kremlin with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the latest plans aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Russian president, who was joined by his foreign-policy aide Yuri Ushakov and Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev, said in comments shown on state television that he was pleased to see the ...Read more

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was expected to sit down with Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, marking their first meeting since Mamdani won last month’s race for City Hall.

“It’s so funny that you ask that,” Adams, who’s leaving office Dec. 31, said at an unrelated Tuesday press conference in Harlem when asked if he had any plans to meet ...Read more