SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Longtime U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui, who is facing her toughest primary challenge in years, has notched another major endorsement in her reelection campaign for the 7th Congressional District.

She now has the backing of California’s governor.

“Matsui has a record of delivering for the people she represents,” said Gov. ...Read more

Once upon a time, Donald Trump apparently was not so crazy about his son-in-law Jared Kushner and went so far as to enlist a former friend and ally, Chris Christie, to supply him with damaging information about Kushner’s family.

Christie, the former governor of New Jersey and the leader of Trump’s 2016 transition team, revealed Trump’s ...Read more

Among the most disorienting things about President Donald Trump’s public language is how easily it can feel numbing and shocking in the same moment. He says something outrageous, the country recoils, and then the recoil itself begins to feel familiar.

As a scholar who studies presidential rhetoric, I know that over time that rhythm ...Read more

MIAMI — Hugo Perera, a Cuban-born man imprisoned in the 1990s for cocaine smuggling with the notorious Cali Cartel, reinvented himself as a Miami real estate developer, a Coral Gables restaurateur and as a government informant.

As the feds’ star witness at the trial of former Miami-Dade Congressman David Rivera and political consultant ...Read more

Democrats on Wednesday celebrated huge overperformances in Georgia and Wisconsin elections that could herald a growing blue wave in the fall midterms with President Donald Trump’s Republican allies clinging to control of Congress.

Democrat Shawn Harris lost by just a 12% margin in the deep-red Georgia district once held by ex-Rep. Marjorie ...Read more

When a leader speaks of a civilization dying “tonight,” the weight of those words does not fall lightly. Language at that level does more than describe a moment; it shapes it. It can steady a nation, or it can heighten fear, harden positions and shrink the narrow space where diplomacy still has a chance to work.

President Donald Trump has ...Read more

Last Sunday, billions of people around the world observed Easter, a holiday that celebrates Christ’s resurrection. John 20:21 records the risen Jesus’ first words as “Peace be with you.” Under the shadow of war and troubling division, three very different American leaders shared their perspectives on the day.

Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-...Read more

Mark Rutte may not be a household name in the Chicago area or the rest of America, but the man is perhaps the only thing standing in the way of a full-blown collision between President Donald Trump and the NATO alliance.

NATO’s secretary-general has emerged as Europe’s most capable Trump whisperer, someone who can fly to Washington at a ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — For the first time, Democrats are in reach of holding every congressional seat in San Diego County.

But it all depends on North County, where several Democrats are vying to make it past the primary — and where a two-term Republican county supervisor poses their party’s toughest challenge in November.

Jim Desmond jumped into ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump stood down from bellicose threats to strike Iran’s critical infrastructure on Tuesday night, agreeing instead to a last-minute, two-week pause in fighting to make room for negotiations.

But he did so stating that diplomacy would revolve around a 10-point proposal from Tehran, a framework he described as a...Read more

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro cut a TV ad on behalf of Bob Brooks, a Democrat running for Congress in the purple Lehigh Valley, ahead of next month’s high-stakes primary.

The ad featuring the governor will begin airing Wednesday, potentially giving a boost to Brooks as the May 19 primary approaches.

Brooks, a firefighter and union leader, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — House Democrats and a panel of elections experts expressed unwavering confidence in state voting systems and dismissed Trump administration claims of widespread fraud and other vulnerabilities during a special "shadow hearing" in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

They accused President Trump and his Republican allies of pushing sweeping ...Read more

Bipartisan calls for President Donald Trump’s removal from office increased on April 7, 2026, after he issued threats to destroy “a whole civilization” if Iran refuses to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

These calls have come from across the political spectrum, from Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Melanie ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is in no hurry to tap a permanent attorney general to replace Pam Bondi following her ouster, according to people familiar with the matter, allowing Todd Blanche time to settle into his role as the U.S. Justice Department’s acting chief.

Bondi was removed from her post as the nation’s top prosecutor ...Read more

A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying.

The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American harbor. Over 300 ships brought 32,000 professional soldiers and Hessian mercenaries to crush a rebellion.

Nearby, Gen. George ...Read more

Whiteness appears to be an official immigration credential in the eyes of the United States government.

The Trump administration in late 2025 slashed the annual cap on refugee admissions to 7,500 for budget year 2026, down from the 125,000 cap set in 2024 by the Biden administration. That’s a historic low that will shut out ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Two Los Angeles-based relatives of a deceased Iranian leader were arrested by immigration agents after one of them extolled Iranian leadership and denigrated the United States and both repeatedly posted images and videos depicting a decidedly Western lifestyle, according to federal authorities and screenshots of the two women’s...Read more