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ICE’s heavy-handed immigration enforcement was tried once before – by Arizona’s notorious sheriff Joe Arpaio in the early 2000s
For the past 13 years, Maricopa County in Arizona has attempted to reform its sheriff’s department after Joe Arpaio made it into a national flash point for extreme immigration tactics. After a legal immigrant sued Arpaio and the county Sheriff’s Office, a federal district court ruled in 2015 that Arpaio and his deputies relied on racial ...Read more
1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions
On a spring morning in 1914, miners in Ludlow, Colorado, were celebrating Greek Easter when the Colorado National Guard and a private security agency opened fire on their camp with a machine-gun-equipped armored car called the Death Special.
The miners waged a pitched battle with the National Guard for 10 days before President Woodrow...Read more
This week: Senate girds for budget vote-a-rama in busy week for Congress
WASHINGTON — The Senate faces an expected budget vote-a-rama this week as Republicans seek to start the process of funding immigration enforcement without the support of Democrats.
A resolution from Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is expected to provide instructions for roughly $70 billion for Immigration and Customs ...Read more
SEC's power to recoup illicit profits challenged at Supreme Court
Three times over the past decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has cut the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to extract millions of dollars from alleged wrongdoers.
Critics of the commission say it’s not enough. In arguments Monday they are asking the justices to put new limits on “disgorgement,” one of the SEC’s most potent ...Read more
Bulgarian Russia-sympathizer Radev secures decisive election win
Former President Rumen Radev, who opposes sanctions against Russia and military aid for Ukraine, claimed an overwhelming victory in Bulgaria’s election and pledged to turn the page on years of political gridlock and corruption.
In the country’s eighth general election since 2021, Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party is heading for an ...Read more
Bulgarian Russia-sympathizer Radev is heading for election win
Former President Rumen Radev, who opposes sanctions against Russia and military aid for Ukraine, is on track to win Bulgaria’s eighth general election since 2021 and may have a chance to end years of political deadlock, an exit poll showed.
Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party is set to win about 38% of the vote in Sunday’s ballot, ...Read more
Supreme Court weighs phone searches to find criminals amid complaints of 'digital dragnets'
A man carrying a gun and a cellphone entered a federal credit union in a small town in central Virginia in May 2019 and demanded cash.
He left with $195,000 in a bag and no clue to his identity. But his smartphone was keeping track of him.
What happened next could yield a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court on the 4th Amendment and its ...Read more
Minnesota Republicans want Trump's endorsement. There's no sure way to get it
As Republicans chasing statewide office in Minnesota look for an advantage in competitive primary races, one thing can give them a decisive edge: an endorsement from President Donald Trump.
“It would just move you to the front of the line,” said Mark York, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate.
The path to winning that coveted backing, ...Read more
Bulgaria's former president seeks to turn popularity into power
In a packed sports hall in the ancient city of Plovdiv, Rumen Radev warmed to his theme as he launched his election campaign: It’s time get rid of corruption and set Bulgaria on a new course, he said.
“Our goal is clear — take down the oligarchy,” the former president told the crowd of some 3,000 people on March 21. “Let’s take back...Read more
Trump signs order on psychedelics to ease FDA restrictions
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expedite research and access to psychedelics used outside the U.S. to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
“Today’s order will ensure that people suffering from debilitating symptoms might finally have a chance to reclaim their lives and lead a happier life,” Trump said in an Oval ...Read more
Democrats ignore context on Trump economic record
President Donald Trump trekked to Las Vegas on Thursday to tout last year’s “no-taxes-on tips” reform. His appearance represents an attempt by the White House to highlight the administration’s economic accomplishments — under fierce attack from Democrats — heading into the vital November midterms.
A recent Quinnipiac poll found that...Read more
Republican Tyler Kistner withdraws from Minnesota 2nd Congressional District race
Republican candidate for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District Tyler Kistner ended his campaign this week, citing his military service obligations as the main reason for withdrawing from the race.
Kistner, who is a veteran and reservist in the U.S. Marines, ran in the district in 2020 and 2022 against Democratic incumbent Angie Craig.
He ...Read more
Trump keeps quiet in Cornyn-Paxton runoff for Texas Senate seat. Is an endorsement coming?
It’s been more than a month since President Donald Trump teased an endorsement in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, but the president has yet to weigh in on his pick for the statewide office.
On March 4, the day after Cornyn and Paxton advanced to a Republican runoff in the Texas ...Read more
Anthropic, Trump officials meet to discuss Mythos access
The White House said a meeting Friday with Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei was “productive and constructive” as the Trump administration seeks wider access to the company’s powerful new Mythos artificial intelligence model.
The White House said opportunities for collaboration and for addressing the challenges from ...Read more
Democratic candidate who supported Republicans leads fundraising race in bid for Swalwell seat
The race to fill beleaguered former Congressman Eric Swalwell’s seat is getting expensive, with Democratic candidate and nonprofit attorney Rakhi Israni, who previously donated to Republicans and right-wing figures such as Laura Loomer, reporting a fundraising haul in the millions.
While most of the candidates running have raised well under $...Read more
Trump hits cultural issues in midterms pep talk to Turning Point crowd
President Donald Trump used several hot-button cultural issues to make a midterm election pitch to a key conservative group in Phoenix on Friday, a day he spent portraying as a possible turning point in the U.S. war with Iran.
Trump had used a series of morning social media posts to suggest a long-term deal with Iran could be close hours before...Read more
RFK Jr. distances himself from measles outbreak, bashes Tylenol study
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to distance himself from U.S. measles outbreaks on Friday at a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing on the administration’s fiscal 2027 budget request.
The hearing, part of Kennedy’s weeklong tour of Congress on the budget, was relatively light on ...Read more
A week of lots of noise, few results in Congress
WASHINGTON — During what should have been a week of crucial messaging and legislating, Congress spent the week instead focused on dramas on and off Capitol Hill.
And those sagas have left lawmakers with a lengthy to-do list to tackle next week before they scramble to leave D.C. ahead of their next district and state work periods.
Two House ...Read more
Trump approval plummets among Latino voters -- except in Florida, new poll finds
Latino voters across the country — a surprising part of Donald Trump’s coalition in 2024 — are now extremely dissatisfied with the president and his policies, a new poll shows.
But that is not so much true in Florida, where Cubans remain a bastion of GOP support.
In a nationwide survey of Latino voters conducted by Florida International...Read more
Ex-first lady Jill Biden bid $35,000 for role on 'Heated Rivalry'
NEW YORK — Jill Biden was willing to spend some cold, hard cash for a chance to be on “Heated Rivalry.”
The former first lady put her fandom for the hit hockey show on full display Thursday during a live auction at the NYC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center’s annual fundraiser, the Center Dinner. According to Variety,...Read more
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