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In a rare rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump said this week he was “very angry” with the dictator for thwarting a Ukraine peace deal and that he’d consider new sanctions on Russia’s oil ...Read more

Against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding measles outbreak, what we need right now is urgent assistance from the federal government to support immunization and strengthen vaccine delivery, not more challenges. ...Read more

Given that a hallmark of the Trump administration is the gulf between its appointees' responsibilities and their qualifications for their jobs, it may be hard to pick out the quintessential example of the wrong person in ...Read more

Here’s the thing about Donald Trump 2.0: The slapdash chaos of his first term has solidified into something more deliberate. He’s no longer just winging it like an insult comic. Now, he’s got a plan, and the theme is...Read more

I realized a famous true crime story was a part of my family history more than two decades ago, when I discovered my mom’s name in a book. In my parents’ bedroom combing through their bookshelf, my eyes stopped on a ...Read more

Americans are exhausted—by our divisions, our politics, and a media landscape that thrives on tearing us apart. When asked to envision our ideal future, Americans say they want to connect and be united. But how do we get...Read more

Are foreign tourists still welcome in President Donald Trump’s America? I’m starting to wonder after several cases of international visitors being detained for long periods in questionable circumstances. If this rough ...Read more

It has been a rough week for national security adviser Mike Waltz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the rest of the Trump administration’s national security team. The so-called Signalgate catastrophe, in which Waltz ...Read more

The 2024 film, “Anora,” about a young woman victimized by sex trafficking, recently won five Oscars at the Academy Awards. Perhaps, it is a signal of more awareness and less stigma surrounding the pervasiveness of ...Read more

The DOGE-damners on Capitol Hill are going to hate Elon Musk’s latest target: Congressional wallets.

Speaking at a town hall in Wisconsin Sunday night, Elon Musk suggested that his Department of Government Efficiency ...Read more

There is no honor in kicking a man when he’s down — or a political party, for that matter.

Yet that’s exactly what Gov. Gavin Newsom did Friday when he appeared as a guest on Bill Maher’s “Real Time” talk show...Read more

Should Catholic Charities be exempt from paying state unemployment taxes because it has a religious purpose?

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the issue Monday, and the odds look good that the court will grant the...Read more

President Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday to consider a proposal for divesting TikTok’s U.S. operations from Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd., just days ahead of a deadline for a sale of the popular social media...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Eureka woman who nearly bled to death while miscarrying twins last year is suing the Catholic hospital chain that she claims refused her life-saving abortion care.

Anna Nusslock, a chiropractor who sued ...Read more

GOP firebrand Randy Fine is bringing his heated rhetoric to the halls of Congress, after defeating Democrat Josh Weil in Tuesday’s special election for a Central Florida district.

But Weil’s closer-than-expected ...Read more

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — For a few days, Democrats got to dream.

In two Florida congressional special elections, one south of Jacksonville and one in the Panhandle, the Democrats’ candidates, Josh Weil and Gay Valimont, ...Read more

While the 2026 midterms are more than a year and a half away, three special elections happening Tuesday night should give voters in Pennsylvania and across the country a sense of which way the political breeze is blowing. ...Read more

A Nevada law that has gone unenforced since it was enacted 40 years ago will go into effect at the end of the month, requiring parents to be notified if their minor daughter seeks an abortion.

A federal judge ruled Monday...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- I occasionally find myself speaking to Latino immigrants, legal and otherwise.

I don't waste time telling those folks about their rights. That information is important, but they can get it from immigration ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared open to upholding a federal law that allows lawsuits against the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Liberation Organization seeking damages from terror attacks.

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