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Trump, without proof, claims 'cheating' in California vote, says federal probe underway

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LOS ANGELES — To the surprise of few, President Donald Trump has once again claimed without evidence that Democrats are somehow cheating to win California’s primary elections — writing on social media late Wednesday that federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are investigating the matter.

“The Dumocrats are at it again! They are trying to ...Read more

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Supreme Court sides with FCC power in forfeiture process

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the Federal Communications Commission’s power to issue findings that companies broke the law, turning aside challenges from telecommunications giants that the agency had to go to the courts first.

The 8-1 decision found that the FCC’s forfeiture process does not run afoul of the ...Read more

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The GOP push to 'love thy neighbor': Deleted post from Rep. Andy Ogles' account reignites debate over pluralism

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WASHINGTON — When Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles posted Tuesday that “homosexuality has no place in America,” it wasn’t the first time he declared a certain group of people didn’t belong in the U.S.

The difference this time: His fellow Republicans called him out, publicly.

“Saying that homosexuals have no place in America is idiotic, ...Read more

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Former state senator Shevrin Jones running to succeed Frederica Wilson

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MIAMI — Former Democratic state senator Shevrin Jones is officially running to succeed longtime Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who announced last week she wouldn’t be seeking reelection.

He filed his candidate paperwork to run in Florida’s 24th District to the Federal Election Commission on Thursday morning.

Jones has served in the ...Read more

President Trump's 2025 executive order about 'woke AI' put the tech industry on notice about aligning with the administration's views. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

From oversight to coercion: How authoritarian governments are twisting AI safety to get tech companies to fall in line

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When researchers founded Anthropic in 2021, they said the race to build powerful AI was moving too recklessly. They inserted detailed safety measures into their products and marketed their commitment to safety as the corporate quality that distinguished them from competitors – notably OpenAI, the rival company they had left. In March 2026 ...Read more

In the past 80 years, at least nine men have survived execution attempts. Bernd Obermann/Getty Images

Tony Carruthers recently survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest man to endure a failed execution

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Tennessee set out to execute Tony Carruthers on May 21, 2026, but he lived to tell about it.

Carruthers, who was sentenced to death for a 1994 triple murder, survived his date with death when the execution team members could find only one suitable vein in which to secure an IV, but not, as USA Today reports, the “backup line, which ...Read more

Femicide claims more than 1,800 lives in the United States every year. SimpleImages/Getty Images

For Black women in abusive relationships, gun-control loopholes can engender deadly disparities

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In April 2026, Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was shot and killed by her husband while their divorce was pending.

She had done what she was supposed to do. She had initiated the legal process to leave Justin Fairfax, the former lieutenant governor of Virginia. It didn’t save her.

What happened to Wanzer Fairfax has a name: ...Read more

Did James Comey, former FBI director, 'knowingly and willfully' threaten, kidnap or 'inflict bodily injury upon the President of the United States'? Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

James Comey’s Instagram seashell post sits in a murky legal zone between protected political speech and criminal threat

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In the case of United States v. James Brien Comey Jr., the U.S. president’s security is pitted against the bedrock right to free speech enjoyed by Americans.

Two federal charges have been lodged against former FBI Director James Comey and are based on his Instagram post that depicted seashells spelling out “86 47.”

Comey...Read more

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Commentary: No single person should have the power to launch nuclear weapons

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“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” — Donald Trump, April 7, 2026

Too often, we sip our morning coffee while reading a bizarre Truth Social post by President Trump, often posted between midnight and dawn. His missives inevitably become grist for that evening’s late-night shows. The jokes can be funny...Read more

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Editorial: Jill Biden takes heat for rehashing husband's debate debacle

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Former first lady Jill Biden drew considerable attention recently after acknowledging that President Joe Biden’s performance during his 2024 debate with then-candidate Donald Trump was so troubling that she feared he might be having a stroke.

“I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never,” she told ...Read more

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Editorial: Jill Biden betrayed us all

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Jill Biden’s book tour is exposing what is so wrong with the Democratic Party.

She feared her husband, then-President Joe Biden, was having a stroke on the debate stage when his mind drifted to somewhere beyond Pluto. That was on June 27, 2024, when he said at one key juncture: “Making sure that we’re able to make every single solitary ...Read more

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Haiti electoral council fires executive director amid dispute with PM over elections

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Haiti still does not have a date for its first general elections in a decade. But the process is already mired in controversy, raising the prospect of a new electoral crisis.

On Wednesday, the country’s Provisional Electoral Council issued a document barring its executive director, Uder Antoine, from entering the premises in Pétion-Ville. ...Read more

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Who leads California's 5th Congressional District this primary election?

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Longtime Republican Rep. Tom McClintock appeared headed for another November ballot after taking a commanding lead in California’s 5th Congressional District primary, according to early election returns.

McClintock, an Elk Grove Republican, garnered 63% of the vote as of 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, while Democrat Michael ...Read more

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Consent questions raised at data privacy bill hearing

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WASHINGTON — Data privacy legislation put forward by House Republicans is friendly to businesses, Republicans and Democrats agree; whether or not that’s a good thing depends on which side of the aisle members sit on.

Republicans say the legislation would provide clarity for businesses and uniform protections for consumers around the country...Read more

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Republican-led House votes to stop Iran war, rebuking Trump

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WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House voted to halt the U.S. war with Iran, breaking with President Donald Trump on an unpopular foreign conflict that is taking an escalating economic toll on Americans.

The 215-208 vote Wednesday showed worries over the war spreading in the president’s own party five months before congressional elections. ...Read more

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Pentagon hires South Carolina Jan. 6 convicted rioter to sensitive military post

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A convicted Jan. 6 rioter from South Carolina has been hired by the Trump administration to work in a Pentagon office “that manages highly classified military operations,” according to a report in The Washington Post.

The report about convicted Jan. 6 defendant Elias Irizarry now working in the Pentagon was based on four unnamed sources. It...Read more

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Congress finds a unifying issue -- geothermal energy

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WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress seem to have found a unifying issue, and it’s a hot one lurking beneath the earth’s surface: geothermal energy.

Without objection and without partisan digs from either side, the House on Tuesday passed by voice vote a package of six bills — three from Republicans and three from ...Read more

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California congressional race results threaten GOP power in DC

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LOS ANGELES — Buoyed by a new congressional map favoring their party, California Democrats eyed Tuesday’s primary elections as a critical first step toward flipping a handful of House seats and taking back power in Washington.

As of Wednesday, the results were a mixed bag — with Democratic candidates advancing to November’s general ...Read more

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In race for Pelosi's seat, her famed political influence was a factor -- but just one

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Even on her way out, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. — 86 and retiring — held sway.

Last month, in the final stretch of the race to replace her, Pelosi endorsed Connie Chan, a member of the San Francisco board of supervisors and a candidate who had until then struggled to gain traction. The move clearly had an effect, with Chan advancing out of...Read more

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Rep. Valadao moves forward, Villegas edges ahead of Bains in California's critical 22nd District

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., is moving forward in the primary race for the hotly contested 22nd Central Valley congressional district as college professor Randy Villegas trails behind with a slim lead over Assembly member Jasmeet Bains, following months of infighting among Democrats on the best candidate to flip the ...Read more

 

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