Deluged With Mail Ballots, California Takes Its Time Counting Votes Again
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:02:24 +0000
Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.
YouTuber and Wife Ended Pregnancy After Down Syndrome Diagnosis. They Got Death Threats.
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:02:20 +0000
After Jesse Ridgway, a popular YouTuber, and his wife, Ashley, revealed the news, death threats followed.
Dallas’s Halperin Park Seeks to Reconnect Oak Cliff Decades After Highway Divided Neighborhood
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:02 +0000
Built atop a freeway that once split a historic Black neighborhood, Halperin Park attempts to reconnect communities divided by midcentury highway construction.
As Trump Pushes Deportations, a Skyrocketing Caseload Strains Immigration Courts
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:35 +0000
A federal surge has more than doubled caseloads within some immigration courts nationwide. Lawyers say the tactic is causing errors and confusion.
Paxton’s Senate Bid Raises the Stakes in His War on Latino Voting Groups
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:35:01 +0000
The Texas attorney general has mounted an all-out effort to prove Democratic Hispanic groups have been corrupting elections. Now he could be the beneficiary of his own attacks.
Trump Pardons Stephen Buyer, Former Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:32:50 +0000
Stephen Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana, was convicted of trading stock related to two deals before they were made public.
Trump Greets Farmers in Wisconsin, but Says He Could Be Home Watching TV
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:34:52 +0000
President Trump was in Wisconsin to reassure farmers who have been stung by his tariff policies and rising fuel prices from the war in Iran.
Graham Platner Says His Past Is Being ‘Weaponized’ Amid Growing Democratic Concern
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:12:59 +0000
The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in Maine said the state would have his back in the face of accusations he has denied.
Trump Says Bill Pulte, His New Intelligence Director, Should Slash Staff
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:08:37 +0000
The president suggested that employees who worked for previous Democratic presidents were among those who should be fired.
Park Ranger Dies After Falling Into a Crevasse on Mt. McKinley
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:06:11 +0000
Robin Pendery, 33, who was part of a climbing patrol, was near a camp at about 14,000 feet on the mountain in Alaska when she fell, the National Park Service said.
Xavier Becerra Advances in California Governor Race
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:16:45 +0000
Mr. Becerra was long dismissed in the contest until the abrupt departure of Eric Swalwell created a surprise path for an experienced Democrat.
Iran Fired Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz With U.S. Shooting Down at Least 4, U.S. Military Says
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:22:36 +0000
The latest violence between the United States and Iran threatened a cease-fire and risked further stoking tensions in the region.
Patel Said to Have Fired Five F.B.I. Analysts Over Memo on Catholic Extremists
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:38:42 +0000
It is the administration’s latest effort to force out law enforcement personnel it accuses of “weaponizing” the government against President Trump and his supporters.
Ebola Cases May Top 20,000 in Three Months, C.D.C. Says
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:04:34 +0000
Still, the risk to people in the United States remains low, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Friday.
Justice Dept. Promises to Drop Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:55:09 +0000
It was the department’s clearest statement to date that it was pulling back from a plan to use taxpayer money to make payments to people who claimed to have been politically persecuted.
Amid Graham Platner Controversy, Where Does the Maine Senate Race Go Next?
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:51:59 +0000
New revelations about Graham Platner have left Democrats anxious.
Pentagon Cuts 180 Religious Identities From Military Personnel Records
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:45:59 +0000
The new policy, which the Pentagon framed as a largely administrative action, leaves just 31 religious categories to choose from, 22 of which are Christian.
Trump Arch Will Need Red Lights, F.A.A. Says
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:09:52 +0000
The Federal Aviation Administration advised that if the Trump administration adds red obstruction lights to the arch design, it is likely to pose no risk to local aviation.
First U.S. Screwworm Case Since 1960s Prompts Texas Emergency Response
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:04:30 +0000
The infections are the first detected in the United States since the 1960s. Officials are aggressively trying to prevent the parasite from spreading in the nation’s largest cattle-producing state.
Graham Platner Controversy Deepens Democratic Unease Before Maine Senate Primary
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:06:20 +0000
The party’s politicians, officials and strategists wrestled with how to respond to new reporting about Graham Platner, with worries rising about his vulnerabilities in a general election.
Man Who Schemed With Au Pair to Kill His Wife Is Sentenced to Life
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:56:07 +0000
Brendan Banfield was found guilty of murdering his wife and another man, who was lured in through a fetish website. The plan involved his lover, who is now serving 10 years in prison.
Judge Says Trump Officials Must Restart Asylum and Immigration Processing
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:30:49 +0000
The judge invalidated policies the Trump administration enacted last year that halted asylum grants, as well as the processing of immigration benefits for people from 39 countries.
Chuck Schumer Privately Backs Haley Stevens in Michigan Democratic Senate Primary
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:56:21 +0000
Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, has remained officially neutral on the race, but in conversations with donors, he has been clear about which candidate he supports.