Trump slams mail-in ballots as corrupt, but may not have the power to derail them
Trump, citing Putin, vowed to end mail-in ballots with an executive order, despite both the facts and the Constitution’s limits on his power.
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LA Mayor Bass delays Palisades fire report at DOJ’s request amid probe
LA Mayor Karen Bass holds back Palisades fire after-action report amid federal investigation, drawing criticism from community groups seeking answers.
Appeals Court Won’t Invalidate Part of Voting Rights Act
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill talks with the media in front of the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans on May 19, 2025. David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP After rejecting Louisiana’s request that it invalidate a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act in a state-level redistricting lawsuit, a federal
Trump admin. revokes clearances of 37 current and former U.S. officials
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, said Tuesday in a memo posted on X that the Trump administration is revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials. She accused them of having engaged in the “politicization or weaponization of intelligence” to advance personal or partisan goals, failing to safeguard classified
Politics may have spurred August purge of 5 veteran FBI agents
When the FBI fired five veteran agents earlier this month, Director Kash Patel offered no explanation. Shock at the firings has continued to reverberate through the storied agency. And now, details are emerging about the possible motivation, several sources close to the agents tell CBS News. “There is a despicable purge underway of senior FBI
DHS plans ‘Cornhusker Clink’ detention center as Trump expands immigration enforcement
Department of Homeland Security to expand detention centers with new "Cornhusker Clink" facility in southwest Nebraska as part of Trump's immigration crackdown.
Nebraska governor announces plan for immigrant detention center
Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in a farming area in the state’s southwest corner as President Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations. Pillen said he and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had agreed to use an existing minimum security prison work camp