As surging copper wire thefts are leaving many Los Angeles communities in the dark, a new statewide metal theft law set to kick in next year is aimed at recyclers who buy the stolen metal. Los Angeles city leaders, law enforcement and business leaders called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 476 as copper wire
The White House fired back after several reports criticized President Donald Trump's addition of a grand, $200 million ballroom to the historic property with examples of past work.
Paul Ingrassia is no longer President Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, a White House official told CBS News, after allegations surfaced that he sent offensive text messages, including one where he reportedly conceded he has “a Nazi streak” — leading some GOP senators to back away from him. Ingrassia wrote on X that
The U.S. Capitol building during the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, attorney Paul Ingrassia, announced that he was withdrawing from a nomination hearing set for Thursday. “I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s HSGAC hearing to lead
Law enforcement stand guard outside the state Capitol in downtown Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 17, 2021. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images The North Carolina Senate on Oct. 21 passed legislation to implement new district maps for elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, which will likely turn one longtime Democratic-leaning district into a Republican-leaning one.
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) speaks as she is surrounded by supporters who have urged that House Speaker Mike Johnson swear her in, at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the U.S. House of Representatives. The
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticized Democrats for declining to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open with no strings attached. “I call it the ‘Seinfeld’ shutdown because it’s a shutdown about nothing,” the California Republican told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, referencing the common joke that the seminal sitcom was