14-year-old girl allegedly zip-tied in raid, raising questions about ICE tactics

Wilder, Idaho — When Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue described the October raid on a popular community horse racing venue here, he hailed the detention of 105 undocumented immigrants and flatly rejected allegations that agents used zip ties to restrain some of the dozens of children present. Then he was presented with photographic evidence. Images

Democratic governors excluded from typically bipartisan White House gathering

President Trump is excluding Democratic governors from typically bipartisan events held at the White House during the annual gathering of state leaders in Washington, D.C.  No Democratic governors were invited to a formal business meeting that was to take place Feb. 20 between governors, the president and White House officials while they are in town

FBI affidavit reveals new details about Fulton County elections office search

A newly unsealed affidavit written by an FBI agent details the legal basis for a search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, last month, when investigators seized material related to the 2020 election.  According to the affidavit, the search came as part of an ongoing “FBI criminal investigation into whether any of the

Tom Malinowski concedes in special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s seat in Congress

Former Rep. Tom Malinowski has conceded last week’s New Jersey special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s congressional seat.  Malinowski was one of 11 candidates on the Democratic ballot for the 11th Congressional District. He had been neck-and-neck with Analilia Mejia.  Mejia, who held a slim lead over Malinowski, is expected to host a news conference

Lutnick defends visit to Epstein’s island with his family

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged Tuesday visiting Jeffrey Epstein on his private island in 2012, as Senate Democrats called into question his credibility on the issue. Justice Department files on Epstein released recently show Lutnick and Epstein had a closer relationship than Lutnick has previously stated. Maryland’s Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen recalled that Lutnick