With Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advancing to the November election, her opponents, Councilmember Nithya Raman and political newcomer Spencer Pratt, are still vying for a final spot. In California, only the top two vote-getters will move on to the November election. With ballots still being counted, Bass will need to wait to see who
Washington — John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Trump, is planning to plead guilty to one count of retaining classified national security information and will agree to pay a $2.25 million fine, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Bolton, now a staunch critic of Mr. Trump, was indicted last
Washington — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and several Republican lawmakers on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations raised by Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistant that she was abused by two men. Sarah Kellen, the assistant, told the Oversight Committee that she was the victim of abuse by former Miami Beach Mayor Philip
President Trump is planning to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals in New York City between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on June 8, according to sources familiar with the plans. The president, a native New Yorker and self-described Knicks fan, said he was invited to attend a Knicks playoff game
The U.S. plans to step up its investment in coal, as President Trump doubles down on his commitment to bolster the fossil fuel industry. Mr. Trump on Thursday is expected to announce $700 million in funding for coal plants and energy infrastructure during an afternoon Oval Office event dubbed “Beautiful, Clean Coal.” A White House
Washington — The Senate is holding what’s expected to be a marathon vote series on Thursday as Republicans seek to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security without help from Democrats. After a series of fits and starts over President Trump’s White House ballroom and the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund, the chamber is moving
The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing two men, as the Trump administration wages a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack, the fifth in about a week, brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes