Justice Department Requests Data on Criminal Illegal Immigrants in California Jails

An El Cajon police officer books a man into the San Diego County Jail on April 24, 2020, in San Diego, Calif. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images The Department of Justice on July 17 requested data on incarcerated illegal immigrants from sheriffs in multiple major California counties, including reasons for arrests or convictions and scheduled release dates.

What’s Behind the US–Canada Lumber Feud?

As the Trump administration looks to reset the global trade system, one of the longest-running international trade disputes in North America is returning to the forefront. The United States is reconsidering how it deals with the massive imports of Canadian softwood lumber. The two continental neighbors have feuded over the forest product since the 1980s.

Newsom Talks Guns, Party Future, and Criticizes Biden Border Policies in Four-Hour Podcast Appearance

California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on before speaking at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif., on Feb. 26, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent nearly four hours on an episode of the “Shawn Ryan Show” released this week, opening the conversation by accepting a boxed Sig Sauer P365 Macro pistol

White House Investigating Biden’s Use of Autopen

President Joe Biden signs a resolution to avert a nationwide rail shutdown, in Washington on Dec. 2, 2022. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The White House Counsel’s Office is investigating the Biden administration’s use of the autopen, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on July 17. “The White House Counsel’s Office has launched their

Walz Urges Democrats to Reconnect With Disengaged Young Men

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reacts as Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the presidential election during a speech at Howard University in Washington on Nov. 6, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is urging Democrats to confront their growing disconnect with young male voters. Walz warned in a podcast released this week that the

Trump Calls Netanyahu About Strike on Gaza Church

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on April 7, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express his displeasure with the Israeli military’s strike on a Catholic church

House Passes Landmark Stablecoin Bill, Sends It to Trump’s Desk

A gold-plated souvenir version of a Tether (USDT) coin arranged beside a screen displaying U.S. dollar notes, in an illustration picture taken in London on May 8, 2022. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images House lawmakers passed a landmark stablecoin bill on July 17 in a vote of 308–122, sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk