Washington — President Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday in the state’s upcoming Senate runoff, seeking to bring to an end a costly contest just a week ahead of the runoff date. “Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) celebrated the Jewish holiday of Shavuot at Gracie Mansion on Monday evening with a bevy of his progressive allies, including anti-Israel Jews such as congressional hopeful Brad Lander and the transgender rabbi who once held an interfaith dialogue meeting with the president of Iran. The already controversial event
Federal prosecutors in Miami were ordered to open a new criminal investigation targeting detained former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro amid some concerns that the pending prosecution against him is weak, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. The new probe comes as Alex Saab, a close business associate of Maduro who served as
U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House on May 15, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump on May 19 suggested that he had given Iran two or three days to come up with a proposal on a peace deal, a day after he announced he had suspended pre-planned strikes against the country.
Ninth Circuit hears oral arguments at 12 p.m. ET on May 19 in the Justice Department’s appeal (USA v. Weber, et al.) of a lower court’s dismissal of its lawsuit trying to compel California to hand over its unredacted voter data. Cases on May 19: 1) 24-7571 Lopez Herrera v. Blanche: A citizen of Guatemala
Republican lawmakers are taking the most ambitious federal action yet to shield oil companies from a growing number of state lawsuits and bills that seek to force them to pay billion-dollar penalties related to their alleged role in contributing to climate change. In state courts, more than two dozen Democratic-led states and cities, which are
National Public Radio headquarters in Washington on March 26, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images National Public Radio (NPR) is cutting newsroom positions and restructuring its editorial operations as the public broadcaster adjusts to reduced federal support after President Donald Trump’s order to end taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS over what he said was