Democratic Candidates Vie to Fill Seat in Deep-Blue Arizona District—What to Know

From left to right, Deja Foxx, Adelita Grijalva, Patrick Harris Sr., Daniel Hernandez Jr. and Jose Malvido Jr. during the Democratic primary debate inside the Arizona Public Media studio in Tucson, Ariz., on June 10, 2025. Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP A handful of Democratic candidates are looking to win a special election in

Waiting for China’s Gorbachev? Don’t Hold Your Breath.

The rumors that China’s Xi Jinping has been ousted, or is on the verge of losing power, have drawn the attention of China watchers around the world. His downfall has been proclaimed prematurely many times, so some skepticism is in order. Inter-party politics in Communist countries are often, as Winston Churchill once described the Soviet

Vulnerable Border District Dem Leans Into ICE Resistance

Rep. Gabe Vasquez has advised constituents on how to thwart ICE raids and voted against condemning an anti-ICE riot in Los Angeles Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D., N.M.) New Mexico Rep. Gabe Vasquez, a self-styled moderate Democrat, has ramped up his resistance to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement activities, a stark contrast to other vulnerable border

About 200 arrested in immigration raids on Southern California farms, feds say

Federal immigration authorities said Friday they arrested about 200 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally in raids a day earlier on two California cannabis farm sites. Protesters engaged in a tense standoff with authorities during an operation at one of the farms.  The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that authorities

Secret Service bolsters security with drones, mobile command posts following Butler

Laurel, Maryland — It was almost one year ago that 20-year-old Thomas Crooks attempted to assassinate President Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, an incident which prompted several investigations into the U.S. Secret Service’s actions and procedures on that day. Prior to the shooting on July 13, 2024, Crooks flew his own commercial