POLITICS

SPLC’s Offshore Assets Ballooned as Embattled Left-Wing Darling Secretly Funded KKK and Other ‘Violent Extremist Groups’—and Reported Owning Accounts in the Cayman Islands

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The Southern Poverty Law Center, which claims to “dismantle white supremacy,” saw its offshore assets balloon by as much as 430 percent over the last decade. The left-wing group allegedly defrauded donors by funneling millions of dollars to the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist organizations. A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted the

John Phelan Steps Down as Secretary of the Navy

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John Phelan at a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is leaving the administration, effective immediately, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. Sean Parnell, assistant to the secretary of war for public affairs, made the announcement on X. “On behalf of

“A breaking point”: Inside the 68-day DHS shutdown

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Over the past several weeks, CBS News has spoken with roughly two dozen Department of Homeland Security personnel spanning career civil servants, uniformed personnel and frontline staff about the institutional strain caused by the partial government shutdown, now in its 68th day. Their roles differ, but the sentiment is strikingly consistent: They feel forgotten, not

Appeals Court Blocks California Law Requiring Federal Agents to Show ID

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Federal agents block people protesting an ICE operation at a cannabis farm near Camarillo, Calif., on July 10, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on April 22 permanently blocked California from enforcing a new law requiring federal immigration officers to display identification when on duty in the state, ruling the law

Family “is heartbroken” to learn soldier’s wife won’t be released by ICE after all

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information after previously reporting she was expected to be released. The wife of an Army soldier who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an immigration appointment last week is not going to be released from federal custody after all, her family and attorney said

Judge Rules Virginia Redistricting Referendum Unconstitutional

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A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy in Alexandria, Va., April 21, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo A Virginia judge ruled on Wednesday that the state’s redistricting referendum approved by voters a day earlier was invalid, nullifying the election results. Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones said he would immediately file