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The arrest followed Mexican President Sheinbaum’s refusal of U.S. President Trump’s offered to send troops into Mexico to help combat the drug cartels. A mayor in western Mexico has been arrested in connection with a stalled probe into a suspected drug cartel training camp, where human remains and clothing were found last September. During a

The measure comes amid pro-democracy protests after the election victory of the Georgian Dream Party, which is friendly with Russia and China. The House passed a bill on May 5 that would impose sanctions on the Georgian Dream Party and others who have undermined the Eastern European country’s stability. The tally was 349–42. Thirty-four Republicans

Attorneys general say the cuts violate federal law. New York and 18 other states sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on May 5, alleging the department’s major overhaul violates federal law and the U.S. Constitution. The cuts “defy Congress’s authority, and they violate federal law,” New York Attorney General Letitia James

A voice vote was enough to repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act. The House passed a bill on May 5 to maintain U.S. sanctions on Iran. The bill, introduced by Rep. Ryan McKenzie (R-Pa.), would repeal the sunset provision of the 1996 Iran Sanctions Act that allows the United States to sanction

The bid sets up challenge against a Democratic incumbent in a largely rural district that favored President Donald Trump in each of his 3 elections. Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced on Monday he’s running to represent the state’s 2nd congressional district in an effort to unseat a Democrat incumbent in the GOP stronghold. LePage,