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A policy wonk who wants Nancy Pelosi’s House seat is unafraid of a fight
A policy wonk who wants Nancy Pelosi’s House seat is unafraid of a fight
SAN FRANCISCO — The California state lawmaker favored to succeed Nancy Pelosi in the U.S. House has already been thrust into the national spotlight as the force behind headline-grabbing...
JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump’s accounts after Jan. 6 attack
JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump’s accounts after Jan. 6 attack
NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal...
Trump greenlights federal assistance amid Potomac River spillage
Trump greenlights federal assistance amid Potomac River spillage
President Trump on Saturday approved Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request for federal disaster assistance to clean up the Potomac River after a sewer line collapsed. The White House tapped...
Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional
Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional
NEW YORK — Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell, saying a law...
Another alleged narco-trafficking boat destroyed in Pacific as U.S. military strike kills 3
Another alleged narco-trafficking boat destroyed in Pacific as U.S. military strike kills 3
The U.S. military carried out another strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing three people. U.S. Southern Command said on social media that...
Newsom’s latest pardon shields attempted murder convict from ICE deportation
Newsom’s latest pardon shields attempted murder convict from ICE deportation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a pardon Friday to Somboon Phaymany, erasing his 1997 conviction on 10 counts of premeditated attempted murder and effectively shielding him from being deported...
She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a U.S. veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her
She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a U.S. veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her
A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened...
Global leaders and businesses pore over fallout of more U.S. tariff swoons
Global leaders and businesses pore over fallout of more U.S. tariff swoons
SEOUL, South Korea — Governments and companies around the world scrambled Saturday to determine the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down some of the Trump...
From 10% to 15%: Trump escalates tariff fight hours after Supreme Court rebuke
From 10% to 15%: Trump escalates tariff fight hours after Supreme Court rebuke
President Trump on Saturday said he will bump up the temporary global tariff on imported goods from 10% to 15%, a day after the Supreme Court struck down his...
U.S. ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East
U.S. ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East
TEL AVIV, Israel — Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much...
Justice Department fires interim U.S. attorney hours after appointment
Justice Department fires interim U.S. attorney hours after appointment
Almost immediately after James Hundley was appointed interim U.S. attorney of the Eastern District of Virginia to replace the predecessor who was found to have held the role unlawfully,...