The New York Republicans provide the margin to force a House vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act after a partisan dispute stalled the discharge petition last week. New York Republican Reps. Mike Lawler and Nick LaLota signed a discharge petition on Monday to force a House vote on a bipartisan bill to protect federal … Read more
The burning ship, which is docked close to a Romanian village, “could explode at any time,” local authorities say. Romanian authorities evacuated a village on the border with Ukraine after Russian drones set ablaze a tanker loaded with gas on the Danube River, just meters from EU and NATO territory. The village of Plauru in … Read more
The world body’s authorization is an important first step toward marshalling resources from other countries. The U.N. Security Council adopted a U.S. resolution to authorize an international stabilization force for Gaza and back the Trump administration’s peace plan on Monday, a significant early step toward rebuilding the destroyed enclave. The body’s support was a significant … Read more
The judge found earlier this year that the university defied a court order. A state judge is ordering Seton Hall University to turn over a trove of documents connected to a 2019 investigation into clergy abuse, a victory for survivors who’ve spent years in court seeking accountability. The order by Superior Court Judge Avion Benjamin … Read more
A fundraising page for the U.S. representative’s gubernatorial campaign was posted on the Democratic platform ActBlue before being taken down Sunday. Eric Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign appears imminent — and not just because a fundraising page for his campaign was posted on the Democratic platform ActBlue before being taken down Sunday. Allies have for weeks been … Read more
The Trump and Biden administrations have both sought to preserve a tactic known as “metering” to limit those seeking refuge before they reach the border. The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether federal law allows immigration officials to turn away foreigners who present themselves at a border crossing and request asylum in the U.S. … Read more
Customs and Border Protection officers obscured their faces with masks during enforcement operations in Bell, California, in June. | Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images The Justice Department is suing to block two California laws passed in response to the aggressive enforcement tactics immigration officials have used in the state since President Donald Trump returned to … Read more
The state’s top emergency official also is under discussion to lead FEMA. The agency’s acting chief resigned Monday after a six-month stint. The Trump administration is considering moving the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters to Texas and putting the state’s top emergency manager in charge of the agency, two former senior FEMA officials told POLITICO’s … Read more
“Operation Charlotte’s Web” is ongoing in North Carolina. The Trump administration is calling its new immigration sweep in North Carolina’s largest city “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” But the granddaughter of E.B. White, the author of the classic 1952 children’s tale “Charlotte’s Web,” said the wave of immigration arrests goes against what her grandfather and his beloved … Read more
In a rare move, the judge ordered prosecutors to hand over records of the grand jury proceeding to the former FBI director’s lawyers. A federal magistrate judge says “government misconduct” may have tainted the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, describing a cascade of apparent errors by lead prosecutor Lindsey Halligan. The magistrate … Read more