A bipartisan group of lawmakers sought unanimous consent approval for a bill that would stop the changing of the clocks. Sen. Tom Cotton wasn’t fast enough in 2022 to block Senate passage of legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent. Three years later, he wasn’t about to repeat that same mistake. The Arkansas Republican … Read more
Efforts to remap red states before the midterms are hitting roadblocks from state-level Republicans. A fiercely independent governor in New Hampshire, an octogenarian iconoclast in Nebraska and a Kansas Republican who bucked his party on transgender legislation have unwittingly formed a national bulwark against President Donald Trump’s aggressive redistricting push. Despite threats and force, Trump’s … Read more
PARIS — The banks of the Seine were still cloaked in early morning darkness when a security guard at the Paris Holocaust Museum, seated just a stone’s throw from the Notre Dame Cathedral, noticed a suspicious scene. Two men in dark clothes were spraying red paint across the Wall of the Righteous — a stone … Read more
Once a northern separatist, the League leader is betting his legacy on uniting Italy. The leader of what was once Italy’s largest separatist party may end up being the politician who unites the boot from top to bottom. Hemorrhaging support and risking control of the far-right party that he heads, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini … Read more
The ruling marks the third time in recent weeks that judges have disqualified top federal prosecutors in temporary positions. The Justice Department’s top prosecutor in Los Angeles has been illegally serving in the role since July, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Bill Essayli, Trump’s pick in April to temporarily lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for … Read more
“ICE just ignored a federal court order and tore yet another family apart,” said the executive director for the ACLU of Louisiana. NEW ORLEANS — Immigration officials have deported a father living in Alabama to Laos despite a federal court order blocking his removal from the U.S. on the grounds he has a claim to … Read more
In a tense hearing, Gregory Bovino faced scrutiny for alleged violations of court orders limiting use of force. CHICAGO — U.S. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, the face of “Operation Midway Blitz” cracking down on illegal immigration, must report daily to a federal judge after reports of combative enforcement, including using tear gas. Bovino appeared … Read more
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said she found some accounts from impacted federal employees “very affecting.” A federal judge has indefinitely extended her order banning the Trump administration from mass firing federal employees during the government shutdown. Following a hearing Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction blocking reductions in force — … Read more
“The Senate is choosing not to move forward with mid-cycle redistricting,” he writes. The Democratic leader of the Maryland Senate on Tuesday sent a letter to dozens of state lawmakers rejecting the party’s effort to redistrict in the state, bucking Democrats’ national effort to redraw congressional lines. Bill Ferguson, the Maryland Senate president who for … Read more
Commons committee describes successive governments’ failures to manage hotel use, contracts, spending and safeguarding The Home Office has squandered billions of pounds on asylum accommodation due to long-term mismanagement of a “failed, chaotic and expensive” system, according to a report published by a powerful parliamentary committee. The Commons cross-party home affairs committee report, published on … Read more