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House conservatives push for funding fight as shutdown looms weeks before election
WASHINGTON — The hard-right Freedom Caucus is pushing House Republican leaders to condition government funding on passage of new proof-of-citizenship requirements to vote and create a new deadline that faces broad Senate opposition. The tactic would risk a government shutdown just one month before the 2024 elections, a scenario that some GOP leaders prefer to
One Israeli hostage killed and 2 injured in Gaza by al-Qassam Brigades soldiers, Hamas says
One Israeli hostage was killed and two were injured in two separate incidents involving al-Qassam fighters in Gaza, according to a statement from Hamas' military wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida. In one incident, a fighter fatally shot a male hostage he was guarding, and in the other, two female hostages were wounded, Abu Ubaida said in
‘We are doing democracy here’: Young voters focus on being polite rather than polarized
WASHINGTON — In the heat of the 2024 campaign season, more than 400 first-time voters from across the country gathered here in July to discuss political issues and the upcoming election — but with a focus on being polite rather than being polarized. The participants in “America in One Room: The Youth Vote,” an event
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell says she’s challenging Republican Sen. Rick Scott because Florida has become unaffordable
PINECREST, Fla. — The only Latina vying for a U.S. Senate seat in November is trying to beat a Republican incumbent in an increasingly red state by stressing her moderate stance on many issues, including Latin America policy. Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a Democrat, says families across the state are struggling — and she knows
Young Thug’s long-running criminal trial returns with jury and reluctant star witness
A new judge, a "hostile" star witness and another mistrial request kicked off the jury's return Monday to the racketeering and gun conspiracy trial of Atlanta rapper Young Thug after a nearly two-month hiatus. The case has become Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial since it began with jury selection in January 2023, dragging on through multiple
Suspect accused of stabbing Jewish man in Brooklyn is charged with hate crimes
A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes Monday after, police said, he yelled “Free Palestine” before he slashed a Jewish man in the torso near a synagogue in Brooklyn, New York. Police alleged that Vincent T. Sumpter, of Brooklyn, stabbed the 33-year-old man around 2 a.m. Saturday near the headquarters of
Significant earthquake rattles Los Angeles
A magnitude-4.4 earthquake hit Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, rattling a wide swath of the city. The earthquake, which was initially measured at magnitude 4.7, struck at 12:20 p.m. local time (3:20 p.m. ET) and was centered roughly 2.5 miles southeast of Highland Park, a neighborhood in northeastern Los Angeles. The U.S. Geological Survey then
Puerto Rico cancels classes, activates National Guard as tropical storm warning issued for Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico activated the National Guard and canceled the start of classes in public schools as forecasters warned that the U.S. territory would be hit by Tropical Storm Ernesto, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for Puerto Rico, the U.S. and British
Donald Trump Touts Project 2025 Policy in Elon Musk Interview
Former President Donald Trump has said he would dismantle the Department of Education if he wins the White House in November. "I want to close up Department of Education, move education back to the states," Trump, the Republican nominee, said in an interview with Elon Musk on Monday night. "If you moved education back to
Elon Musk Says Cyberattack Shut Down Donald Trump X Interview
Former President Donald Trump's planned interview with Elon Musk got off to a difficult start on Monday as Musk claimed that a cyberattack prevented users from accessing the interview on X, formerly Twitter. Trump and Musk, who purchased the platform in late 2022 and has endorsed the former president, teased the "talk" on X Spaces