By Jackson Richman and Joseph Lord Contributing Writers The Texas House on Wednesday advanced a newly drawn congressional map that would give Republicans five extra seats in the U.S. House. A
News release Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, wrote to Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent over the planned Sept. 30 closure of the Santa Clarita IRS Post of Duty Office, raising
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer Five California Republicans are poised to potentially lose their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in upcoming elections as the California Legislature moves forward with
By Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writer As Republicans lambasted California lawmakers for rushing through their effort to gerrymander the state’s congressional map, Democrats are facing a quieter angst in their own party.
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer A semi-truck driver faces deportation after allegedly making an illegal U-turn in St. Lucie County, Florida, which led to a crash that left three people dead,
By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — Terrorist group Hamas has accepted a proposed deal that would result in a temporary ceasefire and a release of hostages. Qatar announced the move
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer President Donald Trump on Monday called Russian President Vladimir Putin to arrange a face-to-face meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Putin. It comes after Zelenskyy
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Hurricane Erin is expected to increase in size over the coming days, prompting federal officials to issue a tropical storm watch for coastal areas in North
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The Social Security Administration will not phase out the sending of paper benefit checks to all recipients by Sept. 30, a spokesperson confirmed. In a statement
By Emel Akan & Ryan Morgan Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders to the White House on Monday to explore paths
By Jack Phillips and Melanie Sun Contributing Writers As Hurricane Erin continues to churn across the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said on Monday that a tropical disturbance that appears
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer WK Kellogg is the first company to commit in a legal agreement to removing artificial dyes from its products, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on
Compiled from news service reports A bilateral meeting in Alaska between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended after two and a half hours, culminating in a
By Lily Zhou Contributing Writer Beijing targeted two Lithuanian banks on Wednesday in retaliation for the European Union’s latest Russian sanctions that affected two rural Chinese banks near the China-Russia border.
By John Haughey Contributing Writer The California Energy Commission has tabled a resolution calling for a pause in implementing a 2023 state law that would impose financial penalties on gasoline producers
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised the Trump administration’s “energetic and sincere” efforts to end the war in Ukraine and suggested that a nuclear arms
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer Europe must be ready to join the United States in imposing higher tariffs on China and other countries that buy Russian energy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott
By Lily Zhou Contributing Writer Chinese and U.S. representatives clashed on Monday at a U.N. Security Council meeting over the Panama Canal amid an ongoing battle over control of the waterway
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer The Department of Justice has found George Washington University in violation of federal law in its handling of pro-Palestinian protests. The assessment was leveled after a
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out withdrawing troops from the contested Donbas region as a condition for a cease-fire and peace talks with Russia, warning