The televised debate for an open House seat in the Chicago area was zipping along smoothly, even politely, until the moderator turned from health care, housing and immigration to the knottiest issue of the campaign, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. “It’s dark money,” Laura Fine, an Illinois state senator,...
California Cops and Firefighters Push for New Perk on Top of Their Pensions
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A full career as a California Highway Patrol officer or a Cal Fire firefighter often ends with a six-figure pension that provides a comfortable retirement after countless hours spent in harm’s way. This year, the unions that represent...
Trump Rejects Khamenei’s Son as Iran War Intensifies With US-Israel Strikes
President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader on Thursday as the war escalated further, with U.S. and Israeli jets hitting areas across the country and Gulf cities coming under renewed bombardment. In an interview with Reuters, Trump said Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of...
Who Is Eyal Zamir, the Architect of Israel’s War Plans?
JERUSALEM — When Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Israeli military’s chief of staff, sat down for Shabbat dinner Friday at his mother’s home in central Israel, nobody else at the table knew what was about to unfold. Hours later, the general was being taken in an unmarked car to an...
Fresno Grizzlies Name Their New General Manager
The Fresno Grizzlies announced Thursday that Andrew Milios will become the team's new general manager after nearly 18 years with the organization. Milios joined the team in 2008 as an inside sales representative and worked his way through multiple departments. He has overseen ticket sales, guided the corporate partnerships department,...
Twenty-Four US States Announce Lawsuit to Stop Trump’s Latest Global Tariffs
A group of 24 U.S. states will sue President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10% global tariffs, alleging that the president cannot sidestep a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that invalidated most of his previous tariffs on imported goods by citing new legal...
Trump Says He Did Not Sign off on Border Security Ad Campaign
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he did not sign off on a $200 million border security advertising campaign featuring U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. "I never knew anything about it," Trump told Reuters in a phone interview. Noem - a top official overseeing Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown...
Ukraine, Russia Exchange 200 POWs Each in Latest Swap
Ukraine and Russia exchanged 200 prisoners of war each on Thursday in their latest swap, officials on both sides said, despite a deadlock in U.S.-backed negotiations to end the four-year conflict. Kyiv and Moscow have carried out regular POW exchanges throughout the war, committing during recent talks in Geneva to...
Newsom Compares Israel to ‘Apartheid State,’ Questions Military Support
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat widely seen as a likely presidential candidate, delivered sharp criticism of Israel this week, suggesting that the U.S. should reconsider its military support for the country, which he compared to an apartheid state. Newsom’s comments reflect a stark shift in the Democratic Party, which...
WHO Says It Has Verified 13 Attacks on Health Sites in Iran
The World Health Organization chief said on Thursday that it has verified 13 attacks on health infrastructure in Iran amid a U.S.-Israeli campaign and it was checking reports that four healthcare workers were killed and 25 others injured. "An estimated 100,000 people have left Iran and in Lebanon, more than...