This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Political media habitually use “race” to describe contests for public office. However, the word implies movement and therefore would be inaccurate if applied to this year’s election of a new governor. Sixty-one names will be on the June...
US Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran, Search Underway for Crew, US Officials Say
A U.S. fighter jet has been shot down over Iran and a search-and-rescue operation is underway for any survivors, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, in the first such known incident since the war began nearly five weeks ago. The Pentagon and U.S. Central Command did not respond to...
What to Know About the ‘Massive’ Military Bunker Beneath Trump’s Ballroom
While most public attention has focused on the aboveground portion of President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million ballroom, what is underneath could prove to be the more complex and expensive portion of the project. Work crews have been digging in the earth for weeks, ripping out the Presidential Emergency Operations...
Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Elected President by Pro-Military Parliament
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalizing his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup. His carefully choreographed journey from top general to civilian president follows a...
Vance to Focus Fraud Efforts on Democratic States, Trump Says
President Donald Trump on Friday said Vice President JD Vance will focus on investigating fraud in Democratic-run states in his new role as "fraud czar." "His focus will be 'EVERYWHERE,' but primarily in those Blue States," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, singling out California, Illinois, Minnesota, Maine...
White House Seeks $5.6 Billion Cut to NASA Budget in 2027
The White House on Friday proposed a $5.6 billion cut to NASA's budget for 2027, including a $3.4 billion cut to the space agency's science unit, a 23% cut as NASA's new chief plans an array of new missions under the flagship U.S. moon program. — (Reporting by Joey Roulette;...
Federal Judge in Fresno: Continued Border Patrol Sweeps in California Violate Court Order
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A federal judge ruled that Border Patrol agents continued making illegal stops and arrests after she ordered them to quit. In a tersely worded decision unsealed Thursday morning, the judge wrote that agents had “again detained people without...
White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request
WASHINGTON — With the United States at war with Iran and embroiled in conflicts around the world, the White House said Friday that it would ask Congress to approve about $1.5 trillion for defense in the 2027 fiscal year. If enacted, that amount would set military spending at its highest...
Senators Urge Trump to Bar Chinese Automakers From Building Cars in US
Three Democratic senators on Friday urged President Donald Trump to bar Chinese automakers from building vehicles in the United States and to prevent Chinese cars assembled in Mexico or Canada from entering the United States. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Elissa Slotkin and Chuck Schumer cited Trump's comments in January in Detroit...
Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone.
Attorney General Pam Bondi had a pretty good idea her days were numbered. President Donald Trump had complained too freely, too frequently, to too many people about her inability to prosecute the people he hates. She was falling short of Trump’s unyielding, unrealistic demands for retribution against his enemies. She...