The FBI has expanded its criminal investigation into purported irregularities in the 2020 presidential election, issuing a grand jury subpoena for reams of information about voting results in Maricopa County, Arizona, a Democratic stronghold in the swing state, according to three people familiar with the matter. The subpoena was issued...
Trump Threatens to Crowd Out Republicans’ Midterm Message
House Republicans flocked to President Donald Trump’s golf club near Miami on Monday for their annual policy retreat, seeking to carve out a legislative agenda that could blunt the strong headwinds they are facing in the midterm elections. But that effort was unfolding in the shadow of an unusual challenge:...
Pismo’s Manager in ICE Detention Released and Back With His Family
Nearly nine months after being detained by immigration authorities, the Iranian-born manager of Pismo's Restaurant, Psalm Behpoor, is back with his family in Fresno. Last week, the government declined to appeal a bond hearing for Behpoor, meaning as he awaits his future hearing, he can be with his wife and...
Where’s My De Niro? Woman Sues Fresno County for Art Work Return
A valuable painting is missing after a woman was booked into the Fresno County Jail. Now her family is suing to get it back. A spokesperson for the jail says the county doesn't have it. The mystery continues over the whereabouts of "Still Life with Two Pitchers," by Robert Henry...
Trump Bought Netflix and Warner Bros Bonds at Height of Bidding War With Paramount
President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discovery, according to government disclosures. Trump bought more than $500,000 of Netflix's bonds in two transactions on December 12 and December 16...
Trump Says Australia Has Taken Care of Some Iranian Women Soccer Players
President Donald Trump on Monday said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told him five members of the Iranian national women's soccer team had been "taken care of" amid fears they could be punished. Australia's SBS News earlier said five players had "broken free" after the team was eliminated from the...
Trump to Hold a Press Conference After Markets Close on Monday
President Donald Trump said he would hold a press conference later on Monday before returning to Washington from Florida, but gave no details about what he would discuss. The press conference is scheduled for at about 5:30 p.m. (2130 GMT), after the U.S. markets close. It comes as global markets slumped...
Who Is James Talarico and Why Is He a Rising Christian Political Star?
These days, I’m asked more about James Talarico than I’m asked about any politician not named Donald Trump. Talarico is a 36-year-old Texas state representative and the Democratic Party’s latest and greatest hope for winning its first statewide election there in more than 30 years. He’s also one of the...
Almost 700,000 Displaced in Lebanon as War Enters Second Week
Escalating hostilities have forced nearly 700,000 people to flee their homes in Lebanon, a U.N. agency said on Monday, as the war between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah entered a second week. Lebanon has been pulled deep into the war in the Middle East since Hezbollah opened fire...
Back to the 1970s? Investors Brace for a Return of Stagflation
Investors are now seriously considering the possibility that war in the Middle East could create a stagflationary shock, just as it did 50 years ago, when disruption to global energy supplies sent inflation surging, and battered growth “The risk of a 1970s scenario is rising,” said Kaspar Hense, portfolio manager...