Gavin Newsom bets on MAGA liberalism
David’s viewWhat is Gavin Newsom doing? It’s been the most interesting question in liberal politics since November, with a different answer every month.First came his l...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody as deportation threat looms
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from criminal custody in Tennessee on Friday, but the Trump administration has signaled that it still wants to remove him from the cou...
The disturbing precedent for the White House’s list of ‘woke’ Smithsonian exhibits
In the late 1930s, Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels and his agents compiled a list of artworks they deemed “degenerate” and saw fit to purge. That list — whi...
Ghislaine Maxwell says she never saw Trump ‘in any inappropriate setting’
The US Department of Justice has released the transcript and audio recording of an interview conducted by deputy attorney general Todd Blanche with the convicted sex tr...
Ghislaine Maxwell, who wants a pardon, says she never saw Donald Trump ‘in any inappropriate setting’
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, who is seeking a pardon from Donald Trump, told top Justice Department officials during an interview last month that she nev...
By the #s: New Mexico targets its pedestrian death rate — the highest in the U.S.
A narrow median on Central Avenue in Nob Hill in Albuquerque, pictured May 2023. The state Transportation Department on Thursday provided an update on its effort to eli...
Fired Utah National Guard commander sues Cox, other state leaders
The former adjutant general of the Utah National Guard is suing Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and other state officials — claiming he was “unlawfully terminated” without due pr...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from custody in Tennessee
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, pictured at center, accompanied by his attorney, released from jail in Putnam County, Tennessee on August 22, 2025. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tenness...
Indiana Education Secretary Katie Jenner unanimously confirmed as new higher ed commissioner
Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner was confirmed as the state's higher education commissioner on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Indianapolis. In her new role, Jenne...
Multiple fatalities, including children, after tourist bus carrying 50 crashes in upstate New York
Multiple people, including children, died Friday after a tourist bus carrying 52 people, including the driver, returning to New York City from Niagara Falls rolled over...