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In a debate in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral primary, Mayor Karen Bass, L.A. Councilmember Nithya Raman, and reality TV star Spencer Pratt responded to questions about the devastating January 2025 wildfires and actions going forward, with the conversation at times growing heated between Bass and Pratt.
The 16-page report was led by Trump-ally Sebastian Gorka, and places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism efforts The Trump administration has accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday. The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing … Read more
President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court to pause its ruling rejecting his challenge to E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million defamation case against him as he looks to take the case to the Supreme Court.
Trump warned Tehran to agree to deal or face attacks ‘at a much higher level and intensity’ than before – key US politics stories from 6 May 2026 at a glance The US military fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday, shortly after Donald Trump issued a fresh ultimatum to Tehran, telling it to … Read more
An AI-generated political ad depicting reality star and L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is being celebrated by some, but also raises ethical questions. All of it as candidates prepare for key California debates just weeks before the primary. NBC News’ Dana Griffin reports
Justice department targets MacArthur Park, which has long struggled with fentanyl use, overdoses and homelessness Federal authorities arrested 18 people in Los Angeles in a crackdown on drugs in MacArthur Park, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. The DoJ said it was targeting an “open-air drug market” in the park near downtown, which has … Read more
The heavily Democratic Fulton county has been at the center of Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020 The federal government can keep the 2020 election ballots from Georgia’s Fulton county seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled Wednesday. US district judge JP Boulee’s decision came after lawyers for … Read more
A California immigration judge who was terminated by the Trump administration is alleging in a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) that she was fired because she is a registered Democrat and because of her affiliations with immigrant-rights groups. The 14-page lawsuit, filed by Kyra Lilien, names the DOJ and Acting U.S. Attorney General … Read more
Epstein’s cellmate in New York City says he found note after convicted sexual offender attempted suicide in July 2019 A federal judge unsealed an alleged suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday, the first time the document has been made public. Epstein’s cellmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, Nicholas Tartaglione, … Read more
Every Democrat asked during this week’s California gubernatorial debate said they supported providing healthcare coverage for illegal immigrants, a position they took moments after candidates spent several minutes warning that California’s healthcare system is already too expensive and straining families, businesses and the state budget. “We had a broken immigration system, and now you want … Read more
