FBI subpoenas 2020 Arizona voting docs as federal push into election administration widens

An Arizona state lawmaker revealed Monday that federal authorities subpoenaed him for records related to the 2020 election, marking the second publicly confirmed jurisdiction the Department of Justice is investigating over the matter. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, a Republican, said in a social media post he received the subpoena for material related to the … Read more

Trump cheers FBI subpoena of Arizona 2020 election records

Request for records related to election audit appears latest part of Trump effort to spread false claims about voting A federal grand jury subpoenaed Arizona’s legislature for records related the state senate’s widely criticized review of the 2020 election, the state senate president said on Monday, in what appears to be the latest part of … Read more

Hegseth once warned against endless wars. Now he’s leading Trump’s strike-first doctrine

In a little over a year, the United States has carried out dozens of airstrikes on vessels in the Caribbean tied to alleged narco-trafficking networks, launched sustained operations against Houthi forces in the Red Sea, captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, struck Iranian nuclear facilities and now embarked on an extended military campaign aimed at degrading … Read more

Trump ally Lindsey Graham issues threat to Saudi Arabia over Iran war

Republican senator warns of ‘consequences’ if kingdom does not join US strikes against Iranians Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday questioned whether the United States should honor a long-sought defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, saying the kingdom’s refusal to join military … Read more

Tennessee Republican draws criticism from Democrats for Islamophobic rant

Andy Ogles posted ‘Muslims don’t belong in American society,’ among other statements, prompting Cair to call him an ‘anti-Muslim extremist’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Andy Ogles, a Republican representative of Tennessee, spent Monday on an Islamophobic rant, writing on social media: “Muslims don’t belong … Read more

Obama appointee’s Chicago immigration order backfires after court says she went too far

An Obama-appointed federal judge’s attempt to rein in immigration enforcement in Chicago backfired after a federal appeals court ruled she overstepped her authority and “effectively established the district court as the supervisor of all Executive Branch activity in the city of Chicago.” A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit … Read more