Politics, power and scandal
The Justice Department wants California to hold mail ballots from people it flags as likely noncitizens until citizenship is confirmed. Sacramento calls it chaos. We call it common sense, and the right path for anyone who wants a vote is citizenship.
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Katie Zacharia stepped up to the podium for the first time Tuesday, then wrapped it up after 14 minutes. Here's who she is, why she got the job, and how her debut landed.
Hilton hit Becerra on migrant children, Trump talk and the state of California, and right-leaning voices are scoring it his way. The polls still say Becerra is ahead.
Long pause on corporate money, a shrug on Purdue Pharma, and nobody in the room corrected the mayor's name. The internet has thoughts.
New “do no harm” rule puts undergrad programs on notice — outearn a diploma, or lose the federal loan spigot.
Trump walked Chinese President Xi Jinping past his new presidential portrait display, paused at the autopen where Biden's picture would be, and nudged Xi with a punchline. Meanwhile, his "Only Trump" photo with Xi has the internet playing spot-the-aide.
A Trump-appointed federal judge paused the White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico for 14 days. Reporters were still turned away for a stretch Thursday morning, then let back in after the outlets flagged noncompliance.
In a Sept. 22 United Nations address, Trump threatened to annihilate Iran after the midterms, called Cuba a failed state that will fall, and kept the UN buzzing with walkouts, side meetings, and Western Hemisphere flexes.