Jun 01 Candidates for California governor and LA mayor make their final pitches to voters By Sophie Austin, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America The many candidates running for California governor rushed to deliver their closing arguments to voters in the race’s final days before the June 2 primary. Continue reading
Jun 01 AP report: U.S. to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas By Matthew Lee, Sam Mednick, Associated Press The almost 50 U.S. embassies and consulates that are processing visa applications in Africa will be reduced to 20 “hubs” in the coming weeks, according to three U.S. officials and an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Jun 01 Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after mediated talks By Bassem Mroue, Kareem Chehayeb, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanon-militant group through mediators. Continue reading
Jun 01 Appeals court panel rules that transgender troops were illegally barred from U.S. military service By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday. Continue reading
Jun 01 New Jersey voters look for answers about Tom Kean Jr.'s prolonged absence from Congress By Mike Catalini, Associated Press The pressure is ratcheting up in the 7th Congressional District as Democrats are hoping to unseat Kean in their bid to regain control of Congress. Continue reading
Jun 01 Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters released from prison after governor commutes sentence By Associated Press Peters served less than a quarter of her nine-year sentence. Continue reading
Jun 01 Jerome Powell uses award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools By Leah Willingham, Associated Press The award also honored residents of Minnesota's Twin Cities for their actions during a federal immigration crackdown that led to thousands of arrests and two deaths. Continue reading
Jun 01 Standoff between Republicans and White House over the 'anti-weaponization' fund remains unresolved By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Republicans say they won't have the votes for the immigration spending bill until the White House works with them to put some parameters on a new $1.776 billion settlement fund designed to compensate Trump's allies — or scrap it… Continue reading
Jun 01 Why a surge of election-related websites could spell rising cyber threats for the midterms By Liz Landers Check Point, a cyber security company, found that in January of this year, approximately 1,300 newly registered domains contained the keyword "election," and approximately 2,957 contained "vote."… Continue reading
May 31 Platner's wife calls reports about Senate candidate's explicit texts with women 'shameful' By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Graham Platner’s wife called reports that her husband had previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women “shameful" over the weekend, the latest controversy to hit the Maine Democrat’s whirlwind campaign. Continue reading