Politics

Newsom signs California law banning officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks

By Sophie Austin, Associated Press

In California, lawmakers passed at least two dozen bills this year seeking to fortify immigrants' rights, restrict cooperation with federal immigration agents and tighten regulations on immigrant detention facilities, among other things.

Nikole Hannah-Jones on the backlash to her viral essay about school choice

By Geoff Bennett, Layla Quran, Maea Lenei Buhre

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote a now-viral essay about her decision to send her daughter to high-poverty, predominantly Black public schools in her New York city neighborhood — and how they both feel about that choice 10 years later.

WATCH: Utah voters hear from House candidates McAdams, Owen in midterm debate

By Dan Cooney

A former U.S. congressman and a former Trump White House staffer will square off on a Utah debate stage Tuesday as voters in the state’s newly drawn First Congressional District consider who to send to the U.S. House.

WATCH: Trump announces accord signed by top AI companies to 'self-police' development

By Christopher Rugaber, Will Weissert, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Many of the executives gathered in Washington have called for a slowdown in the development of the technology after several hgh-profile incidents where AI agents have gone rogue.

Supreme Court lets Trump continue deporting people to 3rd countries while justices consider policy

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Under a series of often-secret agreements, the Trump administration has deported some 25,000 people to more than two dozen countries, including Liberia and Guyana.

Homeland Security spending $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

By Lisa Mascaro, Ali Swenson, Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for the campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump that have drawn widespread criticism from Republicans and Democrats as a blatant misuse of taxpayer dollars that likely runs afoul of…

WATCH: Schmitt suggests Jack Smith perjured himself about a basketball game, but mixes up 2 teams

By Sophia Bailly

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., questioned former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday about whether he had attended an NBA game in Atlanta in Feb. 2024, but seemingly confused two different basketball teams.

LA mayor candidates set for forum as city struggles with homelessness, Hollywood job losses

By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

Two Democratic rivals seeking to become the next mayor of Los Angeles are meeting on the same stage just days before mail ballots go to voters.

GOP hopes fade in Georgia and North Carolina as party shifts focus in battle for Senate

By Thomas Beaumont, Bill Barrow, Steven Sloan, Associated Press

The party is spending heavily to defend GOP-heavy Texas, and Trump plans to campaign for the Republican incumbent in Ohio. They're both places Trump won easily in 2024.