“Give us back the Statue of Liberty,” a French politician told a crowd over the weekend, to applause. (Pamela Smith / Associated Press) Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France. So says a French politician who is making headlines in his country for suggesting that the U.S. is no longer worthy of … Read more
The Californians whose scam PACs tricked Trump and Clinton supporters out of millions The robocalls poured in, tens of millions of them, in the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election. Some calls opened with a clip of Donald Trump speaking, then switched to another prerecorded voice urging listeners to make an “emergency investment … Read more
Detainees wait in 2016 to appear in a Sacramento court. Bail customers filed a class-action lawsuit against more than 20 surety companies and agents Tuesday, alleging they have conspired to keep premiums high. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) With a historic law overhauling California’s cash bail system on hold, bail customers on Tuesday filed a … Read more
Houthi supporters chant slogans during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday. (Osamah Abdulrahman / Associated Press) President Trump on Monday explicitly linked the actions of Yemen’s Houthi rebels to the group’s main benefactor, Iran, warning Tehran would “suffer the consequences” for further attacks by the group. The comments by Trump on … Read more
South Africa’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington on Dec. 6, 2013. (Cliff Owen / Associated Press) The State Department says South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, who was declared “persona non grata” last week, has until Friday to leave the country. After Secretary of State … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer checks his watch during an interview on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press) Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is postponing several planned events this week to promote his new book, “Antisemitism in America: A Warning,” after some liberal groups had planned to stage protests. The … Read more
President Trump arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on Friday in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press) President Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a possible pivot point in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and an opportunity for Trump to … Read more
Welfare benefits for more than 100,000 people in Ohio expired Wednesday, prompting about 400 people to demonstrate at the Statehouse in an effort to have the state budget cuts restored. Gov. George V. Voinovich said he would hold firm on the cuts, but he appeared to be fighting back tears as he took reporters’ questions … Read more
Gov. Pete Wilson on Tuesday nominated Kathryn M. Werdegar, an old friend and a conservative state appellate judge, to fill a vacancy on the California Supreme Court. Werdegar, 58, has only three years of judicial experience, serving as a Wilson appointee on the California Court of Appeal in San Francisco. But she worked for six … Read more
Pedestrians make their way past a building housing the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University on Jan. 30, 2019, in Providence, R.I. (Jennifer McDermott / Associated Press) A federal judge wants to know why a doctor from Lebanon with a U.S. visa was deported after he ordered that she not be removed until he … Read more
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