Swalwell launches California governor bid with ‘fighter and protector’ pitch on affordability, safety and climate
Rep. Eric Swalwell launched a California governor bid built on a “fighter and protector” frame, pledging to lower prices, raise wages, and shield immigrant communities, cancer research, and clean-energy projects.…
Glitz, deals and dissent: RFK Jr.’s MAHA broadens its tent — and reveals the seams
A high-profile Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington put Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s expanding coalition on full display, drawing biotech firms, AI startups and other corporate partners alongside federal…
Judge cites 10th Amendment in tossing DOJ challenge to New York’s courthouse-arrest limits
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s challenge to New York’s Protect Our Courts Act, which bars civil immigration arrests in and around state courthouses without a judge-signed warrant. U.S.…
SNAP’s work rules expand in December: who’s affected and what the federal numbers say
Federal documents and estimates show SNAP enforcement tightening in December as the Trump administration’s November waiver expires and expanded work rules take effect. The law signed in July extends the…
Border Patrol’s secretive travel-monitoring program raises unanswered questions on authority, criteria and safeguards
An Associated Press video report says the U.S. Border Patrol runs a secretive program that monitors millions of American drivers and detains U.S. citizens for “suspicious” travel patterns. The AP…
White House says Trump wasn’t calling for executions as capitalized post stirs rhetoric concerns
The White House said Thursday that President Donald Trump was not calling for the execution of Democratic lawmakers, despite his capitalized post calling their comments “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.”…
Trump links H‑1B talent to chip‑fab timelines, pushing back on MAGA criticism
At the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum, President Donald Trump pushed back against MAGA criticism of H‑1B visas, arguing chip‑factory builders need foreign tech talent to train and strengthen the U.S. workforce.…
Chicago vendor couple works through raids, and the optics travel far beyond Little Village
{'current_text': 'Amid Chicago’s “Operation Midway Blitz,” Little Village vendors Ofelia Herrera and Rafael Hernandez keep working despite a 75% sales plunge and friends’ detentions. Their defiance spotlights how enforcement optics…
Treasury’s ‘public benefit’ reclassification would cut refundable tax credits for many DACA, TPS workers and mixed‑status families by 2026
Treasury plans to redefine the refunded portions of the EITC, Additional Child Tax Credit, American Opportunity Tax Credit and Saver’s Match as “federal public benefits,” with the final regulation expected…









