Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States in the coming months, arguing that their status as Afrikaners has left them open to discrimination
Rachel Maddow takes on the DOJ’s 150-year saga in a new book, ‘Department of Fate’
NEW YORK (AP) — After writing bestsellers about the military, the oil and gas industry and the state of democracy, Rachel Maddow is now working on a history of the Justice Department. Crown, a division of Penguin
Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Monday that the Supreme Court risks being seen as political in the wake of a major voting rights decision. She spoke after writing a solo dissent from the court’s
What to know about a deadly attack by teen gunmen on a San Diego mosque
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Police raced Monday to catch an armed teenage runaway before he and another teen opened fire on a San Diego mosque, killing three men and then themselves. About two hours after one boy’s
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has no regrets over Trump impeachment vote, even as it cost him his seat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Returning to the U.S. Capitol after a stinging primary reelection loss, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said Monday evening that he has no regrets about his “momentous” vote to convict President Donald Trump
Workers on New York commuter rail end their strike after wage deal
NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) – Some 3,500 workers on New York’s Long Island Rail Road will end their strike, the first in more than three decades which had brought disruption to the U.S.’s busiest commuter line,
Autopsy says the death of a Haitian man detained in Arizona was related to his dental woes
PHOENIX (AP) — An autopsy report released Monday confirmed that the death of a Haitian man after spending months at an Arizona immigration detention facility was related to his dental problems, as a family member had contended.
Former Hartford police officer charged in fatal shooting of a Black man in mental distress
A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has been charged with manslaughter after a state investigation found he failed to de-escalate the confrontation. The officer, Joseph Magnano,
New York City mayor Mamdani meets JPMorgan’s Dimon at new headquarters
May 18 (Reuters) – Zohran Mamdani met JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon at the bank’s new headquarters on Monday, weeks after the New York City mayor drew backlash for his plans to tax the rich. Mamdani,
US Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead land bureau
May 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to confirm Steve Pearce, a former oilman and congressman from New Mexico, to lead the Bureau of Land Management. • Pearce was one of 49 nominees for