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Springsteen tackles Trump, ICE at Bay Area concert: 'We have a president who can't handle the truth'
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Bruce Springsteen took some major swings at the Trump administration during his superb concert with the E Street Band at Chase Center in San Francisco on Monday night. Here are some of the highlights:
(At the start of the Springsteen concert):
“The E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of...Read more
Impeachment of Kentucky judge 'not about politics,' former lawmaker says
LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the first time since filing an impeachment petition against a Fayette Circuit Judge in January, former lawmaker Killian Timoney has spoken out about the proceedings, saying he did so in pursuit of justice.
Timoney — who is seeking election again for a Lexington-area house seat — said in a Facebook post on Tuesday he ...Read more
Epstein files the biggest drag on Trump's approval rating in Florida, poll finds
President Donald Trump’s handling of the investigative files into sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein marks the biggest hit to his net approval ratings in Florida, according to a statewide poll conducted by Democratic consultants.
Other issues resulting in low approval numbers included abortion, government spending, Iran and the economy, ranked by...Read more
Biden's Justice Department was overly aggressive in prosecuting a Pa. anti-abortion activist, Trump administration says
The Justice Department on Tuesday said federal prosecutors under former President Joe Biden “weaponized” the law to target people with anti-abortion views, and said one of the key examples was a case in which the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia charged a Bucks County activist with seeking to intimidate workers and patients outside a...Read more
Commentary: The election that unseated strongman Viktor Orban is the most important I've witnessed
On Sunday night, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat in one of the most important elections I’ve ever witnessed. The right-wing strongman stepped down from power in Hungary after a rule of 16 years — years that spanned the adult lifetime of a generation of young people, who have now made their voice heard, through their ...Read more
House starts uncertain push to reauthorize key surveillance authority
WASHINGTON — Privacy advocates and the intelligence community have painted vastly different pictures over whether a powerful surveillance authority contains enough privacy protections for Americans, as lawmakers look to act before the program’s statutory authority expires next week.
At issue in the sprawling debate is the extent of the ...Read more
A justice department opinion arguing the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could revert the nation to a time when presidents freely burned their papers
Prior to 1978, U.S. presidents could do what they pleased with the records from their time in office. They owned them.
But in 1978, the Presidential Records Act established new rules for the official records of a president. Passed in the wake of Watergate, when President Richard Nixon tried to keep incriminating materials from being ...Read more
Peru's perennial presidential loser is getting her best shot yet
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori, the second-place finisher for three straight presidential elections, is now positioning herself for a victory that would capitalize on the power structure she’s built over two decades in the shadow of her father’s legacy.
While official results from Sunday’s vote are still being counted, Fujimori has enough of a ...Read more
Top Peru candidates in dead heat to face Fujimori in runoff
LIMA, Peru — The race to take on conservative Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s presidential runoff remained deadlocked Monday, with thousands of Peruvians still voting because of logistical mishaps a day earlier.
A fresh quick count by pollster Ipsos has Fujimori leading the first round with 17.1%. Leftist lawmaker Roberto Sánchez was second with ...Read more
NC's Don Davis giving money to charity that Swalwell donated to his campaigns
Rep. Don Davis announced Monday that he plans to donate to charity any money that Eric Swalwell, a fellow U.S. House Democrat, donated to his campaign, his staff told McClatchy.
Davis’ decision comes amid allegations of sexual misconduct against Swalwell that ended the California lawmaker’s gubernatorial race and caused him to resign from ...Read more
Rep. Tony Gonzales announces plans to leave office when House returns
WASHINGTON — Ahead of an expulsion vote, Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales said he plans to “file my retirement from office” when the House returns on Tuesday — more than a month after he faced allegations of an affair with his staff member who later died by suicide.
It’s unclear whether Gonzales, who already dropped his reelection ...Read more
After Trump loss in Hudson River tunnel funding battle, work on high-tech boring machines advancing
NEW YORK — A little more than a month after construction of the Hudson River Tunnel resumed, crews are working assembling the specialized machines necessary to dig the first stage of a pair of rail tunnels through the tough rock of the New Jersey Palisades.
The project’s two massive tunnel-boring machines — manufactured in Germany and ...Read more
Swalwell resigns seat in Congress ahead of expulsion threat, citing 'mistakes'
WASHINGTON — California Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned his congressional seat on Monday under intense pressure from lawmakers of both parties after several women accused him of sexual misconduct, including a former staffer who alleged rape.
Swalwell, a Dublin Democrat who suspended his campaign for California governor on Sunday, said in a ...Read more
Rep. Eric Swalwell resigns, denies sexual assault allegations
WASHINGTON — California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell said Monday he will resign his seat, effective just days after a handful of his former staffers accused him of sexual misconduct.
By the time Swalwell announced his resignation, at least two dozen members — Republicans and Democrats — publicly said he should give up his seat or they ...Read more
Trump suit over Wall Street Journal Epstein story dismissed
A judge threw out Donald Trump’s $10 billion libel suit against the Wall Street Journal and parent company News Corp., dealing a blow to the president’s ongoing campaign of litigation against the media.
The decision Monday in federal court in Miami largely vindicates a 2025 story that suggested Trump sent a lewd birthday note to Jeffrey ...Read more
Pro-Palestinian activists arrested protesting at Sen. Schumer's Manhattan office
NEW YORK — A group of pro-Palestinian activists was arrested during a protest of Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip outside Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office in Manhattan on Monday, cops said.
The demonstrators were taken into custody outside the Senate minority leader’s office on Third Ave. near E. 48th St. in Midtown East around 1:48 p.m., ...Read more
Congressman pushing Trump ouster by 25th Amendment in Connecticut to endorse Larson
HARTFORD, Conn. — President Donald Trump could be impeached for the third time if the Democrats regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the fall, a key lawmaker said Monday in Hartford.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin would become the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee if Democrats recapture the House in the November election, ...Read more
Swalwell resigns seat in Congress ahead of expulsion threat, citing 'mistakes'
WASHINGTON — Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned his congressional seat on Monday under intense pressure from lawmakers of both parties who called on him to step down after several women, including a former staffer who alleged rape, accused him of sexual misconduct.
Swalwell, a California Democrat who suspended his campaign for governor on Sunday, ...Read more
Pope Leo hits back at Trump in Iran war feud as 'Jesus' pic ignites ire
Pope Leo hit back at President Donald Trump’s attack on him over the war in Iran as Trump deleted a social media post depicting himself as a Christ-like figure that many found offensive.
“I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel,” the pope said Monday. “(That) is what I believe I am...Read more
Swalwell faces Ethics probe as members call for a House clean out
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee announced Monday they will investigate allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell.
The announcement comes amid a growing bipartisan push to oust Swalwell after a handful of his former staff members accused him of sexual misconduct, and as House members ...Read more
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