Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has advanced to the general election in her attempt to secure reelection, but the Associated Press has not named the second candidate as of press time.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the House Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday, June 3, in the first of two back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill. Much of the questioning concerned the ongoing conflict with Iran. Members generally expressed skepticism or praise for the Trump administration's war efforts along party lines. For his part, Rubio offered a robust defense of President Trump's decisions, insisting that the objectives of Operation Epic Fury, the conflict's initial assault on strategic targets within Iran, had been achieved. Several Democrats on the committee asserted that the military action against Iran has been detrimental to the United States. #Rubio #StateDepartment #SecretaryofState #Iran #War…
The immigrants had been working as fruit pickers in southern Italy, the authorities said, apparently as part of a system of criminal labor trafficking.
The order moves the employees from a protected status into an at-will position, including high-ranking officials at the top of the government's civil service, known as GS-15 employees.
"Difficult to watch - and it should be." Rob Finnerty tells the story of Henry Nowak, a young man neglected and cuffed by police while he bled out from stab wounds. His crime, "being white."
More than 120,000 jobs were added in May, surpassing expectations and marking the largest monthly gain since January 2025.
Stronger-than-expected job growth in May hints at labor market momentum ahead of the summer, especially at small businesses, despite previous reports of historically low consumer sentiment. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: More than 120,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in May, surpassing expectations and marking the largest monthly gain since January 2025. DETAIL: Automatic Data Processing (ADP), an American payroll processing multinational, reported that 122,000 private sector jobs were added in May, surpassing the projected 120,000. This marks the largest monthly gain since the beginning of last year. According to ADP Chief Economist Dr. Nela Richardson, hiring in May was more broad-based than in recent years, seeing gains across…Open
Tensions in the House boiled over Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans alike fumed at Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her push to pass a Lebanon war powers resolution . Why it matters: The fight — which was already dividing Democrats — has now sparked an explosive cross-partisan exchange on the House floor that briefly ground the chamber to a halt. - Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said of Tlaib during debate on the measure: "Hezbollah is a terrorist organization ... and its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent." - Tlaib moved to strike Miller's words from the congressional record, leading to a heated back-and-forth that kept the floor shut down for more than an hour. - Miller's words were later…
A report by the Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog described officers putting one man in a chokehold and stabbing another with a pen.
In an emergency ruling on Tuesday night, the court’s conservative majority gave a first glimpse into congressional district battles under a weakened Voting Rights Act.