Justice Department Sues California Over Voter Rolls
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Trump’s Attacks on Voting Raise Fears He Will Try to Challenge Midterm Results
Election officials say they worry the administration could use its own unsubstantiated claims to contest the vote in November.President Trump, who has continued to falsely claim that he won the 2020 election, has been relentless in his efforts to sow doubts about the integrity of American voting.
Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter Rolls
The lawsuit seeks to temporarily block the state from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens, opening a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election officials.A lawsuit from the Trump administration is seeking a court order to force California to not count —
Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Russian Refinery Strikes, Defying Trump
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in London on Wednesday.
Senators Demand Investigation Into Ukraine Satellite Disruption
Republicans joined Democrats in calling on the Pentagon’s inspector general to look into whether the Trump administration was responsible for the interruption.A Ukrainian drone operator prepares for a strike on a house in Russian-occupied Ukraine in July.
More Trump Allies Aided Pro-Russian Balkan Government
The daughter of the president’s chief of staff joined an American businessman in Republika Srpska as he explored a gas pipeline. And six current and former campaign advisers recently traveled there for an election.
Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Charged With Fraud, Lawsuit Says
Ken Paxton celebrated New Year’s Eve in 2024 with two men wanted on federal charges, one of whom donated at least $190,000 to his campaigns. The extent of his ties to the men was unclear.
Is the Fox Collie the Perfect Dog for Our Aimless Era?
A winemaker in Northern California is convinced that a dog once bred to herd sheep in the Scottish Highlands is the ideal pet for our uncertain times.
ICE Agents Who Rammed a Worker in Houston Were Chasing a Dead Man, Family Says
ICE agents rammed a man during a pursuit in Houston, leaving him with a shattered leg. But a bulletin of the target shows a man who died in 2017, his daughter said.Federal immigration agents struck and injured a Mexican man in Houston on Saturday while conducting an operation.
Trump Cancels Planned Execution Livestream of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter
The president said only immediate families of the victims of the mass shooting in 2009 would witness the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.A memorial display for the soldiers killed in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, seen in April 2014.
Many Figures Opposed Hegseth’s Plan to Livestream Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution
A retired general, a Catholic archbishop for the military and one of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s victims were among those who had spoken out.A memorial service at Fort Hood days after the mass shooting there in 2009.
Democrats Worry About Tight Midterm Races in Maine, Michigan and Minnesota
Despite hopes for a blue wave, Democratic candidates in Minnesota, Maine and Michigan are facing local political headwinds and have struggled to open up clear daylight in the polls.
The Image of the Great Flood That Stuck With Me: Caskets Floating Away
Covering a flood powerful enough to disrupt the dead.
Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Calls Trump’s New Oil Partner Corrupt
As ties with the Trump administration fray, María Corina Machado said her return to Venezuela would come “sooner than you would expect.”While expressing frustration that she is stuck abroad, María Corina Machado vowed to return to Venezuela and rally supporters for a future election.
New Guidelines Strongly Support Hormone Therapy for Common Menopause Symptoms
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said the benefits of the treatment outweigh the harms for many women.
Netflix Replaces Bela Bajaria as Chief Content Officer
Peter Rice, a former executive at Disney and Fox, will take over from Bela Bajaria, who had held the job since 2023.
Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All
The president’s arrangement to import Russian diesel fuel is one more example of how he has sold out American democracy.
He’s the Most Influential Podcaster in Silicon Valley. He Thinks We’re Getting This Wrong.
Dwarkesh Patel on what the public doesn’t know about A.I.
Teen Arrested Over Plan to Attack Hindu Temple, Officials Say
The suspect in suburban Chicago was in the parking lot of the temple on Sunday and told a co-worker that his gun had jammed, the authorities said.A security vehicle is parked outside of Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple in Aurora, Ill., on Thursday.