President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order this week calling for changes to U.S. elections, including requirements for people to prove citizenship when registering to vote and to have ballots be cast and received by Election Day.

National voting rights groups have railed against the order, calling on officials to reject it and ...Read more

As the actions of his Department of Government Efficiency have drawn widespread backlash, Elon Musk says his team is working to be more “careful” in pursuit of their goal to cut $1 trillion in federal spending.

“I feel confident that a 15% reduction can be done without affecting any of the critical government services. It’s about making...Read more

Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally party, will find out on Monday whether she’ll be banned from running for president in 2027 as Paris judges rule on an embezzlement case that’s put her political future in jeopardy.

An immediate ban — sought by prosecutors — is a very real risk for Le Pen if she and her party are found guilty ...Read more

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen plans to visit Greenland next week to bolster the commonwealth between the two countries, as the U.S. ramps up its rhetoric about taking over the Arctic island.

Frederiksen will start a three-day tour on April 2, during which she’ll meet with the new Greenlandic premier — Jens-Frederik Nielsen — and...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The transgender swimmer at the core of the controversy over the federal funding pause at the University of Pennsylvania said she will continue to stand up for inclusion of transgender people in sports.

“I am going to keep fighting as much as I am able to,” Lia Thomas said during a trans youth forum held on Zoom Saturday.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — On a chilly day when Gov. Josh Shapiro stood before a cow-filled barn to promote the concept of farmer groups buying and running manure-to-energy devices — just one sliver of Shapiro's multifaceted energy plan — Pennsylvania state Sen. Gene Yaw sounded the energy alarm.

"We are going to have to suffer some hardships. ...Read more

In a continued effort to expedite rebuilding after Los Angeles' devastating firestorms, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week suspended California environmental laws for utility providers working to reinstall key infrastructure.

His latest executive order eliminates requirements to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, commonly known as ...Read more

San Diego is on the way to becoming the first city in the nation to ban grocery stores from offering digital-only coupons, citing a lack off access to the internet and smartphones by some shoppers.

The ban is designed to force grocery stores to provide paper coupons to everyone, including elderly shoppers who are not as tech savvy as younger ...Read more

Thousands gathered to “March for Democracy” in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, voicing concerns about what several marchers called an overreach by the federal government on citizens' rights.

Furrowed brows, smiles, shouts and tears occupied the faces of passionate protesters, who bellowed chants that echoed off the concrete sky...Read more

A University of Central Florida faculty member President Trump nominated for NASA chief financial officer sees the moon as a stepping stone to Mars but warns the U.S. needs to fix its space game if it’s going to outplay China.

Trump tapped Greg Autry on Monday for the post. He joined the university in 2024 as associate provost for Space ...Read more

The day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated for the first time in 2017, Cate Schroeder donned a rebellious pink “pussy hat” and took to the streets, joining a momentous Women’s March in downtown San Jose.

On the eve of his second inauguration two months ago, she posted a message with her Facebook group to remember “self-care,�...Read more

The Watertown Police Department is investigating an incident that unfolded at a protest at a Tesla Service Center involving two individuals being injured when a driver of a “black pickup truck” struck them.

According to a press release, police said “the side mirror” of the moving vehicle struck the two individuals during the protest.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it conveyed a counteroffer to mediators, in coordination with the U.S., following reports that Hamas had agreed to an Egyptian proposal on a potential new truce in Gaza.

Hamas agreed to release five living hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire beginning over Eid al-Fitr, according to ...Read more

Idaho schools for now will be able to continue actions to prevent spreading diseases, after Gov. Brad Little on Saturday vetoed a bill that would prohibit mandates on medical interventions.

Little vetoed Senate Bill 1023, which would have expanded on the state’s previous law prohibiting businesses from requiring COVID-19 vaccines. The bill ...Read more

Statements from the Trump administration that officials are considering cuts to key programs for the prevention of HIV and AIDS are generating outrage among two of the largest LGBTQ+ service organizations in Southern California.

Leaders of the LGBT Center in Los Angeles and DAP Health in the Coachella Valley said that a sharp cut in the Centers...Read more

Depending on where you look, it is a bad time to be a Tesla owner.

As the electric vehicle manufacturer’s CEO, Elon Musk, continues his politically divisive slashing of the federal bureaucracy, a protest movement against the billionaire and his company is growing with members of the political left.

Tesla dealerships nationwide have become ...Read more

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it conveyed a counteroffer to mediators, in coordination with the U.S., following reports that Hamas had agreed to an Egyptian proposal on a potential new truce in Gaza.

Hamas agreed to release five living hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire beginning over Eid al-Fitr, according to ...Read more

An international graduate student at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management was detained Thursday by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a situation the U described as “deeply concerning.”

In a statement to students Friday, U President Rebecca Cunningham and two other school officials said the student, ...Read more

Senators who visited the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the Trump administration has flown hundreds of migrants for deportation, on Saturday called on the Trump administration to "immediately cease this misguided mission."

The delegation of senators — four Democrats and one Independent — said they were angered that they ...Read more