SAN DIEGO — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plunged 29% in June, the lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, according to figures released Monday that provide another […]
California is 1st state to ban school rules requiring parents get notified of child’s pronoun change
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California became the first U.S. state to bar school districts from requiring staff to notify parents of their child’s gender identification change under a law signed Monday […]
Texas governor criticizes Houston energy as utility says power will be mostly restored by Wednesday
AUSTIN, Texas — The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed within the next two days, the city’s main utility company said Monday as Texas Gov. […]
Judge clears way for demolition of Texas church where 26 people were killed in 2017 shooting
FLORESVILLE, Texas — A judge on Monday cleared the way for the demolition of the small Texas church in Sutherland Springs where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers […]
President of Dickinson State University in North Dakota resigns after nursing faculty quit
DICKINSON, N.D. — The president of Dickinson State University in North Dakota announced his resignation on Monday, days after the school’s nursing faculty quit. In a video, Steve Easton announced […]
Outside RNC, conservative group defends its Project 2025 guidebook as Democrats ramp up attacks
MILWAUKEE — At the edge of the cordoned-off perimeter around the Republican National Convention on Monday, hundreds of conservatives filed into the ornate home of the Milwaukee Symphony to hear […]
‘Hillbilly Elegy’: JD Vance’s rise to vice presidential candidate began with a bestselling memoir
NEW YORK — At the heart of J.D. Vance’s journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in graduate school, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Vance’s […]
Biden says it was a ‘mistake’ to say he wanted to put a ‘bull’s-eye’ on Trump
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told NBC News in an interview airing Monday that it was a “mistake” to say he wanted to put a “bull’s-eye” on Republican nominee Donald […]
Lawmakers are moving quickly to launch investigations into the Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON — Congressional committees are moving quickly to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania that also saw one rallygoer killed and […]
Biden to call for 5% cap on annual rent increases, as he tries to show plans to tame inflation
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is ready to propose a 5% cap on annual rent increases for tenants of major landlords as he tries to show he’s doing something about […]