The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, as well as its publisher and a reporter, the editor said. He said he was dismissed for insubordination after …
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Will Trump interfere in the midterms? Democrats and their allies are preparing
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBig-city mayors are giving poll workers panic buttons in case election skeptics question their work. County and state officials are gaming out responses to immigration raids near voting centers. Lawyers …
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WASHINGTON — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Trump’s son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner met privately recently in New York, a signal that the White House is seeking ways to work …
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The high desert is not typically a place you look for a wave. But in the vast expanse between the Sierra Nevada and Utah border, a not-exactly-wide-open race for Congress …
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Raman’s role in tackling homelessness comes under scrutiny in L.A. mayor’s race
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNithya Raman has made Los Angeles’ struggle to combat homelessness a key plank in her mayoral campaign, yet her own record on the matter has itself become an issue with …
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No ‘Basura’ as Spencer Pratt gushes about Karen Bass’s debate performance
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“Karen Bass decisively won the debate.” She was “an assassin,” a “very skilled politician” who “made mincemeat of Nithya throughout the debate, both stylistically and substantively.” If you think that …
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Judge vacates Trump policy that suspended immigration visa processing
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA federal judge in New York has vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the …
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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former U.S. senator from Kansas, dies at 94
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTOPEKA, Kan. — Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94. Kassebaum …
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‘Every advocate’s nightmare’: Inside ICE’s strategy to sidestep local oversight laws
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is taking more and more steps to avoid oversight by local and state authorities of immigration detention centers amid growing complaints alleging unsanitary and unsafe conditions …
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National park maintenance work sidelined as Trump’s Freedom 250 takes precedence
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBILLINGS, Mont. — The 250th anniversary of U.S. independence was just months away when National Park Service employees received a surprising directive from Washington: Maintenance projects approved for this year at sites …