For decades, the country has struggled under deeply adverse demographics, with deaths outpacing births and successive waves of mass emigration. Russian officials have tried desperately to mitigate this downward trajectory, but to little avail. read more
A lawsuit filed in Louisiana on behalf of two mothers and their four minor children, including one with cancer, claims the two families were unlawfully denied due process ... read more
Democracy Docket: Masked and armed federal agents made arrests outside a press conference that Gov. Gavin Newsom was giving to announce plans to redraw California's congressional map to offset the GOP's unprecedented mid-term redistricting plans in Texas. "Right outside, at this exact moment, are dozens and dozens of ICE agents," Newsom said. "You think it's coincidental? Donald Trump and his minions decided, coincidentally or not, that this was a location to advance ICE arrests." read more
Nearly 42 million people receive SNAP (food stamp) benefits to help supplement their grocery budgets. Able-bodied SNAP recipients who are between 18 and 54 and don't have children have always been required to work. Around 1.2 million veterans with lower incomes, or about 8% of the total veteran population of 16.2 million, rely on SNAP for themselves and their families. Veterans have been exempt from the work rules. But Trump's 'BBB' eliminates that exemption. Beginning in 2026, veterans will have to prove they are working, volunteering, participating in job training, or looking for work for at least 80 hours a month to keep their food stamps beyond three months, unless they qualify for another exemption, such as having certain disabilities. read more
A failed Republican political candidate was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison for his convictions in a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque in the aftermath of the 2020 election. read more
The former chief executive of a Russian state-run leasing company was arrested in Dubai's largest shopping center in a rare extradition operation carried out by Russian intelligence, exiled investigative outlet The Insider reported. read more
The White House said E.J. Antoni was in town for meetings unrelated to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. read more
The Kremlin has announced the Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska will be 1-on-1, with only translators present during the Ukraine war talks " and a press conference is set to follow. read more
Trump Reportedly Set to Offer Putin Access to Alaska's Resources and Sanctions Relief read more
Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced an end to age restrictions for employment at ICE. Before the change, applicants to ICE had to be at least 21 years old, and no older than 37 or 40 ... read more
A Texas judge has ordered Alex Jones' broadcast and merchandising business Infowars be sold to pay Sandy Hook families a token of the $1.5 billion he owes them for defamation. read more
U.S. producer prices rose sharply in July, with the Producer Price Index (PPI) climbing 0.9% from the previous month... read more
The Trump administration's claim that it is saving billions of dollars through DOGE-related cuts to federal contracts is drastically exaggerated, according to a new POLITICO analysis ... read more
Boar's Head plans to reopen the Jarratt, Virginia, facility at the center of a deadly Listeria outbreak last year despite federal inspections continuing to find sanitation violations at three of the food company's other facilities, according to federal records obtained by The Associated Press. read more
The U.S. government's budget deficit grew nearly 20% in July to $291 billion despite a nearly $21 billion jump in customs duty collections from President Donald Trump's tariffs, with outlays growing faster than receipts, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday. read more
The location allows Putin to evade an ICC arrest warrant over war crimes associated with Russia's actions in Ukraine. read more
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