We would like to speak to people who were displaced in the destructive January wildfires and learn how they’re preparing for upcoming holiday season The Pacific Palisades fire – the most destructive in Los Angeles history – killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,800 structures earlier this year, turning swaths of western Los Angeles […]

Data sharply contradicts officials’ portrayal of immigration sweeps as effort to fight ‘worst of the worst’ criminals More than 97% of immigrants detained in the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago had no criminal conviction, according to federal court records. The data, released on Friday and first reported by the Chicago Tribune, sharply contradicts […]

How are people expected to handle increased health insurance costs when everything else in life has become more expensive? I think the answer is: they’re not I’ve got a genius business idea for people with few discernible skills. First you establish a “health insurance” company and get people to pay you large sums every month. […]

Trump administration proposal would exclude elite schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices The state department is proposing to suspend 38 universities including Harvard and Yale from a federal research partnership program because they engage in diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices, according to an internal memo and spreadsheet obtained by the Guardian. […]

The bill’s support in the House and Senate is a rare moment of bipartisan agreement. Plus, Trump shrugs off Khashoggi murder during Saudi prince’s visit Good morning. The Senate moved swiftly yesterday to approve legislation that would force the release of investigative files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, hours after a near-unanimous […]

Donald Trump could sign Epstein Files Transparency Act as soon as today, with Democrats and Republicans hailing the bravery of Epstein survivors Hello and thank you for joining us on the US politics live blog. I’m Vivian Ho and I will be bringing you the latest news over the next few hours. The Senate agreed […]

The bill now needs the signature of the president for the justice department to release all unclassified materials on Epstein US politics – follow live The intensively discussed files related to the disgraced former financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein passed a significant milestone on Tuesday when Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of releasing them. […]

Young humpback whale was found washed ashore and individuals had rallied together to try to help A humpback whale stranded off the coast of Oregon was euthanized on Monday following a failed rescue attempt from several organizations and agencies. On Saturday, the young whale was found washed ashore near San Marine state park, KOMO News […]

Publication said it will not renew former treasury secretary’s contract in latest fallout after release of emails The New York Times is cutting ties with Larry Summers following the publication of a series of email exchanges the Harvard professor and economist had with Jeffrey Epstein. The former US treasury secretary said on Monday he would […]

Officials admit ‘inadvertent removal’ after court ruled Britania Uriostegui Rios should not be sent to Mexico The Trump administration is working to return another individual to the United States who was wrongfully deported to their home country in violation of a court order. Officials acknowledged in a court filing last week that Britania Uriostegui Rios, […]

Legislation next goes to Trump who indicated he would sign bill after he and his allies backed down from opposition US politics live – latest updates The Senate on Tuesday gave swift approval to legislation that will force the release of investigative files related to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, following a near-unanimous vote in […]

President says ‘I don’t care when the Senate passes the House Bill’ after it agrees to unanimous consent request to pass act as soon as legislation arrives from House House passes bill to release Epstein files with near-unanimous support How did your representative vote on releasing the Epstein files? The Harvard professor and economist Larry […]