Employees at the Shops at Heavenly Village in Lake Tahoe had just finished preparing the mall’s skating rink when an unusual local arrived to take a nighttime spin on the ice. A black bear that locals named “Charlie” made his debut as the first guest on the rink this year, sliding across the ice shortly …
The Senate began voting Friday on a bill led by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., that aims to pay federal workers who are currently reporting to work amid the shutdown. The vote delayed due to well over an hour of floor debate. The GOP speeches seemed partially inspired by frustration over the Democratic funding offer made …
Welcome to The Logoff: The FAA has ordered flight cancellations at airports around the country, starting today — and while the impacts aren’t too dramatic yet, the cuts will get more stringent soon. What happened? Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says that because of the government shutdown’s strain on air traffic controllers, who have been going …
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration crossed First Amendment lines when it took over employees’ email accounts to force their messages to include language blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama appointee to the court in Washington, said Friday that agency leaders turned employees into unwitting mouthpieces for …
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While resisting arrest, a pedophile, twice-removed illegal immigrant in Houston, assaulted an ICE officer, resulting in a severe laceration and burns on his face, according to a statement by the Department of Homeland Security. DHS said that during an operation on Monday in Houston, a Salvadoran illegal immigrant named Walter Leonel Perez Rodriguez “brutally beat” an …
Facing budget shortfalls due to state cuts, uncertainty over federal support and increasingly acute student needs, the University of California said Friday that it would seek a nearly $130-million zero-interest loan from the state. UC’s top finance manager made the emergency request in a letter to the state Department of Finance, asking for fast-tracked approval …
Donald Trump speaks during an event about drug prices on Nov. 6, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP Photo Alain Stephens is an investigative reporter covering gun violence, arms trafficking, and federal law enforcement. For the second time in a decade, Washington has shut itself down in a …
The Trump administration has asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay of a judge’s ruling Thursday ordering the administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by today. Lawyers for the Department of Justice argue that the district court ruling makes a “mockery of the separation of powers.” “This …
You’ve probably noticed that Democrats are talking a lot less about climate change. But connecting clean energy to household bills proved to be a successful way to win voters in the elections across the US on Tuesday. This off-year election was a pressure test of Democrats’ broad message on affordability and who voters hold accountable …