Politics

California’s glacial counting of primary election votes is a feature, not a bug. The state’s election laws are deliberately designed to make elections as untraceable and lengthy as possible. As author and investigative journalist Peter Schweizer asks, “If you make election fraud legal, is it still fraud?”

American tech professionals should accept low-wage teaching jobs in cold Alaska, and let H-1B migrant Indians enjoy the high-wage jobs in sunny Silicon Valley, says Vivek Wadhwa, an Indian-born tech investor.

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Secure America Act, which funds the Department of Homeland Security through the end of his term. 

Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) is urging President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to probe a rule imposed by former President Joe Biden that forces healthcare providers to cover the costs of language interpreters for patients who do not speak English, many of whom are illegal aliens.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has reportedly attracted more than $250 billion in investor interest for its blockbuster IPO on Friday.

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Cuban national after he entered the United States illegally near El Indio, Texas. Agents discovered the illegal alien was previously convicted of sex offenses related to children in Florida. After further investigation, agents discovered 44-year-old Lazaro Alberto Betancourt-Osorio also had an extensive immigration record as well.

President Donald Trump has been praised by experts for moving to warning, and if needed, fining hospitals for failing to comply with the Trump administration rules on disclosing healthcare prices.

The State Department is dismantling birth tourism networks across Africa and Europe, officials announced on Wednesday.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) appeared to downplay the size of the pocketknife Karmelo Anthony is convicted of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf with during a dispute at a Texas High School track meet last year. 

Israel-born actress Natalie Portman and more than 300 others are backing pro-Hamas Israeli director Nadav Lapid after he was bullied into dropping plans to attend the Marseille International Film Festival by anti-Israel activists.

Left-wing politicians and media figures on both sides of the Irish Sea are facing accusations of hypocrisy over their strident condemnation of the recent riots in Belfast after having defended political violence when the causes matched with their own, such as the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles.

Legendary German filmmaker Wim Wenders has agreed to pull his 1975 classic The Wrong Move “from all current forms of distribution and exhibition” due to complaints from actress Nastassja Kinski over her topless nude scene, which was filmed when she was only 13.

Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail, reportedly screamed at a federal judge.

President Donald Trump urged Congress Wednesday to provide a short-term FISA extension as he taps Bill Pulte to be Acting DNI.

A report found that Social Security is on track to be insolvent by the end of 2032, and beneficiaries may experience a 22 percent benefit cut if the looming insolvency is not addressed.

Trump has waded in against Stephen A. Smith once again after the left-wing ESPN talker ripped the president for attending the NBA Finals

The House Education and Workforce Committee holds a hearing on protecting parental rights in schools on Wednesday, June 10.

A World Cup referee from Somalia has been barred from entering the U.S.A. due to suspected ties to a Somalian Muslim terrorist group.

President Donald Trump signs the Secure America Act into law at the White House on Wednesday, June 10.

Chrysler has issued a major recall for its Pacifica Hybrid minivan after four fire incidents linked to battery cells. The company is advising owners of the plug-in hybrid to stop parking the vehicles inside a garage or near other structures.

Prescription drug prices declined 0.9 percent in May, bringing the three-month cumulative decline to 2.39 percent since February.

The House Administration Committee holds a hearing on preventing fraudulent campaign donations on Wednesday, June 10.

BELGRADE, Serbia — Charlie Kirk, the assassinated Turning Point USA founder, has fans here in Serbia.

The Chinese government news agency Xinhua detailed in its coverage of dictator Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea this week that the Communist Party chief urged counterpart Kim Jong-un to consider deepening cooperation with his country on “military affairs,” among other issues.

A government spending watchdog has said that only black, female, or impoverished candidates will be considered for an upcoming taxpayer-funded paid internship, sparking accusations of discrimination against middle class white males.

Iran will “pay the price” for taking “too long” to negotiate a Middle East peace deal, President Donald Trump cautioned Wednesday, making his pledge in the wake of  Washington and Tehran exchanging fire following the downing of an American helicopter over the contested waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

Country music star Brad Paisley is calling on citizens to block the proposed construction of an AI data center that is planned to be built 50 yards from the Nashville Zoo, calling it “an absolute nightmare scenario,” adding, “It would be an enormous monstrosity.”

The consumer price index rose 0.5 percent in May compared with April, the Department of Labor said Wednesday. Compared with a year ago, prices are up 4.2 percent. Those increases were in line with expectations.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker and longtime Knicks fan Spike Lee wanted ICE agents to avoid the championship parade if the Knicks win the NBA Finals.

Kamala Harris appearing in the upcoming Netflix documentary The American Experiment has prompted chatter of another run for president.

What did you know? What did you see? What did you do? These are just some of the questions Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will likely face Wednesday when he fronts U.S. lawmakers over his relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius lamented the failure of the joint 100 billion euro France-Germany project to build a next-generation European fighter jet — noting his disappointment at an outcome that “hurts a lot.” Pistorius affirmed that Berlin is assessing alternate

The U.S. men’s national soccer team opens its FIFA World Cup campaign against Paraguay on Friday. The much-mooted event stands out for one reason among many; tickets are still on sale for the contest in Los Angeles.

Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Tuesday urged European leaders to come together and develop a strategy to counter China’s economic domination plans — noting “we are so afraid that we don’t even dare” to name Beijing’s unfair trading practices for what they are.