Federal court hears arguments over efforts to halt Trump’s mail-in executive order

BOSTON — A federal judge heard Tuesday from voting rights groups and a coalition of two…

Democrats redrew California’s map to counter Trump. The primary tests whether it pays off for them

California Democrats persuaded voters to let them redraw the state’s congressional map so the party could…

Mullin to face Senate grilling on DHS budget, immigration crackdown and World Cup worries

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is slated to appear Tuesday in…

Republican senators want more answers on $1.8 billion settlement fund as Trump considers its future

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans will meet Tuesday to discuss next steps after the Justice Department said…

Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill as Trump reconsiders plans for his $1.8 billion fund

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol…

Rubio to testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday…

Mental fitness exam ordered for man charged with murder in 3 ‘heinous’ killings in Hawaii

HONOLULU — The killings of three men on Hawaii’s Big Island were “especially heinous, atrocious, or…

Man who killed his girlfriend’s baby is set to be Florida’s eighth execution of 2026

STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man who confessed to killing his girlfriend’s infant daughter and throwing…

Hawaii’s Kilauea sets record for lava fountaining episodes

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii — The on-and-off eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano broke a record…

Teenage girl arrested after competition horses were stabbed in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — A teenage girl was arrested this weekend after authorities said she injured three…