Politics

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a news conference at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

US beefs up posture in Middle East, warns an Iran-backed attack on Israel could come this week

August 12, 2024, 8:23am Politics

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area, the Defense Department said Sunday. Read story

FILE - California State Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks to California Democrats, May 16, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. Harris, the daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, is poised to secure the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.

Democrats launch first paid ad campaign for the Harris-Walz ticket in battleground states

August 12, 2024, 8:19am Politics

With a solidified presidential ticket stumping across the country and a massive amount of money to spend, the Democratic Party is targeting seven critical battleground states with paid advertising for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Read story

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances after speaking at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.

Family of Isaac Hayes coming for Trump over unauthorized use of classic soul hit

August 12, 2024, 8:18am Entertainment

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Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. testifies before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security and Government Affairs committees in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 30, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Senators grilled Rowe and Deputy Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Paul Abbate about the events leading to the July 13 attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump, days before he accepted the Republican presidential nomination for the third time.

Senators scrutinize Secret Service spending after Trump shooting

August 12, 2024, 6:02am Politics

Senators have asked whether the Secret Service needs more funding in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, which appears to have contributed to the delay on a Homeland Security spending bill. Read story

The Northwest ICE Processing Center, seen from the air, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Tacoma, Washington. Over a period of less than three months this year, the federal immigrant detention center has seen at least six, possibly seven, suicide attempts, according to audio and records of 911 calls.

Washington health department sues over denied entry to Tacoma ICE facility

August 11, 2024, 5:27pm Latest News

The Washington State Department of Health says it has not been able to investigate what could be a "full-blown public health crisis" at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Tacoma. Read story

Vance pushes back against criticism of past words on American families

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, waves as he leaves with ice cream at Olson's Ice Cream Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wis.

August 11, 2024, 4:23pm Nation & World

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance used a round of Sunday news show appearances to disparage the Democratic ticket and promote Donald Trump's record and second-term plans and defend himself from criticism over past remarks that have become a campaign issue. Read story