Politics
Senators ask watchdog agency to audit DOJ protocols for unlawful Epstein file redactions
Four senators on Wednesday asked a government watchdog agency to audit the “protocols and processes” the Justice Department used to make what the lawmakers consider unlawful redactions in the...
South Africa summons new U.S. ambassador over criticism as rift deepens
JOHANNESBURG — The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa has been summoned to explain his criticism, the country’s foreign minister said Wednesday, as a diplomatic rift continues over foreign...
Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records
SANTA FE, N.M. — Democratic-led states alarmed by the prospect of federal immigration officers patrolling the polls during this year’s midterm elections are taking steps to counter what they...
Trump asks Supreme Court for OK to cancel deportation amnesty for 350,000 Haitians
The administration sought permission Wednesday from the Supreme Court to cancel deportation amnesty for 350,000 Haitian migrants, saying lower judges have wrongly stymied President Trump’s plans. Solicitor General D....
Trump on new Iranian leaders: ‘Let’s see what happens to them’
President Trump on Wednesday said the Iran war is turning out to be “easier than we thought.” “I would say, to put it mildly, way ahead of schedule,” Mr....
Rep. Kevin Hern steps down as Republican Policy Committee chair to run for Senate
GOP Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma launched his bid Wednesday for the Senate seat held by Markwayne Mullin, now that President Trump has tapped Mr. Mullin to head the...
Trump skips question about U.S. at fault for missile strike on Iran school
President Trump said Wednesday that he does not know about the preliminary military investigation that determined the U.S. military is responsible for the missile strike that hit the Iranian...
Leavenworth, Kansas, relents and will allow a private prison to reopen and house immigrants
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house immigrants detained for living in the U.S. illegally after...
