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House fails to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas House fails to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas 03:04 The House began voting July 2, 2025, on whether to open debate for a sprawling Trump-backed domestic spending bill, but some GOP holdouts could endanger its passage. With such close margins, a tie vote is possible — here’s a look back at what happens when the House ties.An unusual scene occurred on the House floor in February 2024 as the chamber’s vote tally came to a tie at 215 to 215 when three House Republicans joined Democrats to oppose an effort to impeach…

Politics / Q&A / July 2, 2025 From Kirsten Gillibrand (“she should resign”) to Eric Adams (“a power-hungry, egotistical man”) to the Democratic establishment, NYC’s Gen-Z political star doesn’t hold back. Ad Policy New York City Council member Chi Ossé speaks at a rally in Brooklyn on May 24, 2025.(Madison Swart / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images) Chi Ossé is the first Gen Z member of the New York City Council and one of the youngest elected officials in the country. Over the last few years, Ossé, 27, who represents Bedford-Stuyvesant and parts of Crown Heights, has risen…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man whose mistaken deportation by the Trump administration has fueled a monthslong legal saga — alleged Wednesday that he faced “psychological torture” and “severe beatings” after he was sent to a supermax prison in El Salvador earlier this year.The new allegations emerged in a legal filing by attorneys for Abrego Garcia in Maryland federal court, seeking to amend his lawsuit against the Trump administration over his deportation. Abrego Garcia was flown back to the United States in early June — months after a Maryland judge ordered his return — and promptly charged with human smuggling…

CASE UPDATE: On April 11, 2025, a jury found Monica Sementill, 53, guilty of murder and conspiracy for masterminding the murder of her husband Fabio, with special circumstances of murder for financial gain and murder while lying in wait.When Monica Sementilli and Robert Baker were arrested and accused of a murder conspiracy to kill Monica’s husband, Fabio Sementilli, 49, their love affair continued in jail according to documents revealed in a “48 Hours” investigation of the case. Prosecutors allege their ongoing love affair behind bars, including recordings made during police sting operations, represent further evidence of a committed murder conspiracy between the…

The CBS logo is seen on a building in Chicago. The network’s parent company, Paramount Global, has agreed to pay $16 million for President Trump’s future presidential library to settle a lawsuit he filed over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris during last fall’s elections. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhoto hide caption toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhoto The announcement Tuesday from Paramount Global, CBS’ parent company, that it had settled President Trump’s private lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview was welcome news for its controlling owner, Shari Redstone. But it represented yet…

Edan Alexander greeted in New Jersey hometown Freed Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander greeted by cheering crowds in New Jersey hometown 03:57 Washington — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet with freed Hamas hostage Edan Alexander and his family in the Oval Office on Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Alexander, who was held hostage by the militant group Hamas in Gaza for 19 months, was released last month, and has since returned home to New Jersey. Now 21, the dual U.S.-Israeli citizen grew up in New Jersey and graduated from high school before moving to Israel.…

July 2, 2025 With Trump’s antitrust appointees more concerned with scoring points in MAGA culture wars than restraining corporate abuses, officials in the states are keeping up the fight. Ad Policy Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks at a canvass launch on November 2, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Mario Tama / Getty Images) Since Donald Trump took office in January, state officials who enforce laws around corporate power have been looking for signs about what kind of partners they can expect at the federal anti-monopoly agencies. Federal enforcers during the Biden administration teamed up with their state counterparts on major…

Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s plan to sharply restrict access to the nation’s asylum system, a blow to the president’s sweeping crackdown on immigration into the United States.U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of 13 individuals seeking asylum in the U.S. and three immigrants’ rights groups who argued that a proclamation signed by Mr. Trump on his first day back in office — which has been a pillar of his immigration agenda — is unlawful. In his decision, Moss ruled that neither the Immigration and Nationality Act nor the Constitution give the president and…

Washington — House Republican leaders are scrambling to shore up support for President Trump’s massive domestic policy bill amid pushback to the Senate’s changes as the GOP seeks to approve the final version of the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president’s desk. As the House convened Wednesday to take up the bill, which squeaked through the Senate a day earlier, it remained unclear if House Republicans have enough support to get it over the finish line. House GOP leaders planned to forge ahead quickly on the signature legislation of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda, which includes ramped-up spending…

President Trump attends a press conference in Hanoi on Nov. 12, 2017, during his first term in office. Luong Thai Linh/AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luong Thai Linh/AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images President Trump says the U.S. has made a trade deal with Vietnam as part of his push to renegotiate tariffs with dozens of different countries around the world. It comes as the president’s self-imposed deadline for those tariff negotiations is just a week away. In a social media post, Trump said tariffs will now be 20% on goods from Vietnam and 40% on goods…