The Latest Breaking News on US Politics

Trump Says 'Genes' Predispose People to Commit Murders and Claims There Are 'Many Bad Genes' Due to Immigration Surge

The Republican candidate was making reference to ICE data about immigrants with criminal records. DHS has said the figures are being "misinterpreted" to make misleading claims

Latin Times · Oct 7, 2024

Michael Cohen claims Trump will get Seal Team 6 to ‘round up critics or opponents’ if he wins 2024 race

‘I suspect that there’s going to be many, many more people that will be incarcerated at simply Donald’s whim,’ former Trump fixer says

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024

Stockpiling abortion pills and protecting same-sex marriage: How states are ‘Trump-proofing’ ahead of possible second term

With less than a month to go until the election, blue states are preparing for their worst-case scenario of another Trump presidency

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024

Ex-Cop Who Stormed Capitol Gets Small Fine, Probation Despite Demand for Prison Time

Michael Daniele was sentenced to two years of probation and will pay a $2,500 for partaking in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

Latin Times · Oct 7, 2024

Anti-Israel protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat's Ohio home

A Jewish congressman said masked anti-Israel demonstrators arrived outside his Ohio on the eve of Monday’s anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack and refused to leave

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024

Chicago mayor names new school board after entire panel resigns amid a fight over district control

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed a new school board, days after all seven members resigned amid an escalating fight over control of the public schools in the nation’s third-largest city

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024

JD Vance Confirms an Eventual Trump Administration Would Seek to End Funding for Planned Parenthood

The VP hopeful puts the reproductive health provides back in the spotlight as him and his running mate continue flip-flopping on their abortion stances

Latin Times · Oct 7, 2024

Trump appointees must prove ‘fidelity and loyalty’, says campaign official

Howard Lutnick, co-chair of Trump’s transition team, says potential appointees are ‘all going to be on the same side’

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2024

Republican Mark Robinson's Chances of Winning North Carolina Governor's Race Are Dwindling After Porn Scandal, Staff Resignations

Robinson is trailing his Democratic opponent, state AG Josh Stein, by more than 10 percentage points in most recent polls

Latin Times · Oct 7, 2024

John Oliver on VP debate’s ‘civility’: ‘Etiquette is kind of beside the point’

Last Week Tonight host digs into the much-heralded ‘civility’ of the vice-presidential debate and racial discrimination in non-safety-related traffic stops

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024