Welcome Back, Pandas! Two Furry Diplomats Are Headed to D.C. Zoo
It was a long and terrible six months without giant pandas, Washington’s most famous symbol of literal soft diplomacy, but this unbearable (sorry) drought will soon be over.
Political news from county San Diego
Two-Time PGA Tour Winner Grayson Murray Dies At Age 30, A Day After Withdrawing From Colonial, PGA Tour Says
Two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray died Saturday morning at age 30, one day after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Cup Challenge at Colonial.
Fox Business Anchor's Fixation On Chinese 'Baby Army' Has Us Scratching Our Heads
Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo seemed very worried about Chinese influence during a Thursday segment, where she wondered if a “little baby army” of foreign nationals was infiltrating the United States.
Senate holds a test vote on border bill as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are trying for a second time to push ahead with a bill to clamp down the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought on Thursday to underscore Republican resistance to the proposal.
Trump will ‘give Netanyahu a blank check’: Youngest Jewish Congresswoman on Israel, Gaza and the election
Progressive Democrats initially might have been wary of Sara Jacobs when she came to Congress in 2021. The Center for Responsive Politics showed that in 2020, she was the fifth most self-funded candidate, a product of the fact that her grandfather co-founded the semiconductor company Qualcomm. She also beat a candidate who had the endorsement of Senator Bernie Sanders, who had won the California primary. It would be easy to dismiss her as a moneyed “nepo baby” with nothing to offer to the left of the party.
At the US’s latest border hotspot, aid workers brace for volatility
Jacqueline Arellano is driving up and down the 15 freeway in southern San Diego county on a recent morning in mid-April, boxes of donated clothing and safety gloves in her trunk.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave few pardons before rushing to clear Army officer who killed a protester
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In issuing a full pardon to a former Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed Black Lives Matter protestor, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pushed a limited executive power to its absolute limit to get a desired outcome in a politically charged case.
The Biden administration is planning more changes to quicken asylum processing for new migrants
The Biden administration is preparing more changes to the nation’s asylum system meant to speed up processing and potential removal of migrants who continue to arrive at the southern border, an interim step as President Joe Biden continues to mull a broader executive order to crack down on border crossings that may come later this year.