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President Donald Trump and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.The Supreme Court handed down a very brief order on Thursday, which allows a Mississippi law restricting children’s access to social media to remain in place — for now. It is far from clear,…

A US Customs and Border Protection agent. Last month, a federal judge in Los Angeles handed down a temporary order placing some restrictions on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in that city. The Trump administration now wants the Supreme Court…

1:56California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks as he announces the redrawing of California’s congressional maps, urging voters to support a ballot measure in Los Angeles, Calif. August 14, 2025.Mike Blake/Reuters California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared on Thursday that he is advancing…

DC statehood has always been an uphill battle because of the paternalistic roots of the federal government’s relationship with the nation’s capital.Just a few years ago, the movement for Washington, DC, statehood was gaining steam. In 2020 and 2021, Democrats…

0:42A National Guard vehicle is stationed near the Lincoln Memorial, August 14, 2025 in Washington.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Beginning Thursday morning, National Guard personnel have initiated around-the-clock operations in Washington, D.C., as reported by a Department of Defense representative. This action…

Members of the Washington, DC, National Guard patrol near the Washington Monument on August 12, 2025.Depending on who you listen to, President Donald Trump’s decision to seize control over law enforcement in Washington, DC, is either an authoritarian menace or…

0:42A convoy of soldiers from the 273rd Military Police Company, Washington, D.C. National Guard, arrives at the National Mall to carry out patrol operations on August 12, 2025. Staff Sgt. Deonte Rowell Army On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced his…

President Donald Trump and Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025.Whatever else can be said about the second Trump administration, it is always teaching me about parts of the…

6:42Joined by lawmakers from California and Texas, California Governor Gavin Newsom expresses his support for the Texas Democratic legislators who staged a walkout to prevent a vote on a congressional redistricting proposal advocated by President Donald Trump, during a press…

2:04Robert Levon Been, Leah Shapiro, and Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club perform live on stage, Nov. 30, 2017, in Milan, Italy. Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images The social media accounts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have…