Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s request to lift ban on separating 20,000 California ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to temporarily block lower-court decisions rejecting the Trump administration’s effort to set aside more than 20,000 California mail-in ballots cast by people the administration says may not be U.S. citizens. Justice Elena Kagan turned down the request without comment on the eve of the midterm elections. She did […]
Anti-Trump protesters are making big money after interrupting rallies
Some people who disrupted President Donald Trump’s midterm campaign rallies have turned the attention they received into donations or campaign exposure. Trump has said protesters were paid to cause trouble; the examples below show that some raised money afterward, though they do not establish that they were paid to disrupt the events. At least two […]
Judge Boasberg rules against Trump administration over 20,000 California voters described as “likely noncitizens”
California officials have won a ruling in their dispute with the Trump administration over roughly 20,000 people identified as “likely noncitizen” voters. The administration had asked the courts to require California to set aside ballots from voters on its list of potential noncitizens. But U.S. District Chief Judge James Boasberg said Monday that the state […]
Apple has its best September quarter under its new CEO as iPhone and Mac sales rise sharply
Apple posted record revenue and earnings per share for the September quarter on Monday, even after raising prices on several popular products. Strong iPhone and Mac sales helped drive the results, which mark the first earnings report since John Ternus became CEO. Revenue climbed 12% year over year to $114.5 billion, ahead of analysts’ expectations. […]
Actor Bill Murray shocks Trump’s top economic adviser with a strange question
Bill Murray put National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on the spot during a Monday appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” asking him to say something that would test his smile. Murray was there to discuss “A Course Called Ireland,” a six-part travel and golf series that premiered last week. Host Joe Kernen later invited him […]
A woman was allegedly raped by an immigrant living in the country illegally after a federal judge appointed by Clinton ordered his release.
A Honduran man who was released from immigration detention in August by a federal judge appointed by Bill Clinton has been charged with raping a woman in her Minnesota home two months later, federal immigration officials said. Authorities allege that Marcotulio Melendez Diaz, 42, was working as a handyman at the Mounds View home on […]