National news “The President and his allies cannot hold important programs hostage to their personal whims and political ideologies, destabilizing the country by taking away essential federal funding already given to the states.” Russell Vaught, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies before the semiannual report of the House Finance Committee on … Read more
Local news Many of the council’s recommendations reflect previous concerns about police body camera footage and immigration tensions. The memo, which calls for several reforms, is addressed to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe A citywide police watchdog has called for reforms to the Boston Police Department’s body camera policies in the … Read more
The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign nondisclosure agreements, as part of an ongoing campaign against leaks to the media. A proposed notice, announced Tuesday on the Office of Personnel Management’s website, is expected to be formally published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, seeking comment on a draft nondisclosure … Read more
OAKLAND, CA– A federal court on Monday dismissed claims brought against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision to remain a nonprofit organization dedicated to guiding the development of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity. Musk, the world’s richest man, was a co-founder of OpenAI, … Read more
The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world’s most powerful central bank at a perilous moment for the global economy. Note: Video from a previous report. Warsh’s nomination was confirmed Wednesday in a largely party-line vote. His nomination has been thrown into … Read more
Arcadia, California — Arcadia, California, Mayor Elaine Wang has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of acting as an illegal foreign agent and promoting Chinese propaganda, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. Investigators say Wang, 58, worked with her then-fiancé to run a website for Chinese Americans that spread propaganda from the Chinese … Read more
The Los Angeles Unified School District is under investigation by the federal government over its soft handling of teachers accused of sexually abusing children. The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday launched an investigation into LAUSD into rules that allegedly protected predatory teachers — such as keeping them in classrooms or quietly transferring them instead … Read more
Immigration The death was the first of at least six fatal shootings by federal agents since President Donald Trump launched a nationwide crackdown on immigration. In this image from video provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Jack Stevens pulls Ruben Ray Martinez from his car after Martinez was … Read more
On Saturday in Minneapolis, federal agents surrounded 37-year-old Veterans Affairs intensive care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who’d been filming them in the street with his phone camera as they conducted the federal government’s violent invasion and occupation of the city. Video taken by others on the scene shows that agents pepper-sprayed and tackled Pretti as … Read more
san francisco — The NBA postponed Saturday’s game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors in Minneapolis amid growing unrest after a Saturday morning standoff with federal immigration officers ended with a man being shot and killed. The league said in a statement that the game was postponed “to prioritize the safety and security … Read more