Politics

14 states sue TikTok, accusing the platform of harming children's mental health through addictive features and misleading safety claims.

14 state AGs file lawsuits targeting TikTok’s addictive features

Chicago mayor appoints six new members to the Chicago Board of Education following the resignation of all seven board members.

Backlash after full Chicago school board resigns, mayor appoints new members

Former President Donald Trump is making a campaign stop in Aurora, Colorado to discuss immigration in a city hit by gang violence.

Trump rally set for Aurora, Colo., after mixed reports on Tren de Aragua gang

A new EPA rule will phase out lead within 10 years.

New EPA rule sets 10-year deadline for replacing lead pipes

Lawmakers are demanding answers from big food and beverage companies over the so-called practice of "shrinkflation."

Lawmakers demand answers from corporations on ‘shrinkflation’

Four weeks from today Americans head to the polls for Election Day 2024. By all accounts, it is an extremely close race for President.

Presidential race tight with 4 weeks left until election

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to present her strategy to confront the country’s security problems Tuesday. The country’s first woman president — inaugurated less than a week ago — is reportedly going to present a plan that will highlight law and order amid the growing violence linked to drug cartels and organized crime.

Mexico’s president to deliver security plan after newly elected mayor killed

Florida residents are preparing for Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s already hard-hit west coast

Former President Donald Trump’s comments on migrants with murder convictions having "bad genes" are drawing significant attention.

Media reacts to Trump’s ‘bad genes’ comment on migrant murderers

Former President Trump is warning automakers not to move their production to Mexico. There's an easy way to know where cars were made.

Trump wants 200% tariff on foreign cars, here’s how to tell where a car was made

A new study finds Britain has more migrants in the country illegally than any other part of Europe with 745,000.

The UK now has most migrants in country illegally in Europe: Study

Elon Musk is asking his followers on X to sign a petition supporting the Constitution, and in return, earn some cash.

Elon Musk offers $47 incentive for swing state voters to sign petition. Is it legal?

Georgia’s Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban, while it reviews an appeal to a lower court’s decision that had expanded access.

Georgia’s top court reinstates 6-week abortion ban, considers state appeal

A bipartisan analysis shows Donald Trump's economic policies add more than twice as much to the national debt as Kamala Harris'.

Harris and Trump both make national debt worse, ‘especially Trump’

A Mexican mayor was murdered on Sunday, Oct. 6, just days after another public official was killed in the city.

Mexican mayor in state plagued with violence killed days after taking office

President Biden said the SBA disaster loan program will run out of money in weeks and FEMA may not be able to respond to long-term needs.

Does FEMA have enough money to respond to Helene and Milton?

Due to the active hurricane season, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis implemented changes to facilitate voting for impacted Floridians.

Voting access expanded in Florida counties impacted by Hurricane Helene

A panel of judges in Ohio rejected a Haitian group’s request to issue arrest warrants against Donald Trump and JD Vance.

Ohio court rejects Haitian group’s arrest warrant requests for Trump, Vance

The presidential candidates have now agreed to appear in separate town halls on the major Spanish-language network Univision.

Both presidential candidates to court Hispanic voters in separate town halls

Applications to use the Sarco pod have been suspended amid a criminal investigation.

Use of ‘suicide pod’ suspended amid criminal investigation

Former President Donald Trump was in Wisconsin on Sunday, Oct. 6, underscoring how important the state is to winning the election.

Why Wisconsin is so important in the upcoming presidential election

A new U.S. Supreme Court term begins Monday, with the justices returning to the bench from their summer break to decide on dozens of cases, including those involving guns, the adult entertainment industry and transgender issues.

Supreme Court returns to hear cases on guns, porn, transgender rights

Monday marks 1 year since Hamas attacked Israel, starting an ongoing war in the Middle East.

One year since Hamas attacks on Israel sparked war

The Oklahoma Department of Education is accepting bids for a contract to supply 55,000 bibles to be displayed in schools throughout the state.

Oklahoma starts bid for 55,000 Bibles that mirror ‘Trump Bible’