It pays to earn an endorsement from Donald Trump. Across 118 endorsement, the president boasts a perfect score in 2026’s midterm primaries, ousting a number of longtime Republican lawmakers (and Trump-irritants) in the process. In Texas, election-denier Ken Paxton took out Sen. John Cornyn. In Kentucky, Trump-backed Ed Gallrein unseated Rep. Thomas Massie—one of the […]

The mother of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro pleaded guilty Friday for her role in her infant son’s death, whose remains still have not been found. Prosecutors said Emmanuel’s father, Jake Haro, inflicted the fatal injuries, but his mother, Rebecca Haro, knew her son was being abused and failed to protect him or seek medical care. Authorities […]

For the past week, anti-ICE activists have been protesting at Delaney Hall, an immigration detention facility where detainees have reportedly engaged in a hunger strike. As journalist Amanda Moore explains in a new Mother Jones video, the demonstrators have erected barricades and are attempting to stop law enforcement vehicles. The feds have responded with force, […]

Police in Santa Monica responded Friday morning to reports of a possible mountain lion sighting in a residential neighborhood near Montana Avenue, prompting authorities to urge nearby residents to stay indoors and keep pets inside. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers were dispatched to the area near 14th Street and Montana Avenue after […]