23 states sue Trump over new executive order targeting mail voting

Washington — Officials from 23 Democratic states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to block President Trump’s latest executive order that aims to restrict mail voting, arguing the directive unconstitutionally attempts to interfere with states’ administration of elections. The lawsuit, led by California, was filed with the U.S. district court in …

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Cuba Begins Releasing Prisoners Under Scrutiny of Rights Groups, U.S. Govt

By Dave Sherwood and Mario Fuentes HAVANA, April 3 (Reuters) – Cuba began releasing prisoners from ⁠its ⁠jails on Friday just hours after its communist-run ⁠government announced a sweeping amnesty coinciding with the most intense pressure campaign applied by the U.S. in ​decades. More than 2,000 prisoners are slated to be released as part of …

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Photos: Inside Israeli Bomb Shelters | Photos

March 22, 2026 | People gather in a bomb shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming missiles from Iran in Ramat Gan. Editor’s note: Some captions include excerpts and information from the piece “Life goes on underground in Israel, in scenes both real and surreal” by The Associated Press. Read the story here.

Continued Border Patrol Sweeps in California Violated Court Order

A federal judge ruled that Border Patrol agents continued making illegal stops and arrests after she ordered them to quit. In a tersely worded decision unsealed Thursday morning, the judge wrote that agents had “again detained people without reasonable suspicion,” relying on broad assumptions about day laborers instead of specific evidence of immigration violations. The …

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Tehran Rejected 48-Hour Ceasefire Proposal From US, Iranian Media, Citing Source, Says

April 3 (Reuters) – ⁠An ⁠unnamed ⁠source told ​Iran’s semi-official ‌Fars news ‌agency ⁠on ⁠Friday that Tehran had ​rejected a ​U.S. proposal for ⁠a ⁠48-hour ⁠ceasefire. The source said ​the proposal ​was ⁠made on ⁠Wednesday through another country, which was ⁠not named. There was no immediate comment or confirmation ⁠from the U.S. (Reporting by Reuters; …

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Trump to sign executive order to expand NCAA’s control over college sports

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as Friday regarding National Collegiate Athletic Association control over collegiate sports, according to a senior White House official. The president’s order aims to increase the NCAA’s control over college athletes and programs and threatens to review federal government grants and contracts for colleges and …

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