Los Angeles, United States California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered the dismantling of homeless encampments on state land, one month after the US Supreme Court overturned protections for unhoused residents sleeping outdoors.The Golden State has long been reckoning with a homelessness crisis — roughly one-third of the entire US homeless population live there — in...
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Trump calls Kamala Harris ‘radical left lunatic’ at rally
Charlotte, United States Donald Trump launched a volley of attacks against US Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday, calling her a “radical left lunatic” in his first rally since she became the de facto Democratic Party nominee for November’s election. In a speech where he also claimed that Harris was in favor of the “execution” of babies...
Biden leads condemnation after Trump wounded at rally shooting
Washington, United States US President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in an apparent assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, in violence that also left a bystander dead. Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the attack minutes after the Republican candidate was rushed off...
Lawmakers advance contempt charge for US attorney general
Washington, United States A panel of US lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over the Justice Department’s refusal to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s questioning in a criminal investigation. The move — seen as symbolic, since Garland’s own officials would ultimately decide whether to press charges...