Thursday, November 12, 2026
Armed federal immigration officers in tactical vests talk beside parked vehicles on a residential street.

ICE Raids Loomed Large for L.A. Voters — Including Some Caught Up in the...

Early data shows more voters casting ballots in L.A. County’s immigrant-heavy communities. ‘I want to make a difference for the people that can’t vote,’ one said.
A dark sign reading United States Department of Labor stands in front of a lit street lamp and building.

Scott asks Labor Department for written pledge to keep its records

The Nov. 4 letter cites a federal law that carries up to three years in prison for destroying federal records.
Dry soil split into a pattern of deep cracks.

A Global Atomic War (Just in Slow Motion)

“The equivalent of a global atomic war has indeed broken out on this planet, just in slow motion.”
The columned stone facade of the Justice Department headquarters building on a sunny day.

Blanche says criminal investigations of Democrats are possible

Trump called Democrats' investigative requests "extortion" as Rep. Robert Garcia, set to chair House Oversight, prepares probes of the "Trump crime family."
A Starbucks storefront in Long Beach, California. Photo: Brad.K / CC BY 2.0

Starbucks Workers United calls nationwide boycott as contract fight drags on

The AFL-CIO's 65 unions endorsed the campaign as more than 550 unfair labor practice charges sit unresolved against the company.

White makes ‘far’ right!!

Hey, Captain Ron, did you forget your ancestral roots? Shame on you!!!
A worker in a safety vest fills a bottle with a water sample.

Study: U.S. tap water PFAS may average twice official figures

Modeling 1.86 million EPA data points raised the average for six regulated PFAS from 2.6 to 5.2 nanograms per liter.
A globe centered on the Pacific Ocean with a band of warm sea surface temperatures along the equator.

October 2026 was the warmest October on record, Copernicus says

Ocean surface temperatures also set an October record, and El Niño readings in the Niño 3.4 region topped the peaks of three earlier strong events.

The Endgame of 2016′s Anti-Establishment Politics

Anyone who assumes a wholesale transfer of loyalty from Sanders’s supporters to Clinton, or from Trump’s to another Republican standard-bearer, may be in for a surprise.

Insurers drop Medicare Advantage plans for 1 million seniors

KFF counted 193 counties with no Medicare Advantage drug plan open to general enrollment in 2027, up from 123 this year