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Capitol Police arrest California man in possession of a guillotine near Supreme Court

A 35-year-old California man was arrested Tuesday on charges of possessing an assembled guillotine, which U.S. Capitol Police spotted in the bed of his pickup truck near the U.S. Supreme Court.

Democrats file new challenge to Trump postal service election plans

Congressional Democrats and voting rights advocates mounted new challenges Tuesday to President Trump's plans to have the post office police this year's elections, moving just a day after the Supreme Court gave the administration some wiggle room.

Another witness ordered released after a fatal shooting by a federal immigration agent in Texas

A second witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent has been ordered released from custody after more than a month in detention.

Target faces renewed backlash after stocking Halloween costume with 'minstrel show features'

Retailer Target pulled a children's Halloween costume from its shelves Monday after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures.

San Diego Padres minor league coach is released from ICE custody, family says

A San Diego Padres minor league coaching coordinator who was detained by federal immigration officers in Texas has been released on bond, his family said Tuesday.

Kennedy Center risks financial ruin without Trump's name, Justice Department argues

Justice Department attorneys argued that if President Donald Trump's name does not appear somewhere on the Kennedy Center, then the money from donors for renovations would shrivel up and the "decrepit, dilapidated" cultural center may be "required to be taken down."

Trump and Vance to keynote Republicans' midterm convention in Texas

As if there was any doubt, Republicans' midterm convention will be the Donald Trump show, with the president appearing at both nights of the event in Dallas next month.

Prominent Sikh separatist says FBI has warned him of new threat on his life

A prominent Sikh separatist said Tuesday that the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have warned him that he faces a new credible threat to his life even as a man from India faces sentencing later this year for a 2023 death plot against him.

Instagram chief takes the stand in a trial pitting Meta against states over social media harms

Adam Mosseri, the Meta executive at the helm of Instagram, defended the platform's safety record in testimony Tuesday and took issue with a plaintiff attorney's emphasis on low usage numbers for a feature designed to encourage young users to take breaks.

Trump-backed businessman Mike Mazzei looks to secure GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor

Tulsa businessman Mike Mazzei hopes to win Tuesday's hotly contested Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma governor after President Donald Trump endorsed him and sharply attacked Mazzei's rival, state Attorney General Gentner Drummond.

Will Congress finally set national NIL rules for college athletes?

With states and schools struggling to control themselves, Congress is eyeing an intervention into collegiate athletics that would set national standards for students' compensation and try to preserve some of the athletic conference system.

El-Sayed's Sharia-to-canon-law comparison draws swift conservative backlash

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed drew a wave of criticism from conservative commentators Monday night after comparing Islamic Sharia law to Catholic canon law during a contentious interview with Fox News' Jesse Watters.