Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist and Washington, D.C., City Council member, is on track to become the nation's capital's next mayor after her primary opponent conceded Thursday morning.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has transferred detainees from Alligator Alcatraz to other facilities as Florida prepares for hurricane season.
The Department of Justice moved Wednesday to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging Evanston, Illinois's reparations program, alleging the city's practice of distributing cash payments and housing assistance exclusively to Black residents violates the U.S. Constitution and federal fair housing law.
The Department of Justice and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters jointly filed a motion Wednesday to end the federal government's oversight of the union, closing out what officials say is the longest monitorship of any union, corporation, nonprofit, or public entity in U.S. history.