Spencer Pratt, Steve Hilton lose ground to Democrats in latest California ballot batch drop

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former reality star Spencer Pratt’s lead over councilwoman Nithya Raman in the Los Angeles mayoral contest narrowed Thursday, while Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton slid behind Democrat Tom Steyer. Following the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, California’s key elections have taken on national significance, serving as critical testing … Read more

Prosecutors lose appeal in Arizona’s fake elector case and vow to present it again to a grand jury

PHOENIX — One of the three remaining criminal cases stemming from efforts by President Donald Trump’s supporters to overturn the 2020 election results appears headed back to a grand jury in Arizona. The case began in April 2024 when an indictment sought by Arizona’s Democratic attorney general charged 18 Republicans with forgery, fraud and conspiracy, … Read more

Maureen Galindo projected to lose Texas Democratic House runoff after antisemitism accusations

Johnny Garcia beat Maureen Galindo in the Democratic primary runoff in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, CBS News projects, after accusations of antisemitic comments by Galindo roiled the race in the final days.  Galindo, a sex therapist, finished first in the March primary against Garcia, a former sheriff’s deputy, and two other candidates. But Galindo came … Read more

Voluntary departures hit record high as detained immigrants lose hope of getting released or winning in court

As pathways to freedom have narrowed in immigration courts across the United States, a record number of detainees are giving up their cases and voluntarily leaving the country. Last year, 28% of completed immigration removal cases among those in detention ended in voluntary departure, a higher share than in any year prior, a CBS News … Read more

Rep. Thomas Massie is a Trump nemesis on the right. Now he could lose his seat.

Molly Metz stands outside a TV station in Lexington waiting for Thomas Massie to emerge. A five-time world jump-rope champion, Ms. Metz spent the day knocking on doors for the seven-term Republican congressman – her first time volunteering for any candidate. She’s not actually from Kentucky. She and her husband flew here from Colorado to … Read more

In a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, nobody has more to lose than OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

OAKLAND, Calif. — In a trial featuring a clash between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, neither of the tech titans has emerged as an overly sympathetic character. But nobody has more to lose than Altman, who is expected to take the stand this week to defend himself. Already, testimony about Altman’s turbulent tenure … Read more

NYC grocers sound alarm on Mamdani’s supermarket plan: ‘We’ll lose customers’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A proposal by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to open a city-run grocery store is facing push back from East Harlem grocers who say the area is already saturated with supermarkets and bodegas. The plan, part of a broader effort to address rising grocery costs in … Read more

What to know about the fight over whether New York should lose $74M for not revoking immigrant CDLs

New York filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge the federal Transportation Department’s decision to withhold nearly $74 million in highway money because the state refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year. New York joins California in suing over Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s efforts to … Read more