[ad_1] Abe Hamedeh, seen here in a 2022 photo, beat out a crowded field in the Republican race for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District with Trump’s endorsement, even after Trump also backed his rival Blake Masters. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump made sure his favored candidate won […]

[ad_1] Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Former President Donald Trump took the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists convention yesterday, where he questioned Vice President […]

[ad_1] Vice President Harris hugs Robin Harris, the daughter of shooting victim Ruth Whitfield, during Whitfield’s funeral service at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 28, 2022. Geoff Robins/AFP hide caption toggle caption Geoff Robins/AFP Vice President Harris is delivering a eulogy on Thursday in Houston for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. The […]

[ad_1] Marc Piscotty/Getty Images Marc Piscotty/Getty Images The Second Amendment. In April 1938, an Oklahoma bank robber was arrested for carrying an unregistered sawed-off shotgun across state lines. The robber, Jack Miller, put forward a novel defense: that a law banning him from carrying that gun violated his Second Amendment rights. For most of U.S. […]

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This month, former President Donald Trump’s media company announced it was making its first major purchase: technology to help stream TV on Truth Social, its Twitter-like platform. There was a mystery at […]

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. New York City lawmakers are calling for the police commissioner to be stripped of his power to short-circuit officer misconduct cases. And the Office of the Inspector General for the New York […]

[ad_1] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capital & Main. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. The first complaint about illegal vacation rentals at 1940 Carmen Ave., a rent-controlled apartment building just blocks from Hollywood Boulevard, arrived at the […]

[ad_1] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Verite News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Four years before a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, prompting nationwide demonstrations, hundreds of people marched in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to protest officers’ […]

[ad_1] For some authors, finding their book on a “banned” list can feel almost like a badge of honor, putting them right there with classics like The Bluest Eye and To Kill a Mockingbird. But the reality is, most banned books never get the kind of recognition or readership that the most famous ones do. […]

[ad_1] Republican presidential nominee and President Donald Trump speaks at a panel moderated by, from left, ABC’s Rachel Scott, Semafor’s Nadia Goba and Fox News’ Harris Faulkner at the National Association of Black Journalists convention Wednesday in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Former President Donald Trump made inflammatory remarks […]