First Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli attends a court hearing held by US District Judge David Carter to hear arguments in a Justice Department's lawsuit that seeks to block California from counting any mail ballots for the November 3 midterm elections from more than ‌20,

A US appeals court turned away the Trump administration’s request to force California to segregate mail-in ballots from a list of 20,000 suspected non-citizens who are purportedly registered to vote,

A US judge heard arguments on Tuesday on the Justice Department's request to block California from counting any mail ballots for the November 3 midterm elections from more than 20,000 registered voters the Trump administration alleges are likely noncitizens.

The 2-1 decision marked the latest setback in Trump's efforts to assert a greater federal role in overseeing elections in the run-up to the midterms

President Donald Trump is in Texas for the third time in a month, aiming to block Democrats from winning their first statewide election in over three decades.

President Donald Trump made his third trip to Texas in a month Tuesday, aiming to stop Democrats from winning their first statewide election there in decades.

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One en route to Texas, where he is set to rally supporters in Lubbock and Corpus Christi with the midterm elections just days away.

President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Related Topics: Donald Trump, Election 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays hosted the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the World Series on Oct. 27 at Tropicana Field. See game highlights.

Tampa Bay’s first World Series game at Tropicana Field in 18 years turned into a record-setter: for Milwaukee Brewers batters and Rays pitchers

Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang sparked Milwaukee’s eight-run fifth inning, and the Brewers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 to move within one victory of their first World Series title

Follow along for live updates from Game 4 of the 2026 World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers.

A grand jury has refused to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on charges of lying to Congress over her testimony regarding Jan. 6, sources confirm.

The Justice Department has failed to secure a grand jury indictment against a former White House staffer who testified against President Donald Trump before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6,

Evan Perez joins The Lead.

The former top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was a star witness in the congressional hearings concerning Jan. 6, 2021.

After a three-year appeals process, former "That '70s Show" star Danny Masterson's 2023 rape convictions were upheld by a California appeals court.

A California appeals court has upheld actor Danny Masterson’s convictions and long prison sentence for raping two women at his home in 2003

A California appeals court upheld Danny Masterson’s rape convictions and 30-years-to-life sentence, rejecting arguments that the trial court mishandled evidence about Scientology, made biased rulings or otherwise deprived him of a fair trial.

Danny Masterson has lost his appeal of his rape convictions from 2023. According to an 89-page ruling, a three-judge panel rejected each of Masterson's arguments for appeal. The decision means his 30 year sentence for the charges will stand.

Utah authorities cite DNA evidence in saying serial killer Ted Bundy killed 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, whose death had been a cold case for more than 50 years.

DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of another Utah teenager, authorities announced Tuesday, exactly 52 years after her body was discovered in the woods by a hunter. Bundy has been dead since 1989,

Authorities in Utah are holding a news conference to pin another decades-old homicide on serial killer Ted Bundy

Investigators used advanced DNA technology to solve the cold case decades after the notorious killer was executed.