New Yorkers are expressing skepticism after Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appeared to try to distance himself from the phrase “globalize the intifada,” after spending months refusing to condemn the phrase many interpret as a call for violence against Jewish people.   The New York Times reported that Mamdani, who is Muslim and a self-professed socialist who has been highly critical of the state of Israel, told city business...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced the launch of an investigation into more than 100 potential noncitizens who allegedly cast at least 200 ballots in the 2020 and 2022 election cycles. The majority of the suspected illegal ballots cast by potential noncitizens were in Harris County, but Paxton’s office is also investigating possible instances in Guadalupe, Cameron and Eastland counties using information from the Texas Secretary of...

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended its agents after Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said they were being diverted from targeting dangerous criminals to rounding up illegal immigrants, like gardeners, “many of whom pose no threat whatsoever.” Durbin, a ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was speaking at a Tuesday hearing titled “Beyond the Smash and Grab: Criminal Networks and Organized Theft” when he noted the...