Author: Grace Thompson

After Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s dramatic performance with Latino voters, a coalition of Democratic-leaning Latino groups is grappling with the shift and trying to reconcile it with the policies they say many Hispanics support. The groups challenged just how large Trump’s gains were with people of color, particularly among Latino men , but acknowledged that the gains were significant, as was the Latino gender divide. The recurring dispute over how well exit polling captures Latino voters — the groups and pollsters have raised it in previous elections — has ramifications for nonprofit groups that have focused on improving Latino voter turnout. These same groups also advocate for a Latino agenda that has been largely aligned with Democratic Party policies and for ...

What to watch in Washington today President-elect Donald Trump continues to build out his Cabinet ahead of his inauguration, announcing today that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , an anti-vaccine activist, is his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The president-elect announced three picks yesterday, including Rep. Matt Gaetz , R-Fla., to be attorney general. The selection of Gaetz, who offered his resignation after the announcement, stunned many Senate Republicans , who warned his road to confirmation is not likely to be smooth. A gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference kicks off at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida today. Scheduled speakers include Argentine President Javier M...

The attorneys who've been defending Rudy Giuliani in a case seeking to force him to turn over his assets to two former election workers he defamed are asking a judge permission to drop him as a client. The exact reason for the request was redacted in a court filing late Wednesday, but the filing suggested Giuliani, who represented President-elect Donald Trump in his challenges to the 2020 election , was being an "unreasonably difficult" client. In the filing , Giuliani attorney Ken Caruso and co-counsel David Labkowski cited three provisions of the code of professional conduct allowing them to withdraw — when "the client insists upon taking action with which the lawyer has a fundamental disagreement;" "the client insists upon presenting a claim or defense ...

The 2024 Latin Grammy Awards are here — and it's a milestone anniversary. This year the event celebrates 25 years of honoring the best of Latin music in Spanish and Portuguese. Taking place at the Kaseya Center in Miami, considered the epicenter of Latin culture in the U.S., the Thursday night show will be packed with star-studded performances highlighting the explosive growth Latin music has had in recent years — it's now the nation's fastest growing streaming genre . More than 700 artists received Latin Grammy nominations across 58 categories this year, according to Manuel Abud, chief executive officer of the Latin Recording Academy. Shakira , Bad Bunny , Anitta and Karol G are among the more than two dozen artists nominated for the biggest award...

Federal law enforcement officials said Thursday that they stopped a Texas man from carrying out a possible terrorist attack in Houston. "Any day we can publicly say that is a good day," the FBI's Houston field office said on social media . Anas Said, 28, was charged last month with attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group ISIS, according to an indictment filed in federal district court in Texas. Said was arrested last week at the Houston apartment complex where he allegedly planned the attack, the FBI said, noting that he allegedly bragged that he would commit "a 9/11-style" attack if he had the resources. Said allegedly told federal agents that he created propaganda for the terrorist group, considered attacking members of the U.S. military and discu...

What to watch in Washington today President-elect Donald Trump continues to build out his Cabinet ahead of his inauguration, announcing today that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , an anti-vaccine activist, is his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The president-elect announced three picks yesterday, including Rep. Matt Gaetz , R-Fla., to be attorney general. The selection of Gaetz, who offered his resignation after the announcement, stunned many Senate Republicans , who warned his road to confirmation is not likely to be smooth. A gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference kicks off at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida today. Scheduled speakers include Argentine President Javier M...

WASHINGTON — Republican senators are preparing for a robust vetting of Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department, with a keen interest in details from a House Ethics Committee investigation into the former congressman from Florida. The ethics panel has been investigating Gaetz off and on since 2021, most recently focusing on alleged sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, accepting improper gifts, obstruction and other allegations. But the results of that probe may not become public because Gaetz resigned from the House at noon on Thursday. The Ethics Committee has jurisdiction only over sitting House members. Trump's choice of Gaetz was a surprise to nearly everyone, including members of his own party and officials at the Ju...

On April 29, 2024, Lashaunda Spurlock’s family’s worst nightmare came true: Lashaunda disappeared. The 42-year-old has a learning disability and lives with her mom, Nellie Fletcher, in Society Hill, South Carolina. Dateline spoke with Lashaunda’s younger sister, Tabitha Caudell, who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tabitha told Dateline about the evening Lashaunda disappeared. According to Tabitha, Lashaunda lived a relatively independent life despite her learning disability, and would frequently leave the house on her own to go meet up with friends. However, she always let a family member know where she was going. That was not the case on April 29, 2024. Around 5:00 p.m. that evening, Lashaunda left the house without saying anything to her mother. “This was different ...