M.B. Mack

5 days ago | latintimes.com | M.B. Mack

California Attorney General Rob Bonta says the Trump administration is struggling to defend its policies in court due to a hollowed-out Justice Department that "can't keep up" with the mounting legal challenges from state officials. Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, his administration has aggressively rolled out sweeping policies on immigration, voting rights, environmental deregulation and birthright citizenship.

5 days ago | latintimes.com | M.B. Mack

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is facing blistering criticism from one of the major newspapers in his home state, which accused him of neglecting his Senate duties and called on him to "serve or step away."In an editorial, The Philadelphia Inquirer slammed Fetterman for missing more votes than almost any other senator over the last two years and for isolating himself from colleagues and the public.

1 week ago | latintimes.com | M.B. Mack

A Missouri daycare is under investigation after a lawsuit claimed staff members suffocated a nonverbal autistic toddler by using their bodies to force him to nap—leading to his death on May 16. Conrad David Wade Ashcraft, 3, died while in the care of Poppy's Playhouse 2, a daycare facility in Park Hills, Missouri, according to First Alert 4. His family described him as a sweet, nonverbal child with autism.

1 week ago | latintimes.com | M.B. Mack

Former congressman and convicted sex offender Anthony Weiner declared that "women are crazy about me" during a podcast appearance this week, despite his past conviction for sexting a minor and current registration as a sex offender. Anthony Weiner's political downfall began in 2011, when a lewd image he posted to Twitter spiraled into a sexting scandal that forced his resignation from Congress.

1 week ago | latintimes.com | M.B. Mack

Despite a federal judge blocking Florida's harsh new immigration law, state police have continued to arrest people under the statute, leading to dozens being detained by ICE, including a U.S. citizen. In February 2025, Florida passed a sweeping immigration crackdown that made it a crime to enter the state while undocumented, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Civil rights groups immediately sued, arguing the law unlawfully gave immigration enforcement power to local police.