Sign up for The 74 NewsletterThe FBI raided the office and home of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on Wednesday morning, a move that shocked the Los Angeles and state education communities. U.S. Justice Department officials said judicially approved search warrants were executed at the district headquarters in downtown Los Angeles and Carvalho’s San Pedro residence, according to published reports. In a statement, Los Angeles Unified officials said, “We have been informed of law enforcement activity at Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and at the home of the Superintendent. Carvalho was hailed as a rising leader ushering in a new era for Los Angeles Unified when he took over the district. Los Angeles Unified and Carvalho have been repeatedly in the crosshairs of the federal administration during Trump’s second term.

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A Donald Trump appointee at the Department of Homeland Security told state election officials from around the country Wednesday that federal immigration agents won’t be deployed to polling places during the 2026 midterms, according to multiple sources on the call. There was silence from federal officials when Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows asked that they make a public statement affirming state sovereignty over election administration. Bellows told reporters after the call that she appreciated the federal government reminding election administration offiicals what role it does have to play in elections – such as investigating threats against election officials. The call, held by officials from the Justice Department, FBI, DHS and the Election Assistance Commission, was a chance for federal and state election officials to share information on election administration and security procedures ahead of the midterms. “Election officials have been preparing for the 2026 elections since December 2024 - where have the feds been for the last 15 months?”

Trump’s address Tuesday provided few if any clues as to his ultimate intentions. Iran has amassed a worrisome amount of highly enriched uranium for which there is no other use but a nuclear weapon, although it has repeatedly said it has no intention of producing one. A number of Republicans and Democrats have said that military pressure on Iran can be useful if it leads to a nuclear deal. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency says more than 7,000 people were killed during the demonstrations. “If there is political will on all sides, I believe the deal can be reached as soon as possible.”

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGIn a court decision on Wednesday, a federal judge issued a resounding rebuke of a Trump administration policy that’s expanded the deportation of immigrants to “so-called ‘third countries’” where they have no ties. The policy, which was detailed in Department of Homeland Security memos last year, allowed the administration to deport people to places other than their country of origin, with little notice. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy ruled Wednesday that the policy was unlawful and failed to provide sufficient due process protections. If the administration appeals this decision, the legal fight over it could potentially wind up in the Supreme Court. Previously, the Supreme Court suspended a ruling Murphy made that gave detainees more opportunity to challenge a possible third-country removal.

They asked if we wanted to join them, but of course it was quite short notice so we could not. Per the Department of Labor’s Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees chart (available online at: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped), the minimum cash wage varies state-to-state. There are eight states and territories where the minimum cash wage is much higher, and the restaurants are required to pay servers the full state minimum wage before tips. Additionally, servers are usually required to give a portion of their tips to bartenders, bussers and sometimes other staff. It’s something in which you’re an active participant, tip or not, so it’s good to know.

Lee el artículo en españolCuba said its forces fatally shot four heavily armed people attempting to “infiltrate” its territory on a Florida-registered speedboat on Wednesday, amid simmering tensions between the communist island and the US. Advertisement AdvertisementA passenger on the speedboat shot at the Cuban vessel, wounding its commander, and prompting Cuban forces to return fire, according to the statement. Six other people aboard the speedboat were wounded and are in custody and receiving medical attention. Two of the surviving passengers were previously wanted by Cuba for terrorism, the ministry added. The vessel was not carrying US government personnel and was not on a US government operation, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier.

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Cuba's military shot at a U.S.-registered boat Wednesday close to its shoreline, authorities said. The announcement came hours after Cuba said its soldiers killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuban waters and opened fire on the soldiers first, injuring one Cuban officer. Cuba’s government said it obtained the details about the passengers aboard the boat from the suspects detained following the shootout. The government provided the boat’s registration number, but The Associated Press was unable to readily verify details of the boat because boat registrations are not public in the state of Florida. The move put pressure on Mexico, which Cuba became largely dependent on for petroleum after Trump halted oil shipments from Venezuela.

“Half of all of working Americans still do not have access to a retirement plan with matching contributions from an employer. The idea was one of numerous revisions to retirement plans contained in the bipartisan SECURE 2.0 Act, which was rolled into the 2023 appropriations bill that Biden signed into law on Dec. 29, 2022. Trump White House spokeswoman Kush Desai attacked Biden personally and suggested that the “Saver’s Match” provision was created by the original SECURE Act that Trump signed into law in his first term in 2019. “Joe Biden was a disaster, and no one wants to take ‘credit’ for anything associated with that failure of a presidency. Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin said taking credit for others’ work is not surprising from Trump.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll, which concluded Monday, found that 61% of Americans would describe Trump as having “become erratic with age.” Some 89% of Democrats, 30% of Republicans and 64% of independents described the president this way. AdvertisementOn Feb. 24, President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in U.S. history. Scrutiny over Trump’s health and physical stamina has surged in recent months, as evidenced by the public reaction after he has seemingly struggled to stay awake at a number of recent White House meetings. AdvertisementA number of prominent Republicans, however, have reacted to the discourse with grandiose assertions about Trump’s well-being. AdvertisementShe also attempted to assuage Republicans’ concerns about this year’s midterm elections by assuring them that Trump would be hitting the campaign trail vigorously.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump couldn’t walk away from his State of the Union address without letting his critics get under his skin. President Donald Trump sent off a testy Truth Social post aimed at his enemies Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Robert De Niro the morning after his blustering State of the Union. Advertisement“When people can behave like that, and knowing that they are Crooked and Corrupt Politicians, so bad for our Country, we should send them back from where they came — as fast as possible,” Trump’s post continued. AdvertisementRobert De Niro, here last November, delivered a counter-address to Trump's State of the Union Tuesday night. Advertisement“The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much,” Trump’s post continued.