Elliot Munch

Lawmakers Fly to Munich After DHS Vote

Some lawmakers voted to withhold funding for the Department of Homeland Security and then boarded planes for the Munich Security Conference. The trip included meetings with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and plenty of security talk. The clash between votes at home and conversations abroad raises questions about priorities and political theater.

Pop Star Rhetoric Gets Activist Deported

An Australian activist says he was detained at LAX for 30 hours and sent home after announcing plans to camp outside Billie Eilish's Malibu home in response to her Grammy speech. Border officials questioned him about his past activism and intentions.

Sham Marriages Used to Access Military Bases

A federal indictment alleges a transnational fraud ring recruited U.S. citizens, including Navy members, into fake marriages to obtain base IDs and green cards. The case names several defendants, notes staged wedding photos, and describes a bribery plot to get unauthorized Department of Defense ID cards.

Yale Suspends Professor Over Epstein Emails

Yale removed a computer science professor from teaching after Department of Justice documents showed he corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein and recommended a student in a way the university called inappropriate.