Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Los Angeles County election officials say that the Justice Department's list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote is "unreliable," based on their preliminary analysis. They also say some of the individuals on the list have indicated they were born in the U.S. and may be citizens.
State and local officials disclosed these new details in court filings yesterday, in response to a federal lawsuit demanding that California investigate thousands of voters before their ballots are counted. The DOJ wants the state to segregate ballots associated with these individuals. California officials say the DOJ's request is unfeasible so close to the election and may violate federal and state election laws.
A new report from United Nations scientists says that countries are not doing enough to cut emissions that drive climate change, and the United States plays a significant role in climate pollution. The U.S. was the only major economy that saw an increase last year in planet-warming pollution. The report also found that, among G20 countries, the U.S. is tied with Russia for the highest per capita emissions.
While China emits more total greenhouse gases annually than the U.S., China's population is more than four times that of the U.S. The rise in U.S. emissions was fueled by increased electricity demand and Trump administration policies that support burning fossil fuels. Arrests for low-level crimes, including vagrancy and drug possession, increased in the U.S. from 2024 to 2025, according to a new analysis of federal data from the criminal justice and immigration reforms advocacy group FWD.us.
The report also highlighted a 188% increase in immigration violations. This comes as violent crime rates, including homicides, dropped to historic lows. The report examined publicly available FBI and immigration arrest data and does not include details about whether charges were dropped or if people served any time in jail or prison.
This data covers the first full year of Trump's second term, during which his administration emphasized a tough-on-crime approach. Zoë Towns, the executive director of FWD.us, told NPR ahead of the report's release that the rising trends signal a "really troubling return to some of the extreme law and order policies that defined the American criminal justice system during the '80s and '90s." Check out NPR's analysis. President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff is in St.
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