FBI Arrests Top MS-13 Leader in Virginia, Director Kash Patel Oversees Operation
Washington: US authorities announced on Thursday that they have arrested the top leader of the MS-13 gang from the East Coast. The 24-year-old suspect was arrested in Woodbridge, Virginia, just south of Washington, DC. While officials have not released his name, they confirmed that he is one of the top three leaders of the MS-13 […]
Watchdogs Target Shadowy PAC with Potential Left-Wing Ties
NY POST – A mysterious shadow super PAC that emerged late in the 2024 cycle and was suspected of working to sabotage Republicans in tight races by propping up third-party hopefuls has been hit with multiple complaints. The Americans for Public Trust organization filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission Monday targeting the Save Western Culture super PAC […]
Utah Governor’s Political Shift Reflects State’s Changing Landscape
After being hailed for years as a rare GOP moderate, Gov. Spencer Cox lurched to the political right this year. Why it matters: Election results suggest Cox’s MAGA shift aligns with many voters and may signal an end to Utah’s reputation for a more centrist, old-school brand of Republicanism. Catch up quick: Cox previously was called “the new face of Trump skepticism […]
Trump-appointed judge records gun tutorial to slam court ruling
REUTERS – A conservative U.S. appeals court judge took the unusual step on Thursday of recording himself handling several handguns and explaining their mechanisms to explain why his colleagues had wrongly upheld a California law banning magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. U.S. Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, who was on Republican President […]
Elon Musk issues ominous message to Rep. Maxine Waters after Melania Trump threat
Elon Musk issued an ominous message to a veteran Democrat after she was filmed suggesting that First Lady Melania Trump should be investigated and possibly deported from the United States. Rep. Maxine Waters, 86, came under fire from Musk after the video of her making threats about Melania during an anti-Department of Government Efficiency rally at the weekend in Los Angeles, California, went viral. […]
Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Is Gaining Momentum, New Poll Shows
President Donald Trump‘s approval rating has flipped to a net positive for the first time in three weeks, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. Why It Matters Trump has touted positive approval ratings and polling during news conferences and campaign rallies throughout his political career. When the president returned to the White House in […]
The Signal Scandal Needs Investigating. Where’s Pam Bondi?
Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Redux When Hillary Clinton used a private email server while she was secretary of State, she became the subject of a yearslong Justice Department investigation that culminated with a public announcement by the FBI director that she had been “extremely careless” but would not be indicted. When Donald Trump took […]
The Atlantic editor who broke “Signalgate” did nothing wrong. He could be prosecuted anyway.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg exposed what is being called “Signalgate”—reporting on a group chat he got added to where high-level government officials shared sensitive information about U.S. plans to attack Houthi rebels—he […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt terms leaked chat ‘sensitive’ but not classified, doesn’t rule out firings
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday refrained from categorising the chat information as classified, instead describing it as “a sensitive policy discussion.”When questioned about possible terminations following the accidental inclusion of a journalist in a Signal thread discussing military plans with senior US officials, Leavitt said, “What I can say definitively is what […]