Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Friday that back-channel discussions to halt the U.S.-Israel war with Iran is “a little bit of movement.” However, Rubio warned that the window won’t be open forever, and Washington is keeping another option on the table. Advertisement “The latest signs are encouraging, but I’m not popping champagne yet,” […]
A California woman has pleaded guilty to bribing homeless individuals to register to vote and sign political petitions in Los Angeles’ Skid Row area, federal officials said. Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, admitted in a plea deal that she worked as a paid petition circulator and targeted homeless people while collecting signatures in Los Angeles. […]
The United States Department of Homeland Security is preparing to impose steep financial penalties on tens of thousands of migrants to recover the costs associated with their arrest, detention, and deportation under a new Trump administration policy that could also complicate future legal reentry into the United States. Under the proposal, migrants could face fines […]
The Barack Obama Presidential Center is drawing fresh scrutiny ahead of its opening after details emerged about an exhibit defending the former president’s handling of Iran and claiming his administration prevented the Islamic Republic from developing a nuclear weapon. The Chicago center, scheduled to open to the public on June 19 following a June 18 […]
A federal judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan announced that he has resigned from the bench. Mark Wolf, appointed by Reagan in 1985, wrote in The Atlantic that he had expected to remain on the court for the rest of his life but felt compelled to step down. Advertisement Wolf wrote that he was […]
Federal prosecutors have indicted two people who used artificial intelligence to make nude movies and images of female celebrities under new legislation that seeks to curb the spread of deepfake pornography. Cornelius Shannon, 51, and Arturo Hernandez, 20, were identified in criminal papers as both being arrested on Tuesday for creating sexually obscene AI content […]
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a U.S. firm seeking damages under a 1996 statute targeting Cuba’s communist dictatorship, 65 years after Cuba’s communist government confiscated U.S. assets. The justices ruled 8-1 in Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises that Havana Docks, a U.S. company that owned the right to use and […]
As of Jan. 1, 2026, the Department of Government Efficiency reports $215 billion in savings, or roughly $1,335 per taxpayer. Established in the early months of the second Trump administration and initially led by Elon Musk, DOGE set out to eliminate waste, fraud, and inefficiency in federal spending. Early results suggest those efforts are not […]
Tuesday’s wave of primary elections underscored the continued influence of President Donald Trump within the Republican Party, as several candidates backed by the former president secured victories in major races across the South. The results also helped shape a series of general election matchups that could test whether Democrats are able to capitalize on Trump’s […]
Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino took aim at Barack Obama last week over comments the former president made during an appearance on a late-night program in which he said the Justice Department shouldn’t be used by the White House to target political enemies. In an appearance with Stephen Colbert, Obama – who was still […]
