The Department of Justice ordered federal prisons to expand execution methods to include firing squads, gas asphyxiation, and electrocution, moving to restore and broaden the federal death penalty after years of inaction under the Biden administration. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the changes Friday,…
Sen. Thom Tillis ended months of suspense Sunday when he announced he would allow Kevin Warsh's nomination to lead the Federal Reserve to move forward, a reversal that hands Senate Republicans the votes they need on the Banking Committee and sets up a tight sprint…
The Senate Banking Committee will vote next Wednesday to advance Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, clearing the way for a full Senate confirmation after months of delay caused by a single Republican holdout and a now-closed criminal investigation into…
Newsmax host Greg Kelly took aim at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday over the firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, calling Hegseth a "DESPICABLE guy" and an "Insecure FAKE" in a blistering post on X that laid bare a growing rift on the right…
The man accused of charging a Secret Service checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner and shooting an agent in the chest had donated money to ActBlue, the Democratic Party's primary fundraising platform, just months before the attack, Federal Election Commission records show. Cole…
First Lady Melania Trump fired back at ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Monday, calling him a "coward" and demanding the Disney-owned network take action after Kimmel referred to her on-air as "an expectant widow", a remark delivered just two days before a gunman opened…
FBI agents descended on Lancaster, California, on April 15, executing search warrants at four locations, including City Hall and the homes of Vice Mayor Marvin Crist and Councilmember Raj Malhi, in a federal corruption investigation linked to the Chinese electric-vehicle giant BYD, the New York…
Shots rang out Saturday night at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and before the sun rose, left-wing social media accounts were already calling it a hoax. Two MSNBC hosts who were inside the Washington Hilton when the gunfire erupted pushed back hard, calling the conspiracy…
Former President Barack Obama posted a statement on X calling for Americans to "reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy" after a gunman opened fire outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton, but insisted the motive behind the…
A 49-year-old Wellesley, Massachusetts, mother faces two counts of murder after police found her two children, Kai, 7, and Ella, 6, dead inside the family home on Friday night. Janette MacAusland was arrested in Vermont, where authorities said she had fled to a relative's home…
On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. stepped from a crowd at the side entrance of the Washington Hilton and fired six rounds at Ronald Reagan. A bullet bounced off the limousine and tore into Reagan’s chest. Press Secretary James Brady took a round in…
Sen. John Fetterman broke with his party again Saturday morning, praising President Donald Trump's military strikes against Iran and calling the operation necessary to produce lasting peace in the Middle East. The Pennsylvania Democrat posted his support on X while most of his caucus moved…
A 77-year-old retired pastor stood trial in Northern Ireland this week on criminal charges for delivering a gospel sermon near a hospital, and the U.S. State Department says it is watching the case closely. Clive Johnston appeared Wednesday at Coleraine Magistrates' Court, where prosecutors accused…
Jose "Joe" Ceballos, a Mexican-born green card holder who served two terms as mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of disorderly election conduct, the culmination of a prosecution by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach's office that laid bare how a…
