EXCLUSIVE — The case of a New Yorker charged with plotting a bombing reflects a broad trend of American citizens becoming alleged Islamic State group terrorists, a government-linked research group told the Washington Examiner. Federal prosecutors have charged 280 people since 2014 with ISIS-related crimes, including 212 U.S. citizens, according to the National Counterterrorism Innovation, […]
Vice President JD Vance is expected to address the regulation of artificial intelligence during a Tuesday appearance before the House Republican Conference. Vance is appearing as concerns over the rapid growth of AI have hit a fever pitch, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces pressure to stay in session to deal with AI ahead […]
A whistleblower claimed a Department of Homeland Security effort to investigate voter fraud violated state laws, a charge the agency denies. On Monday, Senate Democrats announced their reveal of a whistleblower complaint regarding a DHS effort to investigate voter fraud. According to the whistleblower, DHS had directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers to violate […]
Costco set purchase limits and price hikes on motor oil as the company grapples with rising prices from global energy market disruptions. A case of two 5-quart bottles of Costco’s Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil now costs $57.99, a near 100% increase from its previous approximate price of $30. The bottles are now rationed as […]
A federal appeals court appeared deeply skeptical on Monday of an effort to end the military‘s ban on allowing HIV-positive people to enlist, with the panel expressing concern over the deference the Department of War should receive to set its own health and fitness standards. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit […]
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) plans to decide on whether to run again for West Virginia governor in a matter of weeks, telling the Washington Examiner that he hopes to make up his mind in “way less” than 30 days. “We’ll decide in very short order,” he said on Monday evening at the Capitol. […]
The Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump’s emergency request to enforce mail-in ballot restrictions, the latest setback in his legal efforts. Though the court decided in the Trump administration’s favor regarding mail-in ballot restrictions, it won’t enforce them for the midterm elections. The administration had filed an emergency measure to try to enforce the restrictions […]
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced that NATO fighter jets shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace, at a time when the alliance is increasingly on edge over spillover from the Russia-Ukraine war. Nauseda didn’t identify who the drone belonged to, but was quick to cast the blame on Russia. The Lithuanian Defense Ministry specifically thanked […]
MAGA Inc. expanded its campaign spending on races in Republican stronghold states on Monday, deploying Vice President JD Vance to Kansas to help Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS). Marshall’s race for reelection against Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton is considered likely Republican by the Cook Political Report. But it was upended last week by a New York […]
The Houthis continued their advance on Monday, seizing two more key islands in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, as the Saudis continued their appeals to the United States for further assistance. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received U.S. Central Command head Adm. Brad Cooper in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The […]
