The weeklong preliminary hearing ahead of Tyler Robinson’s trial for his alleged killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk offered key insights into how the forthcoming trial will likely unfold, as new evidence presented undermined conspiracy theories around Kirk’s 2025 assassination. Beginning Monday and concluding Friday, Utah prosecutors and lawyers for Robinson presented arguments and evidence […]
The second round of July Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on July 15. The first round went out on July 8 to those born on or before […]
From Michigan to Maine, Democratic candidates are increasingly being forced to define themselves by their positions on Israel and the war in Gaza, as the issue begins to resemble the role abortion once played in Republican primaries: a litmus test for ideological identity. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, abortion quickly […]
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was in office through one of the worst urban disasters in recent years as the Pacific Palisades fire destroyed more than 6,500 homes, according to city tallies. Despite ample warnings from the National Weather Service that potentially cataclysmic winds were bound for the city in the heart of its fire […]
Historic housing legislation designed to boost supply is now the law of the land. The bill, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, became law at midnight on Friday without President Donald Trump‘s signature. Instead, he allowed a 10-day window to run its course without signing or vetoing the bipartisan bill, which under the Constitution […]
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Friday said he expects an update on Sen. Mitch McConnell‘s (R-KY) health to come early next week when the Senate heads back into session. The Kentucky lawmaker’s medical emergency last month has resulted in a lengthy hospital stay with few updates, which has sparked wild speculation. Speaking with CNN’s Kasie […]
A federal judge granted the Department of Justice‘s request to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys members, tossing the most serious criminal judgments stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, dismissed with prejudice the indictment against former Proud Boys Ethan Nordean, Joseph […]
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) on Friday sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) requesting he support the South Carolina House delegation’s push for a U.S.-Europe security conference in 2027 to be hosted in Charleston, escalating a feud with Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) over the meeting’s location. Wilson and Wicker chair and co-chair the […]
White House officials jumped to FBI Director Kash Patel‘s defense after reports surfaced that administration officials were frustrated with his social media activity and alleged globe-trotting. White House communications director Steven Cheung defended Patel against MS NOW reports that suggested he canceled a trip to see his girlfriend in Chicago due to frustration from administration […]
The United States has demanded that Iran publicly declare the Strait of Hormuz open to international shipping and cease all attacks on commercial ships transiting the waterway following a week of strikes between the two countries. A U.S. official told reporters on Friday that Washington demanded Tehran permit passage through the strait and said the […]
