Arizona’s top election office was already preparing for the possibility of a federal raid in the state following an FBI search in late January that was tied to the 2020 election in Georgia, according to newly released internal emails. Email chains obtained through a public records request by American Oversight on Tuesday showed that a […]
Philadelphia has moved forward with a proposal backed by Democratic Mayor Cherelle Parker’s office to establish a $35 million line of credit to support bringing the Democratic National Convention back to the city. The City Council advanced the credit-line bill on Monday as the city seeks to host the 2028 DNC, looking to repeat the […]
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a rare public apology to fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh, saying her recent remarks about his background were “hurtful” and did not reflect the respect she has for her colleague. The apology follows comments Sotomayor made last week during a public appearance at the University of Kansas School of Law, […]
The two men accused of attempting to bomb Gracie Mansion, the residence of New York City’s mayor, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal terrorism charges as prosecutors outlined what they described as an attack plan inspired by extremist ideology. The suspects, Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, entered their pleas in Manhattan federal court […]
A federal judge struck down an Indiana law barring students from using their school-issued IDs to vote, dealing a blow to the law as early voting in the state is already underway. U.S. District Judge Richard Young, a nominee of former President Bill Clinton, ruled that SB 10, an Indiana law passed in 2025 that […]
EXCLUSIVE — If ActBlue fails to comply with House Republicans’ latest demand for documents, Congress may compel its leadership to testify and hold the organization’s CEO in contempt, a GOP aide familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner. In a letter sent to ActBlue on Tuesday, Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) […]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of creating a toxic environment that threatens to spoil FIFA’s 2026 World Cup matches. During a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on the soccer event, which the United States is hosting alongside Canada and Mexico, Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) heralded the games as “a great […]
The Trump administration’s attempts to make Tax Day a key focus on Wednesday ran into hard obstacles posed by the Iran war, less than one week before a ceasefire deal expires. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for a news conference, during which many […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he was “optimistic” that gasoline prices will fall to around $3 a gallon between late June and late September. Bessent said recent discussions with Middle Eastern counterparts about the Iran oil crisis left him hopeful that relief could come relatively soon. “I’m optimistic that sometime between June 20 and September 20, […]
The Trump administration is looking into reports that at least 10 American scientists, many of whom were researching UFOs or nuclear power, have either died or mysteriously disappeared since mid-2023. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday that she hadn’t spoken to the other officials about the growing deaths, but the White […]
