A 19-year-old accused of setting fire to a historic Mississippi synagogue pleaded not guilty to arson charges on Tuesday. Stephen Spencer Pittman was accused of setting fire to the Beth Israel Congregation around 3 a.m. on Jan. 10, badly damaging the structure but leaving no casualties. Magistrate Judge LaKeysha Greer Isaac denied the suspect bond […]
A pair of polls on the North Carolina Senate race, released within hours of each other, paint very different pictures of the fortunes of Republican hopeful Michael Whatley and his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Roy Cooper. One poll released on Monday from the right-leaning Tipp Insights for the League of American Workers asked 1,512 registered […]
President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran, arguing that if it followed through on threats to his life, the entire country would be annihilated. Speaking in an interview on NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich Tonight, marking his one-year anniversary in office, the president was asked about threats to his life from Iranian leadership. Trump said […]
A Pennsylvania county official on Tuesday called for the eviction of ICE officers from county-owned space, alleging the federal government has not paid rent for more than three years and does not have a valid lease. Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley demanded the immediate payment of more than $115,000 in unpaid rent and nearly $8,000 in late […]
The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led coalition once backed by the United States, has blamed a reported prison break on the breakdown in peace talks with Syria’s transitional government for a reported prison break involving ISIS fighters. At least 120 ISIS prisoners escaped prisons in SDF territory on Monday. Just over 80 prisoners were recaptured, […]
President Donald Trump suggested that his new Board of Peace might replace the United Nations, a major fear many had with the proposal. Trump sent out invitations to 60 countries for his new Board of Peace, formed around his plan to end the war in Gaza. Reception has been mixed, with one of the main […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement accused Minnesota on Tuesday of harboring illegal immigrants with criminal histories after local and state authorities ignored the federal agency’s requests to hand over more than 1,360 people in its jails. ICE acting Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations Marcos Charles said the federal government has repeatedly attempted to […]
Washington Examiner executive editor Bob Cusack said Tuesday he doesn’t know how the Greenland debate will end, as congressional Republicans are downplaying military action. President Donald Trump has insisted the United States must have “complete and total control of Greenland,” while threatening to impose punitive 10% tariffs on NATO allies that don’t back his bid. The president […]
Washington Examiner executive editor Bob Cusack blasted the Democratic National Committee for not releasing its analysis of the party’s 2024 loss. Cusack appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal Tuesday echoing lawmakers’ calls for the DNC to release its autopsy report, a comprehensive review of the presidential election in which its candidate, former Vice President Kamala Harris, […]
Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) began her run as head of New Jersey with a combative speech bashing President Donald Trump and pledging to use her new role to fight him. After being sworn in on a copy of the New Jersey Constitution, Sherrill laid into the president, tapping into the state’s historical role in the […]
