Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Friday said her goals are not confined to an office or position when asked about whether she plans to run for higher office, saying her “ambition is bigger than that.” Ocasio-Cortez, 36, made the remarks during a conversation with former Obama adviser David Axelrod at the University of Chicago’s Institute […]
Alabama officials filed a trio of petitions to the Supreme Court on Friday asking the justices to clear the way for the state to implement a redrawn congressional map ahead of the 2026 election. The three petitions from Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asked the high court on its emergency docket to allow its 2023 […]
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened that he would up the ante on Project Freedom, the administration’s plan for the U.S. Navy to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, if Iran does not agree to a ceasefire deal. The comments come one day after Iran and the United States exchanged fire in the strait […]
President Donald Trump on Friday said the culpability for a strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed over 100 school-aged children is still “under study.” The strike took place on the opening day of the war in Iran, Feb. 28, when a missile, identified in video by weapons experts as a U.S. Tomahawk, reportedly […]
A Utah judge denied a bid by Tyler Robinson’s lawyers on Friday to block cameras from the courtroom for his upcoming trial on murder charges for allegedly killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Judge Tony Graf denied Robinson’s request to bar cameras and microphones from the courtroom, rejecting arguments that allowing media access would harm Robinson’s right […]
Virginia Democrats moved quickly Friday to keep alive a high-stakes redistricting battle with major implications for control of the U.S. House, signaling plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to delay enforcement of a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Democrat-backed congressional map referendum. The motion, filed jointly by the Commonwealth of Virginia […]
An estimate put the total explicit economic damage to Iran as a result of the war and blockade at $144 billion, but the true figure is believed to be much higher. Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a pro-Israel think tank, released the report on Friday, providing one of the first explicit damage assessments of […]
A federal judge on Friday set a criminal trial date for former FBI Director James Comey over allegations that a social media post containing the phrase “86 47” spelled out using seashells amounted to a threat against President Donald Trump. In a written order issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan in North Carolina scheduled the trial to begin […]
The Virginia Supreme Court’s decision striking down Democrats’ congressional redistricting referendum is fueling finger-pointing inside Democratic circles, with strategists and operatives openly questioning whether delays, mixed messaging, and a rushed rollout doomed the effort from the start. “Unfortunately, we were caught flat-footed once again,” one Virginia-based Democratic strategist told the Washington Examiner, speaking on the […]
Alabama lawmakers passed legislation Friday that would allow the state to delay congressional primary elections if federal courts approve a new district map amid renewed legal and political battle over redistricting in the South ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Republican-backed bill, approved after heated debate in the Alabama legislature, would give Gov. Kay […]
