Federal authorities arrested a former high-ranking official in Eric Adams’s administration Tuesday, the latest in the corruption investigation that has continued to dog the scandal-ridden New York City mayor’s circle even after his departure from City Hall. Anthony Herbert, who served as a liaison to the city’s public housing residents and worked within the Mayor’s […]
EXCLUSIVE — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has tentatively agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in February but is at a crossroads with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the panel chairman, over the length of her testimony. “She’s willing to come, but she wanted to limit it to one five-minute round, and we won’t […]
Debates over how to handle the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have temporarily frozen plans to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security, with leadership pushing a lofty goal to include it in contentious legislation next week. The House plans to vote on a two-bill “minibus” this week, which originally was set […]
The attorney who helped bring federal charges against dozens of defendants accused of defrauding Minnesota of billions in taxpayer dollars resigned from the Justice Department. Joe Thompson, who served as Minnesota’s acting U.S. attorney, has resigned from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, according to an email from him cited by the Minnesota Star Tribune. Thompson’s email […]
House Republicans went on the record to call out former President Bill Clinton for opting to “hide behind Hillary’s skirt” in missing his deposition Tuesday. The House Oversight Committee requested both the former president and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for a deposition regarding their involvement with late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey […]
The Supreme Court is weighing whether it needs to rule on a legal definition of sex under federal law as it evaluates whether two state laws restricting women’s sports to biological females are constitutional. Such a ruling could have a profound effect on laws governing transgender issues across the country. The Supreme Court on Tuesday […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has vowed to use his political power to stop a proposed 5% wealth tax on billionaires, even if that means going against his own party and angering unions in the process. The healthcare workers’ union that has been pushing the measure claims it is necessary to offset the cuts caused by […]
EXCLUSIVE — The National Republican Congressional Committee is launching an attack ad on Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), a vulnerable Democrat whom President Donald Trump pardoned last year. Cuellar filed for reelection as a Democrat just hours after Trump pardoned him, enraging the president, who slammed the Democrat for having a “lack of loyalty.” Republicans have […]
The Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot says President Donald Trump’s sweeping clemency for Jan. 6 offenders should apply to his case. Defense attorney Mario Williams, who represents Brian Cole Jr., said the charges against his client fall […]
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore declined on Monday to press for an investigation into findings that city leaders sought to paint their response to the deadly Pacific Palisades fires in a more favorable light. “My efforts need to be pointed toward fixing things, not looking back and trying to point blame at anybody,” […]
