Major law firms, gambling ventures, and tobacco companies, all entities that could have legal business before Virginia after the elections, cut large checks to Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones, campaign finance records show. These contributions to Jones’s campaign were made before news broke about text conversations in which Jones fantasized about shooting a […]
Calls are mounting for investigations into failures in reignition management and other aspects of the firefighting response to the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in California. The scrutiny comes after the arrest of a man accused of setting a smaller blaze six days earlier that authorities say sparked the larger inferno. Jonathan Rinderknecht was arrested this […]
As the government shutdown continues with what seems like no end in sight, more Washington, D.C., attractions are closing as they run out of federal funds to keep their doors open to the public. The Smithsonian Institution museums and National Zoo are set to close on Sunday if the shutdown continues into its second weekend. […]
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump, thanking him for his help. Machado was awarded the prize on Friday despite a campaign from Trump and his international allies, who said his peacemaking efforts earned him the award. The award put Trump and Machado in an awkward place, […]
President Donald Trump appeared to announce on Friday that he will no longer meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on his trip to Asia, possibly endangering recent talks on a bilateral trade agreement with Beijing. In a Friday post on Truth Social, Trump slammed China’s recent imposition of tougher export controls on rare earth minerals, […]
Ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize award announcement, some supporters were holding out hope that President Donald Trump would secure the win. Polymarket users had a different feeling. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado received a surge in betting in the hours before she won the prize, her odds taking off from around 3% at […]
Russia launched one of its most concentrated strikes of the war against Ukraine‘s energy infrastructure, plunging much of the country into darkness. Over the night on Thursday into Friday, Russia launched a combined missile and drone assault, using its upgraded Geran drones, Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, Iskander ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. Ukraine’s Air Force said […]
Three separate Supreme Court petitions involving various school districts across the country asked the nation’s highest court to weigh in on whether schools can transition students without parental knowledge or consent. In Littlejohn v. Leon County School Board, plaintiffs January and Jeffrey Littlejohn say the Florida school district devised a secret “gender support” plan for […]
First lady Melania Trump is set to make an announcement at 11 a.m. Friday at the White House. MELANIA TRUMP URGES AI EDUCATION AT TASK FORCE MEETING: ‘NO LONGER SCIENCE FICTION’ Her address to the nation follows Thursday’s news that Amazon MGM Studios will release the first lady’s documentary, titled Melania, on Jan. 30, 2026. […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold a press conference around 10 a.m. Friday as the government shutdown continues. EVERYONE WHO HAS NOMINATED TRUMP FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE Johnson has been criticized for his failure to swear-in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, letting the House go into recess during the government shutdown. He took calls on C-SPAN […]
