Venezuela warned the U.S. government that the American Embassy in Caracas could be targeted in a “false-flag” operation, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said on Sunday. Rodríguez said the United States and an unspecified European embassy had been warned in three separate channels that “extremist sectors of the local Venezuelan right” are looking to plant […]
Former Marine Amy McGrath from Kentucky is taking another shot at running for the Senate. This time, instead of facing off against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), McGrath is entering a race full of Democrats and Republicans eager to fill McConnell’s seat after he retires. McGrath joins two political outsiders, former Secret Service agent Logan Forsythe […]
A new three-part docuseries, Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, is bringing one of Hollywood’s most iconic figures back into the spotlight. Produced by reality TV star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian in partnership with Passion Pictures, the series premieres Oct. 6 on Fox Nation. FOX NATION TO DEBUT ELIZABETH TAYLOR DOCUSERIES PRODUCED BY KIM KARDASHIAN “She knew […]
Newly formed media corporation Paramount Skydance announced its acquisition of the digital news site the Free Press in a $150 million deal, naming Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief. Weiss co-founded the Free Press in 2021 with her wife, Nellie Bowles, and her sister, Suzy Weiss. The publication has around 1.5 million subscribers on Substack, […]
Iran voiced support for President Donald Trump‘s Gaza peace plan, a move that further pressures Hamas to abide by the peace deal. In a statement, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it would welcome any ceasefire decision that ensured “halting the genocide,” but repeatedly stressed that the decision was up to Palestinians. It also couched its support […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is holding a press conference on day six of the government shutdown, as Democrats and Republicans refuse to budge. Any compromise to end the shutdown remains as elusive as ever, as Democrats maintain that Republicans are trying to strip the destitute of healthcare, and Republicans maintain that Democrats are trying […]
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, leaving in place her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for trafficking underage girls in a scheme with the late financier. Maxwell, 62, had asked the high court to review whether she was improperly prosecuted despite Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement with federal […]
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) launched a Senate campaign on Monday, challenging Sen. John Cornyn‘s (R-TX) reelection campaign, despite appeals from the National Republican Senatorial Committee to stand down. Cornyn is already facing an intense and bitter primary battle from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, but Hunt’s entrance into the race could further complicate the senator’s path to winning the primary. […]
District of Columbia Councilwoman Brooke Pinto on Monday launched a campaign seeking to unseat Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and claim her nonvoting spot in the House. Pinto’s announcement makes her the second to challenge Norton. The incumbent Democratic delegate, 88, has faced growing calls to let a new generation fill her seat due to […]
The government shutdown entered its second week on Monday as a solution to Washington’s gridlock over the federal budget continues to elude lawmakers. The Senate is set to vote on a “clean” continuing resolution, or CR, on Monday evening that would keep the government funded at its current levels until late November. Senate Majority Leader […]
