North Carolina Democrat Allison Jaslow announced a bid to flip a House seat blue on Thursday, as she seeks to capitalize on the state’s recently passed political map. “This time demands that every American who’s willing to step up and lead in this moment does,” she said in a statement posted to X. “That’s one […]
House Democrats celebrated an unexpected Christmas gift on Thursday when it came to a vote on extending expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, demanding Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) call up the bill for a vote on Friday. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) discharge petition reached the 218 signatures needed to unlock his bill that extends […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi promised “severe consequences” for anyone who assaults federal agents during immigration operations nationwide, but in four Democratic cities with liberal jury pools, over half of the individuals charged with assaulting federal law enforcement have had their charges reduced, according to a new report. Police and court data from Chicago, Los Angeles, […]
A relatively unknown Illinois bishop has been selected to replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan as the archbishop of the most high-profile diocese in the United States. Bishop Ronald Hicks will replace Dolan as the Catholic Church‘s spiritual authority in the Archdiocese of New York, among the most preeminent pastoral offices in the country — and one […]
Seven people were arrested near Bondi Beach on Thursday over what authorities believe was a second planned terrorist attack, just days after Islamic State group-affiliated gunmen massacred over a dozen Hanukkah celebrants. Australian counterterrorism officers rammed two vehicles en route to Bondi Beach. Police said seven people in total were arrested on the spot over […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris used her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to criticize President Donald Trump‘s Wednesday night national address. Harris appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s show during her 107 Days book tour, which has fueled speculation about whether she may run again. The former vice president emphasized that the public should not “normalize” the Trump administration. “There […]
Most congressional committees are happy if they tackle a few issues every year. But in a year dominated by President Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House, one committee has punched through the nonstop news from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with shocking headlines of its own — House Oversight. From its investigation into the Biden […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy‘s pregnant daughter unleashed her fury on the Transportation Security Administration on Thursday after she was subjected to a pat-down and delayed before her flight. In a lengthy post on X, Evita Duffy-Alfonso bashed security in airports over her treatment on the way to her flight. “I nearly missed my flight this […]
Jeffery Carroll will be Washington, D.C.’s interim Metropolitan Police Department chief, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday. Carroll will succeed MPD chief Pamela Smith after she leaves the department at the end of 2025. The 23-year veteran has served as Smith’s understudy since 2023 and inherits a police force that is grappling with declining crime levels, […]
A transgender activist who was allegedly part of a thwarted terrorist plot targeting several locations across Los Angeles asked a federal judge to be sent to a women’s jail pending arraignment in January. Zachary Aaron Page, a biological man and suspected member of the left-wing Turtle Island Liberation Front, requested during her first courtroom appearance […]
