Three former senior FBI officials are suing ranking Trump administration law enforcement officials for what they describe as a political purge ordered by top law enforcement officials under pressure from Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel. In a lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday, Brian Driscoll, Steve Jensen, and Spencer Evans allege […]
President Donald Trump suggested that his administration will target “radical-left” groups that funded violence toward Charlie Kirk and other conservative figures, including the president himself. Trump mourned Kirk, who was shot and killed on Wednesday at a Utah university, in an Oval Office address. “Charlie was a patriot to my great fellow Americans. I am […]
In the aftermath of the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, several Democratic power players mourned him and slammed political violence. But unlike in past deadly episodes of gun violence, the leaders were silent on calling for any gun control measures. “I am deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah,” former Vice President Kamala Harris […]
Conservative commentator Will Cain observed a moment of silence on his Fox News show after a gunman shot and killed Charlie Kirk on Wednesday. He said the communications director at Turning Point USA, a conservative organization that he was the executive director of, asked his team to sit in a moment of silence. “We are […]
Republicans backing President Donald Trump’s emergency takeover of the nation’s capital pushed to make the crime clampdown permanent with new legislation that Democrats slammed as an overreach. The House Oversight Committee marked up a slew of bills on Wednesday related to crime in Washington, on the same day Trump’s DC police takeover expires. The hearing […]
The Supreme Court declined to allow South Carolina to enforce a law requiring students to use bathrooms corresponding to his or her biological sex on Wednesday. The 6-3, unsigned order said the request, brought forward as an emergency petition by the state, was not denied on the merits, but rather due to the standards the […]
The National Defense Authorization Act passed the House on Wednesday with a bipartisan amendment to repeal the 1991 and 2002 war authorizations related to Iraq and make it harder for presidents to bypass Congress on military actions. The defense policy legislation passed 231 to 196, with four Republicans defecting and 17 Democrats joining the rest […]
Authorities have confirmed a “person of interest” is in custody in connection with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. FBI Director Kash Patel, however, added confusion moments before a press conference with law enforcement by declaring “the subject” had been apprehended. CHARLIE KIRK DEAD AFTER BEING SHOT AT UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY EVENT “The subject […]
Leading Washington, D.C. Democrats are fiercely opposing a wave of legislation aimed at increasing federal control over the District, just as President Donald Trump’s 30-day crime emergency order is set to expire. The House Oversight Committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer (R-KY), began markups on Wednesday on 13 proposed bills under the “Make D.C. Safe […]
Former Democratic Michigan state Sen. Adam Hollier is terminating his run for Congress to begin a campaign for Michigan secretary of state, he announced Wednesday. Hollier briefly served in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D-MI) second-term Cabinet as the director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. He resigned as director in October 2023 to run for Congress […]
