A former U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty Tuesday to hacking databases of telecommunications companies, stealing records, and asking for ransom for the stolen data, the Department of Justice said. The Justice Department said Cameron John Wagenius, 21, defrauded at least 10 organizations by obtaining login credentials and stealing their data in an attempt to extort […]
President Donald Trump may have found a way to oust Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whom he has long criticized for the Fed keeping interest rates too high despite inflation falling. On Tuesday, he called Powell’s $700 million overspend on renovating the central bank a “fireable offense.” The president escalated his rhetoric against Powell over […]
(The Center Square) – The Georgia Public Service Commission approved a plan from Georgia’s largest utility that addresses electricity needs for new data centers. The Integrated Resource Plan will allow Georgia Power to have a production rate of between 6,000 and 8,500 megawatts of energy. The Public Service Commission staff questioned the need in a hearing […]
Former Biden aide Anthony Bernal invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee’s majority and minority counsel. Bernal entered the Rayburn House Office Building hearing room at 9:52 a.m. and did not answer any questions as part of the Biden autopen investigation. He then exited shortly after at 10:25 a.m. He is […]
Two of Jeffrey Epstein‘s former attorneys this week dismissed claims that President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi are withholding a “client list.” David Schoen, who helped secure Epstein’s plea deal on state prostitution charges in 2008, on Tuesday argued that the public’s push for the release of the names is based on fallacies. […]
Zohran Mamdani, the socialist candidate campaigning to become New York City’s next mayor, is expected to shift away from his controversial defense of the phrase, “globalize the intifada.” Mamdani will likely adopt a more moderate positioning on the anti-Jew expression as soon as this week, according to Politico, a move that could broaden his appeal […]
Israel expanded airstrikes against Damascus on Wednesday after a fragile ceasefire in southern Syria collapsed. Though announced by Damascus on Tuesday, the ceasefire between the Druze and government forces doesn’t appear to have ever truly taken effect, with heavy fighting continuing all throughout the previous day. Druze militias, backed by increasing Israeli airstrikes, counterattacked and […]
(The Center Square) — In a split with fellow Republicans, New Hampshire Gov Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have authorized parent-led efforts to ban books and other “inappropriate materials” from the state’s public schools and libraries. The legislation, which passed the GOP-controlled state Legislature earlier this year, called for creating a new process for banning […]
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he reached a deal with Republican lawmakers to move a cryptocurrency bill forward in the House. Earlier that day, a dozen Republicans, among them House Freedom Caucus members and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), derailed a procedural vote advancing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins […]
One year ago, then-former President Donald Trump was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The tragic event, which resulted in the death of a rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, transformed the 2024 presidential race. In Butler, there is still little in the way of answers. This Washington Examiner series will look at where things stand one year on, […]
