Luigi Mangione, the suspect in last week’s murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appears to have suffered a spinal condition that gave him crippling back pain for years, possibly contributing to a resentment of the U.S. healthcare system. Mangione, 26, has been charged with murdering Thompson in New York City and is expected to plead […]
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) hopes to put his dramatic ouster from the House Intelligence Committee behind him, eyeing a seat on the Senate’s panel now that he’s hopped chambers. In a brief interview, Schiff told the Washington Examiner he would like to join the historically bipartisan committee in January when he begins his first full […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) introduced a package of “DOGE Act” bills this week aiming to slash federal spending and save taxpayer dollars. In a press release on Wednesday, the Republican lawmakers touted the measures as a means to target federal bureaucracy in Washington, D.C., coinciding with President-elect Donald Trump’s formation […]
The National Defense Authorization Act passed 281-140 through the House on Wednesday despite members from both parties breaking with their ranks over certain provisions or lack thereof in the $895.2 billion bill. Most Republicans voted for the legislation, with 16 GOP lawmakers voting against it. Democrats helped move the needle with 81 voting “yes” and […]
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) voiced his support for an expansion of alcohol sales beyond liquor stores. The Maryland governor told Maryland Matters that he “wants something on my desk at the end of the session.” The show of support is a major boost for the campaign to allow grocery stores to stock beer and wine, […]
President-elect Donald Trump issued a celebratory statement over Christopher Wray’s announcement to resign as FBI director, deeming it the end of the “Department of Injustice.” Wray’s announcement was made Wednesday afternoon, about a month before Trump returns to the White House with plans to replace him. The former president has been very critical of Wray […]
The Alameda County District Attorney’s office dropped a bombshell this week linking Oakland‘s outgoing mayor and her boyfriend to a Democratic political operative and wealthy local family who allegedly hatched a scheme to sway the 2022 mayoral election. It’s the first piece of hard news since the FBI raided Mayor Sheng Thao’s home in June. The […]
Retiring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) returned to the Senate on Wednesday to vote for the first time since before Thanksgiving recess, ending an extended absence that began to frustrate Democratic caucus colleagues. In a move that undoubtedly further alienated her from the party, Sinema helped defeat President Joe Biden’s renomination of National Labor Relations Board […]
Federal bankruptcy judge Christopher M. Lopez rejected the Onion‘s bid to buy Infowars, the website of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, citing that the auction of the website and the bid lacked transparency and created an uneven playing field. The Onion, a Chicago-based satirical publication, won the auction for the website while backed by the families […]
Former Syrian President Bashar Assad was reportedly turned down after asking Russian President Vladimir Putin to help establish an Alawite statelet along Syria’s coast. Russia rejected the proposal, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, because it saw it as a project to divide Syria. The possibility of the establishment of a coastal Alawite […]
