A wide and politically explosive investigation into the Epstein files has reached former President Bill Clinton, providing a fresh test of presidential cooperation with House subpoenas. Clinton, who had ties to the late convicted sex offender, is not the first ex-president to be subpoenaed, but he is one of only a few. President Donald Trump, […]
The suspect accused of murdering two Israeli Embassy staffers was indicted on hate crime charges, with the Department of Justice pursuing the death penalty. Elias Rodriguez was accused of murdering Israeli Embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim as they exited the Jewish Capital Museum, days before they were set to be engaged, on May 21. He […]
President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on semiconductors on Wednesday as he touted a new multibillion-dollar investment from Apple. “We are going to be putting a very large tariff on chips and semiconductors. Approximately 100% on chips and semiconductors,” Trump said while speaking in the Oval Office. “But the good news for companies like Apple […]
(The Center Square) – Michigan’s K-12 confidential student safety tip line saw a 20% increase in the number of reports in 2024. With a record-breaking 11,671 tips received, that is the most reports the OK2SAY system has received since it was first implemented in 2014. Public officials have applauded the program for preventing violence and making […]
An active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bliss was arrested Wednesday in El Paso on charges of espionage for allegedly attempting to transmit national defense information about United States tanks to Russia. The Justice Department announced 22-year-old Taylor Adam Lee, who held a top-secret security clearance, allegedly tried to share sensitive information on the U.S. Army’s M1A2 Abrams tank with someone he believed […]
(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is asking the state’s Department of Public Instruction for more transparency in its school report card grading system. The group says that it found one school with just 4.1% English language arts proficiency that was rated as “exceeds expectations” and 18 schools that were […]
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin waved off concerns about Democratic socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, saying the Democratic Party was a “big tent.” In an interview with Fox News, Martin disputed the assertion that left-wing candidates like Mamdani would hurt the party’s national chances. “I don’t think they make it difficult […]
The alleged assault of a senior DOGE staffer is presenting a fresh test to Mayor Muriel Bowser as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the District of Columbia. Bowser, a Democrat who represents a heavily blue enclave, has managed to stave off past takeover threats by accommodating Trump’s demands, in particular his focus […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Wednesday that his office is investigating whether former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s political organization is gifting “Beto Bribes” to Texas House Democrats who left the state to break quorum in protest of the GOP’s redistricting efforts. The Democratic political action committee in question is Powered by People, which is […]
South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Rep. Ralph Norman (R) is calling for the state to push out “kingmaker” Rep. Jim Clyburn (D) with a redistricting effort. Clyburn is the only Democrat representing South Carolina in Congress. Norman said Republicans should use their supermajorities in the South Carolina State House and Senate to redraw the lines. The […]
