An FBI agent who had been with the bureau since 2017 was arrested Friday and charged with transferring around $1 million in cryptocurrency to his personal wallet. The FBI’s arrest affidavit, which it filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Saturday, describes Patrick Steven Yaroch as a supervisory special […]
The House Ethics Committee recommended the censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) on Monday, stating the lawmaker had failed “to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers.” Edwards has been under scrutiny for months after reports alleged that he had made unwanted advances toward female staffers […]
President Donald Trump again dodged questions about the abuse allegations raised against Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) and declined to say whether he believes the embattled congressman should drop his reelection campaign. Miller, who earned an endorsement from the president for his reelection bid for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, is facing abuse allegations raised by his […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is catching flak from the political Right online over his plan to require shoppers at his proposed government-run grocery stores to show identification to buy discounted food. Last week, Mamdani announced a 30% discount on staple items at future grocery stores in each of the city’s five boroughs. During the press conference, […]
President Donald Trump said this week’s talks with Iran will be the “last chance” for the Middle Eastern country to avoid a severe escalation in the war. Trump called off plans to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure over the weekend after Tehran and regional mediators asked to restart peace talks. “We’re talking at the request of […]
Comedian Rosie O’Donnell says she will return to “The View” for the show’s 30th-anniversary special “just as a guest.” “I will go on the 30th anniversary next year, and be on in whatever way they want me, just as a guest,” O’Donnell said on the Tangle with Kyle Ridley Podcast on Monday. “You know, they’re […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci privately calculated that COVID-19 had a significantly lower fatality rate than what he told Congress a month later at the outset of the pandemic. On March 11, 2020, the day that the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, Fauci testified under oath that the death rate of coronavirus patients was 3%, […]
The Board of Peace is struggling to get Israel on board with its peace plan for Gaza as Israeli militia airstrikes continue to bombard the war-torn strip despite expectations for a ceasefire and de-escalation. Gaza City was hit repeatedly by Israeli airstrikes on Saturday and Sunday, despite Hamas having agreed to a framework for demilitarization […]
An expanded class of Danish conscripts reported for training on Monday as the country anticipates dueling threats from Russia and the United States. “Denmark is facing a new reality where the threats to our security are more changing and complex than ever before,” the country’s Ministry of Defense said. “That is why conscription is being […]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) criticized the “fascist” Trump administration, the “far-right” Supreme Court, and the Make America Great Again movement, saying they are all “united in their collective harm.” “I’m very confident that people understand the high stakes of this moment, and they are very clear about the fact that the people who mean us […]
