The National Rifle Association announced a pair of lawsuits on Friday against Virginia’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” immediately after Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) signed it into law, as the Supreme Court could weigh in on the legality of similar laws in other states in the near future. The NRA announced two lawsuits, one in […]
The rape retrial of former Hollywood powerhouse Harvey Weinstein ended Friday in a mistrial after jurors told the court they were unable to reach a unanimous decision. It is the second time a jury has failed to resolve the specific allegation that Weinstein raped Jessica Mann, an aspiring actress. A previous trial last year also […]
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) will head to Kentucky this weekend to campaign for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who is facing a tough primary challenger backed by President Donald Trump. Boebert is one of only a few GOP lawmakers who have publicly supported Massie over the Trump-backed Ed Gallrein. She will join Massie for two events […]
President Donald Trump insisted he didn’t misunderstand Iran’s “pain tolerance,” boasting of the successes of Operation Epic Fury. In a preview of an interview set to air Friday evening, Fox News host Brett Baier pressed Trump on the Iran war, asking, “Why are we where we are?” “I didn’t underestimate anything,” Trump said. “We hit […]
The Justice Department has expressed its intent to seek the death penalty for the man accused of shooting and killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington around this time last year. The DOJ explained its reasoning in a Friday court filing, which U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro […]
Scrutiny over Rep. Thomas Kean Jr.’s (R-NJ) monthslong absence on Capitol Hill has hit a fever pitch, with his office providing few details as to the congressman’s whereabouts. Kean’s father, former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr., told CNN that his son is “under the care of a doctor,” and that his son is recovering […]
Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that public safety was the “birthright” of every American citizen, while contrasting the administration’s record in supporting law enforcement with that of Democrats. Vance made the remarks at a National Police Week address to the Fraternal Order of Police and other law enforcement organizations at the Capitol. “You’re […]
A suspected top leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua was extradited from Colombia to the United States on Thursday, marking the first known transfer of a TdA member from Colombia to face terrorism-related charges in federal court. Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, a 24-year-old Venezuelan national known as “Chuqui,” was set to appear Friday […]
Vice President JD Vance underscored the Trump administration’s record of supporting law enforcement on Friday during an address at the Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service. “We can’t ever forget that a single officer lost in the line of duty is too much, but just as we mourn the officers we lost, we celebrate the […]
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Thursday announced that Medicaid fraud plunged by sweeping margins in the state following a three-year crackdown on crime. In May 2023, Mayes and Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) began aggressively targeting fraud in the American Indian Health Plan, which is funded and administered by Arizona’s Medicaid program, AHCCCS. Mayes said […]
