President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Friday aimed at fighting the housing crisis, a critical leg of the “affordability” issue, ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Members of both parties have voiced concerns about dwindling stock in the existing housing market, for both owners and renters, and increased costs to build […]
A Utah judge on Friday rejected an attempt by the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk to keep key court filings secret, while leaving open the possibility that portions of an upcoming hearing could be closed to the public. Judge Tony Graf Jr. ruled from the bench that attorneys for Tyler Robinson failed […]
Nine suspected members of a Texas antifa cell were found guilty on Friday in the nation’s first-ever federal case to bring terrorism charges against alleged antifa operatives. Though the convictions varied depending on the defendant, none will be walking free. The jury trial, which lasted three weeks, was widely seen as a test of the […]
The Justice Department on Friday charged a Virginia resident with illegally arming the gunman who opened fire at Old Dominion University, leaving one victim dead. Kenya Chapman sold a Glock pistol to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, the gunman, for $100 this week, after stealing it from a vehicle in Newport News one year ago, according to […]
The State Department is offering Iranian citizens a chance to receive a bounty worth up to $10 million for information on 10 key regime leaders, including the new supreme leader. The department’s premier national security rewards program announced the prize on Friday, asking the Iranian people for information on the whereabouts of the senior officials. […]
Vice President JD Vance asked North Carolina to “say a prayer” for American service members taking part in Operation Epic Fury on Friday, but, when pressed, did not deny reports that he cautioned President Donald Trump against waging war in Iran before the bombs first dropped. The vice president traveled to North Carolina to campaign […]
A federal judge blocked the Justice Department on Friday from enforcing subpoenas issued against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, ruling the government failed to show any legitimate basis for the demands. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in an opinion unsealed Friday that the subpoenas appeared designed to pressure Powell rather than investigate a crime. […]
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) admitted to having a sexual affair with her past bodyguard in a new motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the guard’s ex-wife last year. The extramarital romantic relationship started in May 2024 while Sinema served in Congress, and bodyguard Matthew Ammel was still married. The Ammels separated five months […]
U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman has taken her legal battle against her suspension to the Supreme Court, asking the justices in a petition on Thursday to review the multiple orders that have led to her three-year suspension from a federal appeals court. Newman, 98, was suspended from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal […]
The Justice Department this week added 42 new immigration judges across courts in California, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Virginia, marking the latest step in the Trump administration’s effort to reshape the immigration court system with appointees whose records align more closely with its hard-line deportation agenda. The new judges were sworn in […]
