A Kentucky woman accused of vandalizing the World War II Memorial with spray paint pleaded not guilty Monday to two felony counts, shortly before she was released on her own personal recognizance despite prosecutors previously deeming her a flight risk. Melissa Farris, 41 of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, entered the pleas before U.S. District Judge Trevor N. […]
President Donald Trump’s war against the media came back to bite him Monday while departing the White House for the United Nations General Assembly. Before leaving Washington, Trump held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new White House helipad. However, Trump’s remarks on the White House’s feed of the event were completely drowned out by the […]
Vice President JD Vance implored North Carolina voters to back Senate Republican candidate Michael Whatley in his competitive battle against former Gov. Roy Cooper, as some Republicans warn the historically toss-up state could be getting away from the GOP. The vice president praised Whatley as “the best RNC chair that we have ever had” during […]
Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms called on Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) to revive his earlier suspension of the state’s fuel excise tax to bring down the cost of diesel fuel. Kemp had signed a 60-day suspension of the state’s fuel excise tax in March, then extended it to May, but afterward let it […]
Senior House Appropriations Committee member Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) on Monday said he is against using defense spending to fund President Donald Trump’s planned triumphal arch, noting that other military needs should be prioritized. Trump said on Sunday that his planned arch will now be a military complex to house drones and snipers, which could […]
The White House is encouraging people to download its app to watch livestreams after members of the media pool announced a boycott in solidarity with banned outlets. “Get real-time updates and live events streamed DIRECTLY to your phone,” the White House wrote on X. “No noise. Just the news that matters most – straight from […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s party dominated the weekend elections for the State Duma, with results that did not surprise observers familiar with the country’s tightly controlled election system, but outcomes on the fringes show Moscow might be losing its grip. United Russia, the country’s governing party, claimed a continued mandate to power on Monday, with […]
EXCLUSIVE — A Virginia mental hospital escapee blamed his past murder charge on Islam-inspired delusions that made him kill without “realizing what he was doing,” records obtained by the Washington Examiner show. Virginia officials said in 2025 that illegal immigrant Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda showed progress in overcoming “persecutory paranoia and hyper-religious thoughts” since the victim’s 2019 […]
President Donald Trump slammed critics of his artificial intelligence policies and promised to continue the industry’s growth on Monday, shutting down hopes that the federal government would step in to regulate AI. AI concerns hit a fever pitch this month as several industry researchers and engineers suggested that the technology was advancing and learning at […]
Paramount Skydance appears to have settled two antitrust lawsuits, one filed by 12 states and the other by the Writers Guild of America, over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday. The landmark settlement is expected to be announced shortly after Paramount representatives met with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and others over the […]
