The Arizona attorney general announced on Friday that a two-year investigation found no evidence of a quid pro quo necessary to bring a bribery charge over allegations that a state contractor received favorable treatment after making political contributions benefiting Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ). Kris Mayes, a Democrat, said her office would decline prosecution following its […]
The U.S. government is pursuing leverage against a university in Belgium after that institution suspended the American academic responsible for exposing deceased Cambridge scholar Jason Arday. U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White announced Friday that the United States would be “reviewing any relationships we have with Ghent University” over the suspension of Nathan Cofnas, an […]
German police believe a cache of firearms discovered in a Berlin forest last year was intended for use by Russian intelligence in assassination plots, German media reported. Suddeutsche Zeitung and German public broadcasters NDR and WDR all reported that German police believed the weapons were intended for lethal operations by Russian intelligence, but Interior Minister Alexander […]
EXCLUSIVE — Two of Iowa‘s top Democratic candidates are keeping former Vice President Kamala Harris at arm’s length as the party looks to capitalize on newfound momentum in the red-leaning state. A campaign spokesperson for Rob Sand, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Iowa, told the Washington Examiner that the campaign does not want an endorsement […]
A group of California parents asked the Supreme Court this week to take up their case alleging that state officials violated their constitutional rights by rejecting the use of religious education materials for homeschooling their children. In California, parents may enroll their children in an independent study program in which they select curriculum and materials […]
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday called for an end to his country’s war with the United States, appearing to break with radical hardliners. Amid Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports, which has cost Tehran billions, and an “Economic D-Day” campaign targeting Tehran that President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, Pezeshkian conceded the severe economic impact the war […]
A woman charged with plotting to blow up the New York State Capitol for the Islamic State group had the feigned encouragement of three undercover FBI operatives until her arrest, court records show. Albany-based Muslim convert Jessica Bowie was arrested Wednesday “as she gained possession of what she believed to be an explosive device” for […]
President Donald Trump announced Friday that U.S. pardon attorney Ed Martin will leave the Justice Department to do legal work for Republicans pertaining to the 2026 and 2028 election cycles. Martin, a staunch Trump loyalist, served as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia before being installed into his current role by the […]
Vice President JD Vance slammed Democrats as an elitist group more concerned about high-earning workers than working-class voters during a hometown stop in Middletown, Ohio, on Friday. Speaking at a steel plant where his grandfather used to work, Vance claimed the Democratic Party had strayed from the legacy of former Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and […]
The newly sanctioned president of the International Criminal Court is decrying President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the organization. The State Department announced on Tuesday that it would be sanctioning ICC President Tomoko Akane, a Japanese legal scholar who serves as the ICC’s president, for having “directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, […]
