Washington, D.C., is gearing up for a landmark summer as officials line up a whirlwind of events to celebrate the U.S.’s 250th birthday. 2026 is the country’s semiquincentennial, triggering a host of initiatives designed to mark the milestone, particularly in the capital city. Here’s everything you need to know about events in the District of […]
Protests and riots broke out in Belfast, United Kingdom, the day after a Sudanese immigrant stabbed and attempted to behead a local. A bystander filmed the crime on Monday night, in which a Sudanese immigrant straddled and tried to behead a man in his 40s with a kitchen knife. The victim narrowly survived after the […]
House Republicans passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill Tuesday afternoon, sending President Donald Trump an early gift ahead of his 80th birthday. The House voted 214-212 to pass the Secure America Act, with all Democrats opposing the measure. Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA), who caucuses with Republicans, also voted no. The spending bill would fund […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has no intention to campaign for his fellow Republican, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in the heated Senate race against Democrat James Talarico. Cornyn offered an unequivocal “No” to the Washington Examiner on Tuesday when asked whether he would actively campaign for Paxton after being ousted by the Trump-endorsed candidate in the […]
A coalition of progressive organizations launched a campaign on Tuesday in Washington to pressure Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) into resigning. RootsAction, World BEYOND War, Just Foreign Policy, Veterans For Peace, and Peace Action revealed they are circling a mobile electric billboard around the Capitol on Tuesday and Wednesday to intensify scrutiny of Schumer. […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York signaled he was unsurprised by the Los Angeles mayoral race outcome, but blasted the race’s ballot-counting process. “The idea that Pratt could either win or even place second place in a primary was kind of unrealistic,” York said on Fox News’s Fox & Friends Tuesday. Los Angeles mayoral […]
UFO Whistleblower David Grusch on Tuesday suggested the White House should investigate billions of dollars he suggested are being funneled to secret programs operated by the federal government. Grusch, a former intelligence officer who gave NewsNation his first on-the-record interview as a whistleblower in 2023, before testifying to Congress, claimed there are massive “slush funds” […]
Southern Poverty Law Center President Bryan Fair faced sharp questioning from House Republicans on Tuesday over why the organization’s widely cited hate map does not appear to include violent antifa-affiliated groups, the left-wing pro-abortion-rights Jane’s Revenge, or Islamic organizations that oppose LGBT individuals. “Under your criteria, Turning Point USA, Family Research Council, and other conservative […]
A Texas jury reached a guilty verdict Tuesday in the trial of Karmelo Anthony. The 19-year-old is convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of another teenager, Austin Metcalf, 17, according to AP News. Anthony faced a first-degree murder charge for the Frisco, Texas, stabbing on April 2, 2025. Anthony said he acted in self-defense […]
A growing number of prominent Democrats have publicly ruled out a run for higher office as the country begins to look ahead to 2028, instead focusing on their current roles or plans beyond elected office. Among those who have recently downplayed or rejected presidential speculation are former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer […]
