A spokeswoman for the government-funded Wisconsin nonprofit Freedom Inc. declared Wednesday that all black people in jail are “political prisoners” after arrests at a protest it helped lead. The group partnered with the activist coalition Free the 350 Bail Fund to raise money for demonstrators or other detainees’ bail after police cleared an anti-cop protest […]
The elephant was in the room Monday — literally. Former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton sat courtside at a WNBA game, seemingly captivated by the mascot. Clinton attended the New York Liberty game against the Seattle Storm at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. But it wasn’t the game that caught fans’ attention. […]
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico’s apparent abuse of Texas’s voter registration process stoked criticism Wednesday from his Republican opponent in a tight race, as the pair continue to exchange accusations of voter fraud. Talarico last month accused GOP candidate Ken Paxton, who is also Texas’s attorney general, of voting illegally in six elections in a […]
Brittany Boltinhouse has been stripped of her Miss North Carolina USA 2026 title just weeks after winning the crown, following the resurfacing of past social media activity that the Miss USA Organization said violated its standards. The organization announced the decision on Wednesday, saying it was made in coordination with Boltinhouse and state pageant directors […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets, where we go inside Donald Trump’s legal battle with the BBC. We hear that his court victory today could pave the way for an even bigger damages claim. Today was meant to be the day that President Donald Trump began handing over business records as part of a […]
Iowa State Rep. Josh Turek, a Democrat, is behind Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) by 3 percentage points in the latest poll for the Senate race. Turek is polling at 45% and Hinson at 48%, according to an Emerson College poll published Thursday. The remaining 7% of respondents are either supporting someone else or remaining undecided. […]
Tucker Carlson has a 10-point plan for a new political project separate from President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement. Carlson, who last month promised to “help build a third party,” laid out his vision in a 90-minute livestream Wednesday. “Here are the 10 things that, when all is said and done, America should be, and probably […]
The United Kingdom gave the green light to Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the $111 billion merger. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority approved the deal following its Phase 1 investigation. The British regulator’s decision means the antitrust matter won’t be investigated further. The CMA […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. military said Thursday its investigations confirmed there were no white phosphorus leak at one of its air bases in South Korea, days after local authorities urged residents to evacuate over concerns about a suspected leak. On July 28, the Pyeongtaek city government sent text messages advising its residents to move […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York says the victory of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed marks a significant milestone for the left wing, arguing the results carry far greater implications than previous progressive wins in congressional races. “Well, first of all, we’ve seen a lot of discussion about the polls in this […]