The FBI on Monday opened a federal investigation into a brutal weekend assault in downtown Cincinnati that left a man and woman bloodied and unconscious. A Justice Department official confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the FBI launched its inquiry at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi. The DOJ official confirmed that the bureau has already begun interviewing suspects in […]
(The Center Square) – The complaints about Wisconsin’s new state budget continue to roll in, and Milwaukee Alderman Peter Burgelis is the latest. He told a Common Council committee the new $111 billion, two-year state budget doesn’t do enough for Milwaukee. “Our local streets are aging faster than we can afford to repair them, and the […]
(The Center Square) – Eviction of squatters from private property is in adjusted legislation approved by the Rules Committee of the North Carolina House of Representatives, a move toward settling the dispute of a veto from the governor. The bill stripped out provisions added by the Senate that regulate student’s use of cellphones in the […]
Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha complimented talk show host Bill Maher for taking back a prediction that tariffs would be bad for the U.S. economy. Maher claimed to be among “probably most people” who believed tariffs would negatively affect the economy during Monday’s episode of his podcast Club Random. President Donald Trump has set […]
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) went to the hospital on Sunday with a broken rib after a horse kicked him in the chest, according to his office. “While working on his farm over the weekend, Congressman Burchett was accidentally kicked by a horse. He suffered a broken rib and bruising but hasn’t missed a beat,” said […]
One of the most famous Buddhist monks in the world has been stripped of his clerical license and removed from leadership at his historic temple over alleged abuse of power. The Buddhist Association of China announced on Monday that Shi Yongxin, the innovative “CEO monk” of Shaolin Monastery in Henan, China, was stripped of his […]
The United Kingdom is preparing to recognize a sovereign Palestinian state if Israel does not make progress in ending the conflict in Gaza. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the surprise decision on Tuesday in a written handout at a meeting of his Cabinet. The U.K. will join France in extending recognition at the September […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) characterized Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas in Gaza as few Republicans have: as genocide. In her criticism of Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), who said Gazans should “starve away,” Greene let loose on Israel and its actions in the Gaza Strip. “It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) lambasted New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s policing policies during a speech before Florida sheriffs and told the roomful of law enforcement officers that Mamdani’s calls to defund the New York Police Department were “asinine.” “This guy running for mayor in New York City, you know, wants to defund […]
Former Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickel on Tuesday pulled out of the race to replace outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) after former Gov. Roy Cooper announced plans to seek the Democratic nomination for North Carolina’s highly competitive open Senate seat. With Cooper widely viewed as Democrats’ best bet of flipping the swing seat, Nickel declined to […]
