Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) dismissed allegations that her party is violent and instead called the Republican Party “a violent group.” This comes as the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin, is investigating Crockett over an alleged incident with a video journalist, who claimed Crockett assaulted him. While Crockett was a guest on the American Fever Dream […]
Multiple reports on Thursday said the FBI launched an investigation into alleged mortgage fraud claims against New York Attorney General Letitia James, who rose to national prominence through her legal battles with President Donald Trump. Citing law enforcement sources, the reports said the FBI’s Albany office is handling the investigation, which stems from allegations that James falsified records to secure […]
Cardinal Robert Prevost officially became the first person from the United States to become the Roman Catholic Church’s pope, prompting celebration across social media among U.S. residents. Prevost will go by the title Pope Leo XIV, with his appointment coming approximately a day after the conclave started on Wednesday. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Prevost’s historic […]
Catholic Bishops in Washington state are speaking out against a new law that would require them to disclose confessions of sexual abuse to law enforcement. Last week, Gov. Robert Ferguson (D-WA) signed a law that requires clergy members to be mandated reporters, or those who are required to report suspected child abuse. The new law […]
Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, became the first American pontiff in history after he was elected following just over a day of voting. Leo, 69, is from Chicago and graduated in 1977 from Villanova University, an Augustinian Catholic institution outside Philadelphia, with a degree in mathematics. He joined the order of St. Augustine […]
A group of investors in UnitedHealthcare sued the company, alleging that it misled them after the assassination of its CEO, Brian Thompson. The class action lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, accused the company of not promptly adjusting its 2025 net earnings outlook to factor in the ramifications that Thompson’s death would […]
A Senate oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security became heated as Democrats pushed Secretary Kristi Noem to explain why the Trump administration had not followed through with a Supreme Court order to bring illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador. Two lawmakers, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen […]
Cameron Hamilton, the temporary leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was fired less than one day after testifying to Congress that he did not believe it should be shuttered. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed to the Washington Examiner early Thursday afternoon that Hamilton was no longer the head of FEMA, hours after he […]
New data show that 68 of the largest cities in the United States reported an average decline in violent crime in the first quarter of 2025. The Major Cities Chiefs Association, which is comprised of law enforcement executives representing most major metropolitan areas, reported that homicides, rapes, aggravated assaults, and robberies declined in nearly every […]
Bipartisan stablecoin legislation failed to overcome a 60-vote filibuster hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to begin debate on the so-called GENIUS Act that would establish a regulatory framework for digital coins. The failed vote presented a stunning setback for the first-of-its-kind measure after last-minute opposition from a bloc of crypto-friendly Democrats derailed months of talks. The vote failed […]
