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Top RFK Jr. aide is Soros-linked climate activist who praised China’s ‘war on coal’

She has said China’s “war on coal” is “awesome,” celebrated climate protesters occupying government buildings, and consulted for a left-wing diversity, equity, and inclusion group funded by Democratic megadonor George Soros. Meet press secretary Stefanie Spear for the 2024 campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the environmental lawyer turned independent presidential candidate. To those close […]

Gas prices: An increase at the pumps to start the week

Gas prices slightly increased on Monday after a quick drop in gas prices over the weekend.  According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular gas on Monday was $3.448. This was a slight increase over Sunday’s price of $3.447. A week ago, it also cost $3.447 for a gallon of regular gas. […]

Judge Cannon scolds Trump prosecutor: ‘I don’t appreciate your tone’

Judge Aileen Cannon pressed special counsel Jack Smith’s team during a hearing Monday about speech restrictions it was seeking to impose on Donald Trump, conveying skepticism that the former president’s words were, as Smith has argued, dangerous. Cannon, a Trump appointee, had a couple of tense exchanges with one of the prosecutors, David Harbach, after […]

Alex Jones’s Infowars will be shut down and sold, court trustee says

Alex Jones’s outlet Infowars will be shut down and sold off, a bankruptcy court trustee said. In an “emergency” motion filed Sunday in a Houston court, trustee Christopher Murray said he has been “planning to wind-up [Free Speech Systems’s] operations and liquidate its inventory.” He did not give a timeline for the liquidation. According to the Associated […]

Rail safety legislation still in limbo as NTSB prepares to release report on East Palestine 

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday will wrap up its final report on the derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, which could reinforce urgency for lawmakers to enact rail safety legislation that has long been stalled. More than 16 months after dozens of cars on a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials […]

Julian Assange reaches plea deal with DOJ that would grant him release from prison

Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the Department of Justice, which would allow him to be released from prison to his native Australia. The deal must first be approved by a federal judge. If approved, it would allow him to plead guilty to one charge of violating the Espionage Act by obtaining and […]

Ro Khanna argues Trump campaign set the bar ‘so low’ for Biden’s debate performance

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) contended Monday that President Joe Biden is fully ready for Thursday’s presidential debate, arguing that the bar has been set low for his performance. The California congressman was specifically asked about videos shared online that appear to show Biden getting lost in public while raising concerns about Biden’s ability to serve […]

Trump courts cryptocurrency advocates with reported talks to speak at Bitcoin convention

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly in talks to speak at the largest Bitcoin convention of the year. Two sources familiar with the matter told Axios about his planned attendance. Trump has sought to court libertarians in recent months, most prominently by speaking at the Libertarian Party Convention in an effort to earn their nomination. […]

Hunter Biden seeks new trial in Delaware gun case

Hunter Biden asked a judge on Monday to scrap his recent conviction in a felony gun case and moved for a new trial on the grounds that the federal court in Delaware did not have jurisdiction over his case. Biden’s trial in Wilmington lasted over a week and ended this month with a jury convicting […]

Trump suggests Biden should be drug tested before debate and says he’ll take one too

Former President Donald Trump suggested President Joe Biden should be drug tested before their debate and agreed to take one himself. Trump and Republicans have long accused Biden of using performance-enhancing drugs to appear more agile, allegations the White House has repeatedly denied. The former president usually limited these suggestions to jokes, but he upped the […]
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