New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) is calling for a criminal investigation of the Drug Enforcement Administration for allowing fentanyl pills to reach New Mexico communities as the agency prioritized larger criminal cases and probes. Grisham issued the request on Wednesday after the Associated Press revealed the DEA’s tactics through its investigation. New Mexico’s […]
President Donald Trump’s media company and video-sharing platform and Rumble are escalating a closely watched legal battle against the Brazilian government, arguing that a top Brazilian judge attempted to censor U.S. users and regulate speech through secret overseas court orders. The lawsuit filed by the companies in February names Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre […]
The Great American State Fair is kicking off on Thursday morning, as residents from across the country flock to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday. Event organizers, led by Freedom 250, have been planning the 16-day festival for months as part of a landmark initiative including all 50 states to mark the semiquincentennial. […]
A Minnesota judge appointed by former President Bill Clinton offered no prison time to an anti-deportation activist who was convicted of repeatedly assaulting federal officers, including by later punching an arresting agent in the head, during an uprising against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Clinton-nominated Judge John Tunheim let 28-year-old Isabel Lopez go free at her […]
The Senate reversed course late Wednesday night from a day earlier on a resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s war powers in the Iran conflict, giving the president a legislative victory over congressional dissenters on how his administration is handling the military conflict with Iran. The measure was initially introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine […]
President Donald Trump kicked off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on Wednesday night with a sweeping speech celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary while reprising many of the central themes of his presidency. Speaking 10 days before the Fourth of July, Trump used the commencement event to praise the country’s founding ideals, […]
The Interior Department has directed National Park Service employees and other agency staff not to publicly confirm deaths or severe injuries in national parks, according to a report. An internal memo issued in December instructs Interior Department employees, including park staff and communications personnel, that they “shall not confirm a death” or disclose details about […]
Two powerful earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday, collapsing buildings, triggering panic across the country and capital of Caracas, and prompting the U.S. Geological Survey to warn that “high casualties and extensive damage are probable.” The USGS said a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Morón, about 130 miles west of Caracas, at a depth of about 8 […]
President Donald Trump is delivering a speech on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to commence the Great American State Fair celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S.’s founding. The remarks will be given during a rally on the National Mall to begin the district’s Independence Day celebrations, as well as the fair event, which will run from Thursday […]
A Washington, D.C., man arrested near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool said he plans to contest a federal obscenity charge after being arrested near the recently renovated landmark that President Donald Trump says has been damaged by vandals. Christian Miles, a freelance video editor and former Navy submariner, was arrested Monday by U.S. Park Police […]
