Republican Matt Van Epps will serve as the representative for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, filling the seat vacated by former Rep. Mark Green. The Associated Press called the race for Van Epps at 9:45 p.m. after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Van Epps had a 9-point lead over Democrat Aftyn Behn with 95% […]
The Justice Department is reportedly weighing whether to bring new indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, which would mark a shift in strategy after a federal judge threw out both prosecutions on the grounds that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan lacked lawful authority to bring them. Officials […]
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was banned for life from a prestigious academic society over revelations of his ties with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers was one of the biggest figures of the recent release of the Epstein files by Congress, a trove of documents highlighting Epstein’s high-level connections. The list of groups […]
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said he’s willing to make peace with actress Catherine Zeta-Jones “over seafood,” after a heated CNN exchange with her son left the Hollywood family reportedly furious. Jennings addressed the on-air confrontation during an appearance on Meghan McCain’s Citizen McCain podcast, where he said he’d “personally” make amends with the Oscar-winning actress. […]
Indiana’s controversial redistricting bill cleared its first major hurdle on Tuesday, advancing out of the state House Committee on Elections with an 8-to-5 vote. The bill to redraw the state’s congressional districts to favor Republicans next heads to the full House for a vote later this week. The state Senate is expected to take it […]
Members of several House committees held a roundtable on religious persecution in Nigeria on Tuesday, following President Donald Trump’s request to identify ways Congress can support the White House’s efforts to curb persecution reportedly being carried out by Islamist rebels. The hearing, which was spearheaded by House Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman and national security subcommittee […]
A spat over college sports nearly derailed House business for the week as a trio of conservatives vented that leadership was pressing too hard for the SCORE Act, a bill that regulates pay for student-athletes. Three House Republicans voted “no” on what ordinarily is a routine procedural vote on Tuesday afternoon, claiming that lawmakers had […]
Pope Leo XIV urged President Donald Trump to de-escalate tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, saying he should return to dialogue and only use nonviolent pressure. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Leo expressed concern about developments between the United States and Venezuela, fearing a military escalation between the two. “I believe it’s better to look […]
Oxford University Press has selected “rage bait’’ as its 2025 Word of the Year, highlighting how easily outrage can be engineered online in an era dominated by viral controversies and emotional manipulation. The publisher noted that the term had surged in use over the past year and best captured the “internet zeitgeist of 2025.” Oxford […]
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday in a meeting that dragged on for nearly five hours. Following the marathon meeting, Putin adviser Kirill Dmitriev posted to social media the single word “productive” with an emoji of a dove. […]
