Hasan Piker this week again cast Hamas in a favorable light, refusing to back away from his support for the terrorist organization that has controlled Gaza, despite backlash from many Democrats. Piker was known for years as a popular Twitch streamer before emerging this year as an increasingly influential political voice in certain Democratic circles […]
President Donald Trump‘s Secretary of State Marco Rubio should have the final say when U.S. diplomats and other Foreign Service employees appeal their firings or discipline, according to Justice Department legal guidance issued Friday. The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that an independent panel known as the Foreign Service Grievance Board cannot retain final authority to overrule […]
The Department of Justice on Friday announced it had reached a $400 million settlement with social media platform TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance over concerns about children’s safety on the platform. The litigation relates to a complaint filed by the DOJ in 2024 that accused TikTok and its affiliated entities of violating children’s […]
Prediction market Polymarket flagged dozens of accounts displaying signs of insider trading on military operations to the Justice Department, a move that comes as the company faces scrutiny over traders profiting from bets tied to classified or tightly held U.S. military operations. The referrals involved accounts later identified by watchdog group Anti-Corruption Data Collective, which […]
President Donald Trump will be in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Friday to rally with Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), who is seeking the full term for the seat left open after her brother’s sudden death. The rally is set to begin at 7 p.m., when Trump will deliver remarks at the Myrtle Beach Convention […]
The owner of the New York Knicks, who hosted both President Donald Trump and New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman in his box during the Knicks’ championship run, has shifted his pocket behind Blakeman in the New York governor race after years of donating to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY). A new report from Politico […]
The Arizona attorney general announced on Friday that a two-year investigation found no evidence of a quid pro quo necessary to bring a bribery charge over allegations that a state contractor received favorable treatment after making political contributions benefiting Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ). Kris Mayes, a Democrat, said her office would decline prosecution following its […]
The U.S. government is pursuing leverage against a university in Belgium after that institution suspended the American academic responsible for exposing deceased Cambridge scholar Jason Arday. U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White announced Friday that the United States would be “reviewing any relationships we have with Ghent University” over the suspension of Nathan Cofnas, an […]
German police believe a cache of firearms discovered in a Berlin forest last year was intended for use by Russian intelligence in assassination plots, German media reported. Suddeutsche Zeitung and German public broadcasters NDR and WDR all reported that German police believed the weapons were intended for lethal operations by Russian intelligence, but Interior Minister Alexander […]
EXCLUSIVE — Two of Iowa‘s top Democratic candidates are keeping former Vice President Kamala Harris at arm’s length as the party looks to capitalize on newfound momentum in the red-leaning state. A campaign spokesperson for Rob Sand, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Iowa, told the Washington Examiner that the campaign does not want an endorsement […]
