Mayor Brian DePena of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was arrested Friday on federal charges that he fraudulently obtained more than $1.5 million in COVID-19 small-business loans and diverted the money to his political campaign and personal debts. DePena, 61, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office […]
France’s top court struck down on Friday a law championed by President Emmanuel Macron that would have made it illegal for children to have social media accounts. The law, approved by lawmakers in July, was set to take effect at the start of the new school year in September, banning children under 15 from having […]
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico released a new ad on Friday featuring the endorsement of an attorney who claimed Republican candidate Attorney General Ken Paxton stole his $1,000 pen. The new video is the latest attack on Paxton from Talarico as the Senate race in Texas heats up with the general election on the […]
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and his Democratic competitor Amy Acton traded jabs this week after previous troubles came to light in the toss-up race. Acton went after Ramaswamy after a previous family bodyguard pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges on Thursday. Meanwhile, an alleged 911 phone call that detailed an alcohol-influenced fight between […]
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department settled a lawsuit over “excessive delays” for issuing concealed carry firearm permits to residents, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday. The DOJ sued the LASD in September 2025, alleging that the department had denied citizens their Second Amendment right to bear arms “not through outright refusal, but through […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said the growing divide within the Democratic Party is creating unease for mainstream Democrats as Democratic Socialists of America-adjacent candidates have “taken a step forward.” Mainstream Democrats are “very concerned because DSA, and what you might call DSA-adjacent candidates, are really on a higher level now than they […]
The race to replace Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has become one of the most competitive, crowded primaries this cycle. It’s just that few of the leading contenders in the Republican primary are from Florida. The race to replace Donalds features an eclectic array of candidates, including former members of Congress and congressional candidates from other […]
President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that Kevin Rideout, an American missionary captured by a terrorist group in Niger last year, was safely returned to the United States. “I am proud to announce that Kevin Rideout, a wonderful Christian Missionary, is back in United States Custody,” Trump wrote on Truth Social late Friday morning. “Kevin […]
Interim Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) notched an endorsement Friday ahead of her Aug. 25 primary runoff from Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC), a former rival who placed third in this week’s special Republican primary. Fry characterized Graham Nordone, the sister and successor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, as one of the “fighters and allies […]
An organization backing socialist candidates in Florida took to social media on Friday to bash a venue scheduled to host a campaign rally after the company canceled the reservation over Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) attending. Gen Z for Change, a progressive nonprofit, was scheduled to host a “Chomp the Oligarchy” rally near Fort Lauderdale at the Venue […]
