The suspect indicted in the shooting deaths of two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington, D.C., pleaded not guilty to several counts on Thursday. The grand jury’s Aug. 6 indictment of Elias Rodriguez included hate crime charges, the murder of a foreign official, and first-degree murder. Rodriguez pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Thursday morning before […]
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced her reelection campaign on Thursday. “I’m proud to announce my campaign for re-election as I continue fighting for a more just and more affordable Arizona,” Mayes said in a statement. Mayes has emerged as one of several Democratic attorneys general who have strongly pushed back against the […]
New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani condemned President Donald Trump for allegedly offering a job to one of his opponents in the race. “When Trump, Cuomo and Adams scheme behind closed doors, they’re not worried about your future or the city you’re struggling to afford,” Mamdani wrote on X Wednesday. “It’s only about their […]
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday condemned rumors that President Donald Trump is getting involved in the race to defeat his candidacy to become the Big Apple’s first socialist leader. “This is… about an affront to our democracy, an affront to what makes so many of us proud to be Americans, that […]
Conservatives are setting their sights on undoing Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, a push that took center stage at this week’s National Conservatism Conference. On Wednesday night, that effort was showcased in a panel titled Overturn Obergefell, moderated by First Things editor R. R. Reno and featuring […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s watchdog says nearly a year of text messages from former Chair Gary Gensler, who led the agency under President Joe Biden, were permanently lost because of a series of avoidable technology failures. A report released Thursday said Gensler’s government-issued smartphone stopped communicating with the SEC’s device management system in July […]
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday bashed Senate Democrats for their aggressive questioning of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., using an expletive to bring home his point. Kennedy faced one of the most intense lines of questioning of any of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks over his treatment of the Centers […]
Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) disagreed on natural rights and prompted others online to join the debate on whether they are God-given or granted by the government. “The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the Creator. That’s what the Iranian government believes,” […]
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) forcefully shoved a protester outside the Longworth House Office Building during an altercation over the Israel-Hamas war on Thursday. The incident occurred after the House held its last votes for the week. The protester aggressively pressed Burchett, who has been a vocal supporter of Israel, on his stance regarding the war […]
Federal agents collected a trove of electronic devices and other materials during an FBI raid at former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s residence last month, newly unsealed court records show, confirming for the first time an open espionage investigation into his handling of government secrets. The 13-page warrant return filed in federal court on Thursday included a […]
