DES MOINES, Iowa — In a state over one thousand miles away from the southern border with Mexico, immigration and the influx of immigrants became a top issue for GOP voters who participated in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, surpassing concerns about the economy. “The border is hitting our economy in every way,” said Patricia […]
Former President Donald Trump compared President Joe Biden to former President Jimmy Carter in a speech Monday night, claiming that Carter was a brilliant president “by comparison.” Trump made the slight during a victory speech in Iowa after he was declared the winner in the Iowa Caucuses. Carter’s presidency was known for high inflation, world […]
The United Nations Human Rights Office slammed Alabama‘s impending execution of an inmate by way of nitrogen gas next week and called on the state to halt the scheduled execution. Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted for a 1988 murder-for-hire killing of Elizabeth Sennett and is set to be executed by the state on Jan. 25. […]
Attorneys for ex-Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll told a New York jury on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump not only sexually assaulted her in 1996 but also used his power as commander in chief to drag her name through the mud, attack her credibility, and unleash his supporters who relentlessly harassed her at every turn. “Donald Trump […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been hospitalized with an infection and will miss Tuesday evening votes, his office announced. Grassley, 90, is “receiving antibiotic infusions at an area hospital to treat an infection,” his office said in a statement. “He is in good spirits and will return to work as soon as possible following doctors’ […]
The Internal Revenue Service asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss parts of a lawsuit Hunter Biden filed against the agency over allegations that IRS agents unlawfully disclosed his private tax information. The IRS said in a court filing that the lawsuit should be dismissed because it included claims made by agents’ lawyers, who are not […]
Boeing has tapped Kirkland Donald, a retired Navy admiral, to conduct an independent assessment of its quality management systems amid multiple investigations after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane midflight. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 models after an incident involving an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5. A door […]
The Emmy Awards failed to match previous years’ viewership ratings, netting its smallest average audience of around 4.3 million viewers. The average number of people who watched the Emmys ceremony on Monday night marked a new low point for the awards show, surpassing the previous low of 5.9 million set in September 2022. It is […]
AUSTIN, Texas — New details have emerged about five immigrants who struggled to cross the border into Eagle Pass over the weekend, ultimately resulting in the deaths of three people and creating a firestorm between the Biden administration and Texas. The Jan. 12 drowning of a mother and her two children set off a blame […]
A group of congressional staffers responded Tuesday to Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) call for federal workers walking out in protest of the war between Israel and terrorist group Hamas to be fired. The congressional staffers’s protest coincided with a wider protest organized by the Feds United For Peace group that saw federal workers observe a […]
