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Ken Paxton’s ‘incredibly dangerous’ behavior forced staff to go to FBI: Impeachment witness

AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Paxton's former lead prosecutor described attempts by top-ranking staff in 2020 to protect the attorney general from making an "outrageous" mistake by getting involved with real estate developer Nate Paul.

McCarthy not worried about Gaetz threats to speaker’s gavel: ‘Go ahead and do it’

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said he is not worried about losing the speaker’s gavel as at least one conservative Republican is making veiled threats to bring a motion to vacate.

North Carolina governor appoints Democratic justice to fill Supreme Court vacancy

A new North Carolina Supreme Court justice was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) on Monday. Allison Riggs, an appellate judge, became the youngest woman in state history to serve on the highest court.

Inside Kim Jong Un’s armored train: The hulking locomotive North Korean despot takes instead of flying

For his first foreign trip in over four years, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be using what seems like his favorite mode of international transport: a luxurious armored train.

Food stamps: Texas SNAP payments for September worth up to $1,691 end in four days

Texas's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will finish its September payments, worth up to $1,691, in four days.

‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout trades prison for politics after return to Russia

An arms trafficker nicknamed the "Merchant of Death" and traded by the Biden administration for basketball star Brittney Griner in a controversial prisoner swap last year is back on Russian soil and running for elected office.

Senators demand unredacted 9/11 documents on Saudi role in attacks

The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security Committee are pushing the federal government to reveal unredacted documents related to Saudi Arabia’s role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, urging officials on the 22nd anniversary to turn the materials over to lawmakers this week.

Feinstein’s financial elder abuse lawsuit heads into mediation

A San Francisco judge sent Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) lawsuit against the trustees of her late husband's estate into mediation on Monday, hoping to resolve the three legal cases filed by her daughter over the summer.

New York City to reduce overtime pay for NYPD amid staffing shortage to fund migrant crisis

New York City will reduce the amount of overtime pay that officers in the New York Police Department can receive, despite a staffing shortage, to free up funding for the city's migrant crisis.

Joe Biden threatens to veto House appropriations bill for DOD

President Joe Biden has threatened to veto the House's Department of Defense appropriations bill due to a number of provisions included in it.
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