Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin criticized his former political party for embracing socialist ideology, as the Democratic Party leans into more far-left candidates following progressives’ primary wins in New York and across the country. When discussing the recent primary wins by left-wing candidates, Manchin was asked about a Gallup poll showing that 66% of […]
The Senate Select Committee on Ethics dismissed a complaint filed against Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) alleging campaign finance violations and sexual misconduct. The ethics committee letter dated June 26 was sent to Gallego informing him that the members will not move forward with the complaint filed by Luna because […]
Congressional Republicans are redoubling their support for the SAVE America Act, a bill that has left Washington in gridlock for months, after the Supreme Court ruled states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The 5-4 decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee rejected a GOP-led push to end laws that permitted mailed […]
Virginia’s House of Delegates and Senate approved all 14 budget amendments proposed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) one day ahead of the state’s fiscal cliff. Spanberger sent the amendments to the state legislature Monday, and the chambers had to pass the proposals ahead of 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday to avoid what would have been the […]
A South Carolina judge on Monday tentatively set the retrial date in Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder case for April 5, 2027. Circuit Judge Debra McCaslin said the trial start date could be adjusted by a few weeks if the defense needs more time to analyze the DNA in the murder of Murdaugh’s wife and son five […]
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that law enforcement’s use of a geofence warrant to obtain cellphone location data constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment, marking a significant privacy ruling while stopping short of declaring the investigative tactic unconstitutional. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Elena Kagan, the justices vacated a lower court ruling involving Virginia […]
Country singer Alexis Wilkins’ rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” hit an unexpected snag when audio issues disrupted her performance at a Brussels Freedom 250 event. Wilkins, who is dating FBI Director Kash Patel, took the stage Sunday to perform the national anthem at the U.S. Embassy’s Independence Day celebration in Brussels ahead of the United […]
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey weighed into the Minnesota Senate race with an endorsement for the Democratic primary‘s more centrist candidate, Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN), ahead of the state’s Aug. 11 primaries. “Angie is relentless,” Frey wrote in his endorsement statement. “She’s tough, she’s tested, and she is exactly who we need in Washington. I met […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal team says the demands being placed on him for his yearslong corruption case are comparable to Israel’s treatment of a Nazi war criminal. Defense attorney Amit Hadad, who is representing the prime minister as he continues to navigate a corruption trial that began in 2019, said at the Jerusalem […]
President Donald Trump pledged to “continue the fight” in his appeal of a New York jury’s unanimous ruling that he defamed and sexually assaulted writer E. Jean Carroll and owes her $5 million in damages, despite the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the case. Trump previously asked the Supreme Court to overturn the case, […]
