Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sanctioned by Beijing and officially unable to enter China but is allowed under a linguistic quirk of Mandarin. Rubio was sanctioned during his time in the Senate over his hawkish stance on China and work addressing human rights in China. Shortly after he was named secretary of state, however, […]
The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of Alex Murdaugh, who was accused of killing his wife and son in June 2021. In a unanimous ruling on Wednesday, South Carolina’s high court ordered a new trial due to jury tampering concerns involving the former Colleton County clerk. “Although we are aware of […]
Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt trolled Democratic incumbent Karen Bass with a fake attack ad targeting himself. Pratt posted the AI-generated ad on his X account on Wednesday. He jokingly highlighted his own campaign’s use of AI videos and said, “Karen Bass got FOMO. These AI attack ads are crazy […]
The Central Intelligence Agency vehemently denied reports of its participation in deadly operations against drug cartels in Mexico. On Tuesday, CNN published a report alleging that the CIA had vastly expanded its operations in Mexico against drug cartels, including getting directly involved in assassinations of cartel figures. The most notable was its alleged facilitation of […]
The Minnesota House anti-fraud and oversight committee is asking Congress to issue a subpoena to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for refusing to hand over records of her office’s past correspondence with the ringleader of Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit organization that was implicated in a massive COVID-era fraud scheme. Lawmakers on the GOP-led Minnesota House […]
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) signed a bill just before Georgia’s legislative deadline, making several Atlanta-area elections nonpartisan, a move that could weaken the Democratic stronghold. The legislation, House Bill 369, switches all county offices, except the sheriff’s offices in Gwinnett, Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, and Cobb counties, to nonpartisan elections. Though Kemp signed the bill into […]
President Donald Trump may have left a parting gift for Democratic ad-makers before departing on his trip to China. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump was asked about Iran and “to what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to make a deal?” Trump’s answer: not at all. “The only thing that matters […]
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson slammed Democrats for arguing that South Carolina’s redistricting could eliminate black representation in Congress. Benson said Democrats are crying “voter suppression, racism, and white supremacy,” on Fox Business’s The Bottom Line Tuesday. South Carolina’s state Senate blocked its redistricting push Tuesday, a move that, if passed, could give Republicans the […]
A Utah Democrat who had ambitions for a U.S. House seat has now been removed from office amid investigations into her place of residence. Salt Lake City Council member Eva Lopez Chavez was removed from the council after city officials determined she failed to meet the requirement to maintain residence in her district. The revelation […]
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is testifying in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of the 2027 Defense Authorization Request. His hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Wright’s testimony will focus on the U.S. atomic energy defense and nuclear security program. He’s mostly been in the news lately over rising gas prices […]
