EXCLUSIVE — Federal customs officers who inspect imported packages arriving at Chicago-area international airports seized more than 100 shipments of Glock switches and suppressors from Chinese senders that were bound for recipients across the United States last month. In April, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team in Chicago seized 269 various parts that […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer rebuffed resignation calls from lawmakers in Parliament on Tuesday after the Labour Party suffered major election losses at the local level last week. Starmer’s own party is adamant about finding a successor, but the embattled leader plans on staying in office for now. “The Labour Party has a process for […]
Democrats in Nebraska are embracing an unusual election strategy aimed at boosting independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn by encouraging voters to back a placeholder candidate in the primary who has pledged to step aside, in hopes of clearing the field for a one-on-one general election matchup against Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE). Nebraska voters head to […]
Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) on Tuesday night dismissed Democrats’ calls for her resignation after she appeared on a radio show, seeming to agree with the host’s racist comment about House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Kiggans appeared on Rich Herrera’s Richmond-based radio show on Monday to discuss Democrats’ redistricting moves in Virginia, particularly how Jeffries […]
One of the world’s largest online marketplaces, eBay, has rejected a $55.5 billion takeover offer from video game store GameStop. Paul Pressler, chairman of the board of directors for eBay, on Tuesday said the “unsolicited” bid was “neither credible nor attractive.” “We have taken into account such factors as 1) eBay’s standalone prospects, 2) the […]
War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are set to appear for back-to-back House and Senate hearings on Tuesday. The pair will first appear before the House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee before moving to the Senate’s counterpart, and are expected to defend their $1.5 trillion request for the 2027 […]
Before they fight for next year’s congressional majorities, Democrats and Republicans are duking it out over congressional maps in the states they control throughout the country, as seen most recently in Virginia’s emotional roller coaster. Democrats are hoping for a blue wave, while Republicans are looking to just retain control of the House and the […]
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped on Tuesday to $4.504. It marks the second consecutive day this week that gas prices have decreased, after a string of days earlier this month when fuel costs soared to yearly highs. During this time last week, the national average price for a gallon […]
Democrats are bullish that they can flip retiring Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-NE) House seat in November as the party tries to gain control of the lower chamber. But first, voters must decide Tuesday between state Sen. John Cavanaugh and marketing consultant Denise Powell in the Democratic primary. Cavanaugh and Powell are locked in a bitter […]
President Donald Trump is set to travel to China this week, where he will meet with President Xi Jinping to discuss several pressing issues, including the Iran war, the fate of Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and a possible new trade deal. Trump will arrive in China on Wednesday for a two-day summit. This will be the […]
