Secretary of State Marco Rubio took a brief break from politics over the weekend for a lighter assignment: DJ duties at a family wedding, a moment that quickly found a second life online. Footage circulating on social media shows Rubio behind the booth helping set the tone for the celebration as guests gathered on the dance […]
A Tuesday shooting at a shopping center in Carrollton, Texas, left two dead and three others injured after a business meeting went awry. According to local police, 69-year-old Seung Han Ho was meeting with the victims for a business transaction at the Koreatown shopping center when he opened fire. The shooting reportedly happened just before […]
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Denver on Tuesday over the Colorado city’s 37-year-old ban on so-called “assault weapons,” including constitutionally protected semiautomatic rifles, after the Democratic mayor signaled defiance. The court filing alleges Denver’s firearms ordinance features “politically charged rhetoric” regarding its use of the term “assault weapon.” AR-15-style rifles fall under this […]
Islamist militant groups are waging a campaign of wanton slaughter against Christians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a new report. Amnesty International published a report this week documenting “war crimes and crimes against humanity” perpetrated by the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan rebel group that has migrated into the DRC. The […]
Fulton County election officials are seeking to block a federal subpoena seeking personal data on thousands of 2020 poll workers, escalating a legal clash with the Justice Department over the scope of its election-related investigation into the Georgia county. In a motion filed Monday in federal court, the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections […]
Elon Musk reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday over a lawsuit alleging he violated securities law with his 2022 investments in Twitter. The settlement charges Musk’s revocable trust with a $1.5 million payment in civil penalties to settle the lawsuit, according to documents, pending the court’s approval. Musk and the […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will field questions in the White House press briefing room Tuesday at 3 p.m. for the first briefing since press secretary Karoline Leavitt left on maternity leave. MARCO RUBIO ENDS HIS MEDIA DROUGHT IN THE HIGHEST-PROFILE WAY POSSIBLE Leavitt will not have one replacement while she is on leave. Instead, […]
Several high-ranking figures at the Metropolitan Police Department are being terminated in a sweeping restructuring effort, amid an investigation into concerns that leaders manipulated crime data to burnish the department’s image. The police department in Washington is under investigation by the House oversight committee over allegations that it manipulated statistics to make crime appear lower […]
President Donald Trump voiced displeasure with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Tuesday for refusing to eliminate the 60-vote filibuster threshold and pass the SAVE America Act. Trump was asked by the press about Thune and the voter ID bill during an Oval Office event where he restored the Presidential Fitness Test for students. […]
The special election to fill the remainder of late Georgia Rep. David Scott’s term has been set for July 28. Scott, 80, died late last month, and no official cause of death has been disclosed. The Georgia Democrat had suffered from poor health in recent years. Representing Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, Scott was running for […]
