The Southern Poverty Law Center allegedly paid operatives embedded within the Aryan Nations, after effectively suing the extremist organization out of existence two decades ago, as part of what prosecutors say was a self-enrichment scheme to justify the law center’s purported bigot-fighting work. Federal investigators are alleging that the SPLC has been operating a covert […]
The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday has sparked new scrutiny over how the presidential line of succession is protected at high-profile events that blend government officials with the public and press. As well as President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, several Cabinet officials in the line of succession […]
In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, congressional lawmakers have begun offering their official policy reaction and so far it all points in one direction: building Trump’s ballroom. Within hours of the shooting, several GOP lawmakers from both the House and Senate announced they […]
Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel addressed the social media post by first lady Melania Trump, criticizing him for a joke he made last week about her being a widow. The first lady posted the request on X on Monday morning, two days after Cole Allen broke through a security checkpoint at the White House […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the Iranian regime, blasting the leaders of the country for using force to control shipping through an “international waterway.” Rubio said the regime is trying to hold the world hostage by controlling the Strait of Hormuz, through which over 80% of the world’s oil is transported. He said their […]
Mentalist Oz Pearlman is no longer appearing on late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show amid a controversy between President Donald Trump and the comedian. Pearlman was scheduled to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday evening, but the lineup was quietly updated to swap the magician for Pod Save America co-host Jon Lovett, who is known […]
New York City is gearing up for a visit from King Charles III that is expected to feature an encounter between the monarch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Charles arrived in the United States on Monday for a state visit with President Donald Trump at the White House. The king’s itinerary includes a number of stops […]
Four Democratic senators are investigating accusations that the Pentagon was unprepared for an Iranian attack on U.S. forces in Kuwait that killed six service members. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) on Sunday wrote a letter to War Secretary Pete Hegseth suggesting that Washington failed “to take […]
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) addressed his prolonged absence from Capitol Hill in a statement Monday, saying he will be back on the job “very soon.” Kean, who has not voted in the House since March 5 due to an undisclosed medical problem, said he plans to “return to a full schedule and be at […]
The Supreme Court appeared split Monday over whether to allow lawsuits against Bayer for not including a warning label about cancer risks on its Roundup weedkiller to proceed, as the company and the Justice Department argued that federal law preempts state labeling laws for herbicides and pesticides. The justices heard arguments in Monsanto v. Durnell […]
