Thomas S. Wootton High School in Maryland was placed under lockdown after a person was shot on Monday. The Montgomery County Department of Police confirmed the shooting occurred inside the school shortly after 2 p.m. with a single confirmed victim, citing preliminary information. All roads to the school were shut down, and parents were originally […]
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is interested in a clemency-for-cooperation deal that her attorney said could help clear President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton from unsavory allegations. Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, said his client is “prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York compared Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). York said Spanberger campaigned in the Virginia gubernatorial race on a centrist platform, being “portrayed in the media every day as a moderate.” Her 15% margin of victory in November comes as “progressives and moderates” within the Democratic […]
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro signed a motion on Monday to dismiss with prejudice former Trump aide Steve Bannon’s indictment on contempt charges. “The government has determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of justice,” the court document stated. “Defendant Bannon does not […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is running as the sole Republican for New York governor, was dealt a slight setback on Monday after his first choice for running mate rejected the offer to run at the top of the ticket this year. Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino said he could not accept the nomination […]
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is expected to shutter at the end of this week, as congressional Democrats barter with the White House over immigration enforcement. Republican appropriators had a deal to modestly reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would have allocated new money for body cameras and de-escalation training. Senate Democrats tanked […]
A federal judge said on Monday that the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia may inform what remedy is required for more than 100 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act last spring. Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia raised the issue during […]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) railed against the state of the union in her response to Ghislaine Maxwell‘s closed-door hearing before the House on Monday. Maxwell, convicted co-conspirator of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer questions from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. She pleaded the Fifth Amendment as she demanded clemency from President Donald […]
Boxer Jake Paul is saying his comments against Bad Bunny are being “misinterpreted.” Paul encouraged Super Bowl viewers on Sunday to turn off Bad Bunny’s performance at the halftime show, saying on X that he couldn’t support “a fake American citizen performing who publicly hates America.” The Puerto Rican singer was one of several musicians […]
Minnesota GOP Gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen said Monday he will no longer seek the leading office in the state and will instead run for state auditor to “declare war” on fraud. “It’s time to declare war on waste and fraud and abuse,” Jensen said in a video posted on X. “It’s time to resurrect a […]