A teenager was arrested on charges that he planned a mass shooting targeting a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois, after allegedly sharing a manifesto outlining plans for mass murder, according to police and prosecutors. Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old Taco Bell cashier from Palatine, Illinois, faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawfully possessing […]

Katie Zacharia, the newest White House press secretary, got off to a bumpy debut in her first briefing this week. Zacharia appeared nervous, stumbled over her words, and abruptly ended the briefing in just 15 minutes. It didn’t inspire confidence in some Republican corners. “She can’t even speak. This is bad,” one former Republican National […]

Elon Musk burst onto the political scene in 2024 with energetic rallies amid his full-throated support of President Donald Trump, but he’s taking an understated approach to next month’s midterm elections. He’s instead letting his wallet do the talking. While Musk isn’t on a campaign rally stage handing out giant checks to voters as he […]

Democrats have backed away from mentioning “climate change” on the campaign trail, shifting their messaging to focus instead on energy affordability. In 2019, many Democrats championed federal climate initiatives such as the “Green New Deal,” which called for a massive reorganization of the economy to reduce emissions and radically increase spending on clean energy. As […]