A federal judge granted the Department of Justice‘s request to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys members, tossing the most serious criminal judgments stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, dismissed with prejudice the indictment against former Proud Boys Ethan Nordean, Joseph […]

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) on Friday sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) requesting he support the South Carolina House delegation’s push for a U.S.-Europe security conference in 2027 to be hosted in Charleston, escalating a feud with Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) over the meeting’s location. Wilson and Wicker chair and co-chair the […]

White House officials jumped to FBI Director Kash Patel‘s defense after reports surfaced that administration officials were frustrated with his social media activity and alleged globe-trotting. White House communications director Steven Cheung defended Patel against MS NOW reports that suggested he canceled a trip to see his girlfriend in Chicago due to frustration from administration […]

The United States has demanded that Iran publicly declare the Strait of Hormuz open to international shipping and cease all attacks on commercial ships transiting the waterway following a week of strikes between the two countries. A U.S. official told reporters on Friday that Washington demanded Tehran permit passage through the strait and said the […]