Japanese prosecutors on Sunday indicted a U.S. Marine on a charge of robbery and causing death in the killing of a 39-year-old woman in Okinawa earlier this month. Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is accused of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, with a telephone cord and stealing her backpack at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa, […]

Democrats have leaned into outrage surrounding Jeffrey Epstein to whip up voter sentiment, spending over $36 million on Epstein-related ads in the 2026 midterm elections, according to an AdImpact analysis cited by Politico. Epstein has become a central theme as part of the midterm cycle, with candidates often trading accusations over who was somehow connected […]

A Justice Department survey released Monday found substantial declines in violent crime and property crime victimization in 2025, with the Trump administration crediting the decreases to its efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and gang violence. The National Crime Victimization Survey, conducted annually by the Census Bureau and published by the Justice […]

President Donald Trump’s push to redraw congressional districts has forced incumbents across the country to adjust their reelection campaigns, with some Democrats facing more Republican-friendly constituencies and several Republicans confronting new Democratic-leaning districts. The redistricting battle has affected candidates in multiple states through maps enacted by legislatures, approved by voters, or imposed through court action. […]