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Judge refuses to release DC pipe bomb suspect

A federal judge has rejected a request to be released pending trial from the suspect accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national committees ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, an appointee of former

Republican Senate campaign arm raised $88 million in 2025

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $88 million in 2025, the campaign arm announced on Friday, as the party fights to hold onto the Senate in the midterms later this year. It’s the NRSC’s best off-year fundraising haul since 2021, leaving nearly $20

Cotton PAC polling says voters want DHS to ‘tone down’

Polling from a group linked to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) found that a generous sum of Americans want Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “tone down” its tactics, according to a report from Punchbowl News. A poll by America One Policies PAC showed that 41 percent of

Hillary Clinton: 'Savagery is a feature' of MAGA movement

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the recent killing of Minnesotans by federal law enforcement officers, calling “savagery” a feature of President Trump's MAGA movement, in an op-ed in The Atlantic published Friday. “This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep

White House touts Don Lemon arrest

The White House is standing firmly behind its decision Friday to arrest former CNN anchor Don Lemon. “When life gives you lemons,” the White House account posted Friday on social platform X with a chains emoji. The text accompanied a photo of Lemon during his recent coverage

Klobuchar says Trump making US 'less safe'

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said President Trump is endangering American citizens amid his administration’s immigration crackdown in the state. Klobuchar, who entered the Minnesota governor's race Thursday, told MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell that voters want to live in “places

DOJ releases final tranche of Epstein documents

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday it has completed its review of the Jeffrey Epstein files, releasing 3 million additional documents to the public. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters Friday that the tranche being released will be one of the last steps

CNN blasts 'unacceptable' arrest of former host Don Lemon

CNN is blasting the Trump administration over the arrest of Don Lemon, a former host at the network who was detained after covering anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protesters who entered a church in Minnesota to demonstrate earlier this month. Lemon's arrest came

Federal judge blocks death penalty for Luigi Mangione

A federal judge dismissed some of Luigi Mangione’s charges Friday for allegedly gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024, preventing prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. Mangione will still stand trial on his two remaining charges, which accuse him of

Crockett on Lemon arrest: 'Are you F-ing' kidding me

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) did not mince words when reacting to the arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon by federal authorities Friday. “Are you F-ing KIDDING ME?! @Donlemonbsky has been arrested by the DOJ?! Exercising your first amendment constitutionally ‘protected’

Michigan Wants to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Change

We’ve known for a while now that Big Oil is freaking out about climate change lawsuits. For months, their lobbyists have been urging Congress to pass a liability waiver so they can’t be sued for climate damages. Recently, the American Petroleum Institute, or API, the industry’s

Tillis doubles down on pledge to oppose Trump Fed nominees

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) condemned President Trump’s nomination for the next Federal Reserve chair, staying true to his word of opposing all of the president’s nominees until the Department of Justice (DOJ) halts its investigation into the central bank’s current chair. Trump

Trump: Pretti 'stock has gone way down' after new video

President Trump on Friday called Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old ICU nurse who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis last weekend, an “agitator, and perhaps, insurrectionist," and suggested his stock had "gone way down." His comment comes after a newly released

Jeffries: 'Zero basis' to arrest Lemon

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) condemned the news that former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested Thursday evening. “Don Lemon is an accomplished journalist whose urgent work is protected by the First Amendment,” Jeffries wrote in a post on the social platform X.