A retired United States Army colonel has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for sending a woman he met online classified information about U.S. war plans, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Kevin Charles Luke, 62, pleaded guilty in October 2025, admitting
The lawyers for a Chicago woman who was shot five times by a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused the Trump administration on Wednesday of spreading lies about the shooting and of mishandling the investigation. Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen, was in her car in October when a
A handful of Democratic senators on Wednesday launched a probe into a private group that is co-leading America’s 250th anniversary celebration. The Freedom 250 group is working alongside the America250 commission which was congressionally authorized more than a decade ago to
Turning Point USA has recently fired several employees, as a right-wing commentator’s conspiracy theories about founder Charlie Kirk’s death have reportedly begun to take root at the far-right organization, The Bulwark reported Thursday. Last week, Aubrey Laitsch, a former
Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the only Democratic senator to vote to advance a full-year funding package for the Department of Homeland Security, sticking with his long-held position of opposing government shutdowns for any reason. Fetterman, like many Democratic and Republican
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins credited White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for allowing her to cover an event last year involving President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman despite pushback from Saudi officials. During an interview published Wednesday with
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are accusing the Department of Justice (DOJ) of spying on them as they reviewed the unredacted Epstein files on DOJ computers, tracking the documents they examined. Attorney General Pam Bondi was photographed during a congressional
A pair of researchers resigned from Anthropic and OpenAI this week, with one warning that the “world is in peril” from a multitude of crises. Mrinank Sharma announced his resignation from Anthropic in an open letter to his colleagues Monday. Sharma, who has served on the
Trump's retribution campaign is hitting a losing streak.
The Kremlin on Thursday said it is discussing options with Cuba to provide assistance to the island in the face of President Trump threatening tariffs on any country providing oil to Havana. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said it is “impossible to discuss these issues in
Massie takes the view, however that anyone who associated with Epstein after 2018 is fair game. Is that fair? You be the judge.
The heads of Customs and Border Protection and ICE were grilled by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday about the conduct of federal agents. Republican Senator Rand Paul called out the agency heads for what happened on Minneapolis’s streets
Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block a motion to advance a House-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, putting Washington on the brink of a partial government shutdown that will affect more than 260,000 federal employees. The motion, which required 60
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) signed an executive order Wednesday banning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from undertaking operations on state property. Sherrill’s order makes an exception for immigration operations authorized by a judicial warrant, reflecting a
Because the effort isn't city-sanctioned, organizers say they're working directly with willing homeowners and local businesses, placing the sirens on private property rather than going through city permitting channels.
President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday rejected scientific evidence that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, undermining a foundational pillar in the fight against climate change. The agency revoked the 2009 endangerment finding, an
At the heart of the issue is a dwindling cattle supply.
The Trump administration on Thursday repealed the landmark 2009 legal finding that climate change poses a threat to the public — and axed climate rules for cars and trucks that were regulated under the finding. The repeal is an aggressive escalation in the administration’s
A federal judge in Florida who is presiding over President Trump's lawsuit against the BBC denied a motion Wednesday to delay discovery in the case and set a trial date for next spring. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, who was appointed by Trump during his first term in office,
The FDA should make more safe drugs available for over-the-counter purchase, starting with albuterol, in order to reduce costs and increase access to medicine.
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on Thursday called for NATO to be based on “partnership rather than dependency” ahead of talks with the military alliance’s defense ministers in Brussels. “Now it’s time to march out together, to be pragmatic,” he told reporters, calling for
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that it is not “appropriate” for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to track the searches of members of Congress viewing unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files, adding that he guessed any such surveillance was an “oversight.” “My understanding
Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) on Thursday questioned why Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be banned from polling places ahead of midterm elections. “Why should you ban ICE from being at polling places? Because illegals aren't supposed to vote in this America,” Smith
A senior U.S. district judge on Thursday blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s efforts to punish Senator Mark Kelly. In an exclamatory 29-page opinion , Judge Richard Leon tossed Hegseth’s attempt to censure the retired U.S. Navy captain after Kelly encouraged American
United States troops withdrew from a key military base in southeastern Syria as the Syrian army took control, shedding the U.S. presence in the country deployed to fight against ISIS. Through coordination between Syrian and U.S. forces, the interim government military took
Exxon's CEO has deemed Venezuela "uninvestable" due to weak legal protections and instability, highlighting the need for Congress to close offshore tax loopholes and require greater tax transparency to protect American taxpayers and workers.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison got into a shouting match during a Senate hearing Thursday morning over a federal investigation into fraud in the state. The senator accused Ellison of being complicit in a fraud scheme that resulted in the
President Trump is nominating a food service and hospitality executive to lead the National Park Service (NPS). Trump’s pick to lead the U.S.'s national parks, Scott Socha, is Delaware North’s president of parks and resorts, as well as president of Delaware North Australia.
House Speaker Mike Johnson pretended Thursday that he knew nothing about Attorney General Pam Bondi’s plot to spy on lawmakers—even though one Democrat had already warned him. A photograph of Bondi’s notes at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday showed that the
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he is skeptical that a quality deal can be reached with Iran that neuters its threats to the region, but he put support behind President Trump’s efforts to reach an agreement. Netanyahu made the remarks following a
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon’s efforts to censure Sen. Mark Kelly and lower his retirement rank in the wake of a video in which the Arizona senator and other Democrats called on service members to reject unlawful orders. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon,
President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin are set to announce plans Thursday to repeal the landmark 2009 legal finding that climate change poses a threat to the public. The move marks a significant escalation in the administration’s fight
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A better question is: Can we do more to make parenthood easier for people who want to have children?
The Department of Homeland Security is on the defensive Thursday morning over new bodycam footage that contradicts its version of events in the Border Patrol’s shooting of Marimar Martinez in Chicago last year. Martinez was shot five times in October after she followed a Border
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of some of the Venezuelan men it sent to an El Salvador prison last year by invoking the Alien Enemies Act. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled the government must pay to fly back or
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Wednesday people would be “shocked” by the names that have been redacted from files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that were publicly released Jan. 30. Her comments come after lawmakers were given the opportunity to review the
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of over 100 Venezuelan men it sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador last year. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg issued the ruling Thursday, giving the government one month to begin the
The Chicago Bears playing in Iowa? A bill introduced this week in the Hawkeye State’s Senate is attempting to make that a reality. The legislation, introduced by Republican state Sens. Dan Dawson, Scott Webster, Mike Bousselot, Dawn Driscoll, Carrie Koelker, Kerry Gruenhagen,
Gail Slater, the head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust division, announced Thursday that she is stepping down. “It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as AAG for Antitrust today,” she wrote in a post on the social platform X, referring to
Shirley, at just 23, would seem an unlikely source for filling up the nation’s news agenda.
Roughly 24 hours after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shut down airspace over El Paso, Texas, before reversing course, the city’s mayor said he still has not received information from the Trump administration on the reason for the temporary ground stop. “When we woke
A new report by the Amcha Initiative accuses faculty in the University of California (UC) system of encouraging antisemitism across its campuses. The report, released Wednesday, said faculty and academic departments were a driving force in the anti-Israel protests on campus
New Jersey’s newly elected Governor Mikie Sherill is the latest Democratic state leader to take action to protect her state’s residents from President Donald Trump’s deadly federal immigration crackdown. Sherill signed an executive order Wednesday barring Immigration and
The comments come as White House border czar Tom Homan announced an end to the surge in immigration operations in Minneapolis.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Wednesday Congress “cannot give another dollar” to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), underscoring Democratic feelings toward the embattled department, which could lose its funding Saturday. Congress approved a two-week stopgap to keep DHS