Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says his fellow Democrats have gone too far in demonizing their political opponents and called on both sides to come together in the wake of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Absolutely,” Durbin said on “CNN
Friends and family of Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk ’s suspected assassin, say that the national narrative has not aligned with what they know about the 22-year-old from Utah. Speaking with independent journalist Ken Klippenstein , Robinson’s friends described him as smart,
404 Media has reported that in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump’s Justice Department deleted a study from its website stating that right wing violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. This
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order once again delaying enforcement of a TikTok ban after announcing the U.S. had a “framework” for a deal to keep the app available in the U.S. The latest extension pushes back the deadline to enforce a law, which requires
The Treasury Department on Tuesday issued new sanctions for entities and individuals the U.S. accuses of financing Iran’s military. Washington targeted two “Iranian financial facilitators,” and more than a dozen individuals and entities based in Hong Kong and the United Arab
Indiana Governor Mike Braun wants state legislators to get moving on approving a new congressional district map, to spare them from President Donald Trump’s wrath. Speaking on Fort Wayne’s WOWO radio Monday, Braun floated the idea of lawmakers returning for a special session in
FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday that the bureau is investigating members of a Discord chat in which Tyler Robinson, the accused shooter of Charlie Kirk, allegedly revealed his plans. The 22-year-old Robinson was charged with first-degree aggravated murder and felony
Two former leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will denounce Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr in their testimonies before a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday. In testimony obtained by The Hill, former CDC Director Susan
The man, who was first arrested shortly following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and later released, tried to help the suspected shooter escape by faking a confession, authorities announced Tuesday. Shortly after the Wednesday killing of Kirkin Utah,
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday defended hate speech protections under the Constitution but said he supports non-legal consequences for those celebrating the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “The First Amendment absolutely protects speech,” Cruz said at
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Monday said Newark Liberty International Airport is now operating “better than ever," after turmoil at the New Jersey airport brought air traffic control shortages back into the spotlight. "Newark is operating better than ever and United's
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday seemed to throw a sidelong barb at Attorney General Pam Bondi for foolishly suggesting the existence of a “hate speech” exception to free speech. As the far-right wages an ongoing crusade against people accused of mocking slain
Utah County Attorney General Jeff Gray said Tuesday that the state will seek the death penalty against the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk last week at a university event, announcing seven state charges including aggravated murder. Tyler Robinson, 22, was
Unlike Trump’s comments, most of these cases will never make headlines. But the few that do tell a chilling story of a system that consistently fails survivors.
FBI Director Kash Patel is apparently not making child sex predators a priority at the bureau. Patel finished his latest—and potentially last —hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee kicking and screaming Tuesday, raising his voice to Senator Adam Schiff after the
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) released a joint statement Tuesday vowing to oppose a GOP-crafted bill funding government until Nov. 21, taking Washington a big step closer to a government shutdown. “The House
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Tuesday that a provision seeking to bar states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) is “not at all dead,” despite being stripped from President Trump’s tax and spending bill earlier this year. “It’s not at all dead,” he told Politico's
President Trump spoke Tuesday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, offering praise for Modi despite recent tensions between the two countries over India's reliance on Russian oil. "Just had a wonderful phone call with my friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I wished him a
President Trump announced in a TruthSocial post on Tuesday that Republicans would have a “Midterm convention” ahead of next year’s elections. “The Republicans are going to do a Midterm Convention in order to show the great things we have done since the Presidential Election of
Arnold Schwarzenegger called the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk "unbelievable" on Monday. "I was very, very upset that someone’s life was taken because they have a different opinion. I mean, it’s just unbelievable," Schwarzenegger said Monday, during an event at the University
FCC Chair Brendan Carr on Tuesday declined to endorse the idea of stricter regulations on social media companies as several of the world's largest platforms face increased scrutiny over content moderation on political issues. "Clearly we need a change in direction on some of
FBI Director Kash Patel launched into a heated takedown of Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) at a Tuesday hearing, lobbing multiple insults at a lawmaker who is also a frequent target of President Trump's. Schiff's questions about Patel’s handling of the Epstein files devolved into
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is a symptom of the age of political violence that has been prevalent in the U.S. for some time now, with politicians, pundits, and influencers all contributing to the rising temperature.
Utah County Attorney General Jeff Gray will give remarks to the media on Tuesday afternoon after last week's assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. During the press conference, Gray is expected to announce formal charges against shooting suspect Tyler Robinson.
Veteran Democratic strategist Donna Brazile on Monday urged Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-D.C.), the oldest member of the House, not to run for re-election. “D.C. is under attack as at no other time in recent history, and we need a new champion to defend us,” Brazile,
Two communities are reeling after two men, one Black, one white, were found dead hanging from trees in Mississippi just hours apart from one another. Demartravion “Trey” Reed , a 21-year-old Black student, was found Monday morning on his campus of Delta State University. Hours
There will always be value in dealing with a human being — especially a human being who embraces AI and becomes its (and our) teacher.
The very communities that backed Trump the hardest are now being squeezed the hardest by his immigration crackdown.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Tuesday criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi over a social media post discussing hate speech, saying she “has REFUSED to prosecute MULTIPLE direct death threats against me and my family.” In a Tuesday post on the social platform X, Bondi said
House Republicans on Tuesday released text for a stopgap bill that funds the government at current levels through Nov. 21. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the House plans to vote “by Friday” on the measure. In addition to extending funding, it meets the Trump administration’s
FBI Director Kash Patel clashed Tuesday with Democratic senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing, amid mounting criticism over his role in the agency's investigation of the assassination of Charlie Kirk nearly a week ago. The director has been
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) weighed in on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s “hate speech” comments on Tuesday, saying the U.S. does not “censor and silence disfavored viewpoints.” Bondi clarified her comment made on Katie Miller's podcast, where she indicated that hate speech
Navarro’s “roadmap” is a dead end.
FBI Director Kash Patel played defense Tuesday for Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking ring by claiming that not only did the disgraced financier have no client list—he had no clients at all. Speaking during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Republican Senator John
Several workers, many of them educators, have been let go or put on leave after making posts deemed "inappropriate" regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said that “open carry is the law of the state,” in the wake of a state appeals court striking down a ban on the practice. “The 1st DCA’s decision is binding on all Florida’s trial courts,” Uthmeier said Monday on the social platform X.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) got into a heated exchange with FBI Director Kash Patel, telling the leader he expects President Trump will soon boot him from the job. Booker blasted Patel for widespread firings of the bureau's career staff, gutting leadership and crime-fighting
It’s Tuesday. Let’s get into it. In today's issue: 🎙️ KIRK FALLOUT Pam Bondi sparks firestorm on the right: Attorney General Pam Bondi is drawing intense backlash from the right after vowing to prosecute “hate speech” in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing.
The Utah Supreme Court has voted to uphold a lower court ruling requiring the state legislature to redraw its congressional district map ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The Monday ruling keeps in place last month's decision from District Court Judge Dianna Gibson that
House Republicans on Tuesday released text for a stopgap bill that funds the government at current levels through Nov. 21 and boosts security funding for public officials. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the House plans to vote “by Friday” on the measure, saying it “will keep
When it comes to cancel culture — to what Vance is proposing — it is always necessary to draw distinctions and register certain caveats.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has spent years challenging accepted medical thinking on vaccines, and despite the lack of evidence to support the claim that vaccines cause autism, Kennedy has made statements suggesting a causal relationship.
Democrats aren’t guaranteed to back the measure as President Donald Trump roots for GOP leaders to ignore their counterparts across the aisle.
As Donald Trump embarks Tuesday on his second state visit to the U.K., demonstrators have spread an enormous banner depicting the president with notorious sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein across a lawn outside Windsor Castle—where King Charles III is set to host him. The banner is
The National Park Service (NPS) is set to remove the photo of an enslaved man’s scars amid efforts to comply with the Trump administration’s March executive order outlawing exhibits that promote a “corrosive ideology." NPS said the piece widely referenced as “The Scourged Back”