Nearly a month after a wastewater spill into the Potomac River began, recovery efforts are ongoing. The spillage, which resulted from a section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapsing last month, resulted in an overflow of roughly 243 million gallons of wastewater as
A small-town Kansas mayor is in trouble for voting illegally as a noncitizen—but he has the support of his town. Joe Ceballos was recently reelected mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, by a comfortable 101-20 margin. But just hours before the results came in, Ceballos, a legal
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an interview aired Sunday that he will be looking into the safety of ultra-processed foods, claiming the current industry-led standards are not enough. Appearing on CBS News's "60 Minutes," Kennedy told
President Trump said he did not raise the prospect of renaming New York’s Penn Station as “Trump Station,” pushing back on media reports that he offered to unfreeze billions in federal funds in exchange for the name change. In a post Monday on his Truth Social platform, the
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday went after President Trump over the removal of a pride flag at New York City's Stonewall National Monument, where the modern pro-LGBTQ movement started. “This sacred ground is so important, and in 1969, as everybody knows,
A judge ordered Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Monday to restore a slavery-related exhibit at the President’s House in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. Burgum ordered the National Park Service last month to remove the Philadelphia exhibit at the former
yes, this interview was about aliens but it was also about accountability. About governing in reality, not ideology. About understanding that voters can care about human dignity and public order at the same time.
Ryan Routh, the man accused of plotting to kill President Trump as he golfed in south Florida during his 2024 presidential campaign, is challenging his life sentence. Routh's attorney filed a notice with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit signaling that he intends
The Pentagon, along with the Department of Energy, on Sunday airlifted a small nuclear reactor, the first such transportation as the Trump administration looks to quickly deploy nuclear power across the U.S. The agencies moved the reactor in partnership with Valar Atomics,
We learned on Friday that four of those six names uttered by Rep. Ro Khanna on the House floor last week — the names of alleged Epstein co-conspirators whom Rep. Thomas Massie said were “likely incriminated” — are just four random people. They have nothing whatsoever to do with
The Pentagon is reviewing its relationship with artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic over the terms of use of its AI model, which was used by the U.S. military during last month’s operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “The Department of War’s
Bari Weiss’s variant of CBS News has opted to keep Peter Attia on as a network contributor, despite his recently revealed ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Attia was named as an on-air contributor in January—one of 19 that Weiss said she was “so excited” to
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon once called Jeffrey Epstein “God” during a text message exchange, newly released government files reveal. In May 2018, the two men were having a discussion about currency trading, in which Bannon praised Epstein’s financial acumen.
Worse, the Trump administration is relying on a single, highly inexperienced team to oversee three of these negotiations.
President Trump said Monday he would direct the Justice Department to seek the death penalty for kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie if the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie is found dead. In a brief phone interview with the New York Post, the president said
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries still refuses to engage with growing calls to abolish ICE, even as the agency is in the nadir of its popularity. The Left Hook podcast host Wajahat Ali read Jeffries a list of facts when they appeared together Friday on The Joy
Presidents' Day is a reminder of the importance of representation and the power of Congress to act as a check on the executive branch, and to ensure the faithful execution of laws.
Donald Trump’s White House is posting about President’s Day in the creepiest way possible. In honor of the holiday, the White House Monday posted a menacing picture of Trump accompanied by the quote: “I was the hunted, and now I’m the hunter.” That particular cliche comes from
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said Monday it was formally notified by the FBI that the bureau will not share any information about its investigation into the death of Alex Pretti. “The FBI formally notified the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Iranian naval forces began military exercises Monday in the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, the day before a second round of talks with the United States for a nuclear deal amid heightened tensions. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's naval drills are dubbed
Descendants of former President Theodore Roosevelt, known for his conservationism, are pressing senators over public lands in Minnesota. In a letter from earlier this month obtained by The New York Times and addressed to members of the Senate, the former president’s descendants
Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is blasting the MAGA right for alienating women from the Republican Party. The MAGA loyalist turned Trump critic called out influencers on the right on Sunday for “mocking the seriousness of women who were trafficked and raped as
Attorney General Pam Bondi claims that the Trump administration has released all of the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein—but a new analysis suggests that they’ve published only 2 percent. In emails reviewed by Channel 4 News , federal investigators discussed the massive
With midterms on the horizon, Republicans fear their party is heading toward disaster —in the Senate as well as the House of Representatives. Some Senate Republicans are sounding the alarm that the caucus is not addressing critical issues ahead of the 2026 election season,
Jan. 6 was an insurrection, and insurrectionists will not be practicing law in Georgia any time soon.
Utah's GOP chair confirmed Sunday that Republicans had clinched enough signatures to have their ballot initiative, which would repeal a 2018 initiative that created an independent redistricting commission in the state, considered for the November election. “We are well over
The Kremlin denied Monday that it fatally poisoned former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2024, after five European countries said Saturday the 47-year-old was poisoned via a lethal toxin and pointed to Russia as the culprit. "Naturally, we do not accept such
Republican Congressman Randy Fine is still an idiotic, Islamaphobic bigot. On Sunday night, the lawmaker, known for his disturbing history of anti-Palestinian comments, wrote on X, “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” Fine
A pair of Washington-area golf enthusiasts are suing the Trump administration over its plan to take over and redevelop the District of Columbia's public golf system. The lawsuit, filed late last week by plaintiffs Alex Dickson and Dave Roberts, argues the administration's move
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is warning of a potential measles exposure at Philadelphia International Airport.
Democrats are ready to spend big to boost a Virginia redistricting effort that could give the party four more House seats, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has said, amid the national battle over congressional lines ahead of the midterms. “Whatever it takes,” Jeffries
Despite outrage-stoking claims from politicians and pundits, none of the U.S. athletes “trashed” the United States.
Savannah Guthrie on Sunday issued another plea to those with information on the whereabouts of her mother, Nancy. “I wanted to come on — it’s been two weeks since our mom was taken, and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope and we still believe,” the longtime
Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to pacify critics of the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files by sending Congress a letter Saturday with a list of 130 names — which for some reason, included dead celebrities. The list contains some absurd names, including
Presidents' Day has become a reminder of the stark contrast between past presidents and the current one, Donald Trump, who has treated truth and civility as optional, and has blurred the line between error and intent.
White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that a “small” security force is set to stay in Minnesota after announcing last week that Trump administration immigration crackdown efforts were set to end in the state. “There will be a small force, a security force ... that will
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat turned Donald Trump sympathizer, falsely claimed that the president has never violated a court order. Speaking to Dasha Burns on Politico’s The Conversation , Fetterman launched into a fantastical defense of Trump when pressed on
One of President Trump’s oldest donors is closing a manufacturing plant in Ohio and moving it to China, a slap in the face to the American workers he claimed to be fighting for. Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson plans to offshore the East Lake, Ohio, plant of Conn Selmer, the
Newly uncovered details in the Epstein files reveal that the FBI spoke with a victim who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault, despite Attorney General Pam Bondi’s vehement denial that the Justice Department had any such evidence, as of last week. Agents apparently spoke with
Congressional Republicans are facing a difficult decision: quit, stay silent, or accept the price of Trump worship as the midterms approach and public approval of Trump and the Republican Party remains low.
Democrat Nathan Sage, the executive director of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, is ending his bid for Senate in Iowa, citing a struggle to keep fundraising competitive. “After long and thoughtful conversations with my family, my team, and trusted supporters, I’ve made the
What the Texas Supreme Court decides in this particular case will be enormously consequential in setting a precedent about the scope and limits of parental rights.
The Munich Security Conference ended Sunday, with lawmakers and officials making their way back to the U.S. from Germany. But with the Senate and House out this week, things are looking grim for a speedy resolution to cover the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) budget
Former President Obama has clarified recent comments he made about aliens being real, saying that he “saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us.” “I was trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round, but since it's gotten
The global security landscape has shifted to one of unmapped volatility, with the expiration of the New START treaty, a high-stakes "Board of Peace" diplomacy, and a weaponized global supply chain, all creating a precarious situation for the world.
That significantly misses the mark and obscures the genuine value interest groups like AIPAC provide to American politics.
Shame on the Justice Department for its years of failures in this sordid scandal. Shame on those who are trying to defend the indefensible. And shame on Congress if it allows this injustice to continue.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem waved off criticism of recent comments she made about ensuring “we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country," calling the remarks "commonsense." In response to a clip from CNN’s
Congress cannot talk tough on illegal immigration while quietly rewarding illegal work and all the other benefits that illegal immigrants reap using taxpayer identification numbers.
Our widespread reliance on a vulnerable technology should be a wake-up call. A single sustained outage could cost the U.S. economy an estimated $1.6 billion per day.