House Democrats showed up to a pro forma session Thursday and tried to force through a resolution limiting President Trump's authority to conduct military operations against Iran. They failed. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), presiding as speaker pro tempore, gaveled the…
A Tulare County sheriff's detective was shot and killed Thursday morning while serving an eviction notice in Porterville, California, after a suspect opened fire with a high-powered rifle in what the sheriff described as a deliberate ambush. The suspect, David…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) laid out a governing vision on April 6 built on two pillars: higher taxes on top earners and a racial equity framework that explicitly centers city policy on outcomes for "black and brown…
The man charged with killing a 23-year-old Ukrainian immigrant on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train last August will not face trial any time soon. Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr., 34, has been deemed "incapable to proceed" after a psychiatric…
Brian Hooker was arrested by the Royal Bahamas Police Force in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker, 55, who vanished during a boating trip near Elbow Cay last weekend. His lawyer called the arrest "shocking." But a…
A 37-year-old Columbus, Ohio, man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to cybercrimes that included creating and distributing AI-generated sexually explicit images, marking the first conviction under the Take It Down Act, the law First Lady Melania Trump championed and…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged members of President Trump's Cabinet to strip him of his powers under the 25th Amendment, citing his remarks about wiping out Iran's civilization. The California Democrat posted her demand on X, escalating…
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told The Washington Post on Tuesday that he has no intention of stepping down, a pointed declaration after weeks of reporting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has sought to remove him and install a close ally…
Port Washington, Wisconsin, voters delivered a clear message Tuesday: no more massive tax giveaways without public approval. A local referendum passed decisively, requiring taxpayer sign-off before any future project worth more than $10 million can be added to a tax…
David Nangle, the former Democratic state lawmaker who pleaded guilty to fraud, bank fraud, and filing false tax returns, now wants Massachusetts taxpayers to hand him more than $800,000 in pension benefits, money the state retirement board stripped after his…
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