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Illegal immigrant who stole Kristi Noem's purse at D.C. restaurant draws three-year prison sentence

A 50-year-old Chilean national living illegally in the United States was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison for swiping then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Gucci handbag, and for a broader string of thefts targeting women at Washington, D.C.…
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Federal grand jury indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 fraud counts tied to payments to extremist groups

A federal grand jury in Alabama indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 criminal counts Tuesday, charging the storied nonprofit with defrauding donors through a concealed program that funneled roughly $3 million to members of the Ku Klux Klan…
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George W. Bush reflects on friendship with Michelle Obama and the Altoids moment that went viral

Former President George W. Bush sat down with Today to talk about an unlikely friendship, and a small gesture at a funeral that captured the country's attention. In a wide-ranging conversation, Bush described his bond with former First Lady Michelle…
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Speaker Johnson backs DeSantis plan to redraw Florida congressional map after Virginia redistricting loss

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Wednesday that he wants to see Gov. Ron DeSantis push through a new congressional map for Florida, hours after Virginia voters narrowly approved a referendum that will redraw that state's districts heavily in Democrats'…
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Virginia circuit court blocks certification of redistricting referendum, declaring vote unconstitutional

A Virginia circuit court judge blocked certification of the state's redistricting referendum on Wednesday, ruling that both the vote and the underlying amendment process were unconstitutional, a decision that throws a major wrench into Democratic plans to redraw the commonwealth's…
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Washington, D.C., metro area leads the nation in job losses as federal workforce shrinks

The Washington, D.C., metropolitan area shed roughly 103,900 jobs between January 2025 and January 2026, the largest year-over-year employment drop of any metro region in the country, Bureau of Labor Statistics figures released Tuesday show. The 3.1 percent decline dwarfs…
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Federal judge orders release of Colorado firebombing suspect's family from ICE detention

A federal judge on Monday ordered ICE to release the six-member family of Mohamed Sabri Soliman, the Egyptian national facing 184 criminal charges for a firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, that killed an 82-year-old woman and injured eight others, from…
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Trump expects Supreme Court loss on birthright citizenship, says court is "already packed" for Democrats

President Donald Trump took aim at Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices Wednesday morning, accusing them of handing Democrats repeated victories and predicting the court will rule against his administration in the birthright citizenship case, a decision he warned would "cost America…
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Lara Trump explains why Barron keeps a low profile despite internet fascination

Barron Trump's sister-in-law says the youngest son of President Donald Trump deliberately stays out of the spotlight because of the sheer volume of online attention directed his way, and she thinks the strategy is working. Lara Trump made the comments…
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Steak 'n Shake creates 'Chief MAHA Officer' role, taps former HHS adviser for the job

Steak 'n Shake announced Tuesday that it has created the position of Chief Make America Healthy Again Officer, the first such title at any major fast-food chain, and named former HHS senior adviser Michael Boes to fill it. The move…
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