Several New York State Court officers were stabbed and slashed inside a lower Manhattan court Monday morning. The attack happened around 9:45 a.m. in the lobby of the criminal court, according to Al Baker, communications director at the state Office of Court Administration. Jonathan Wohl, 37, of Queens, ran into the lobby of Manhattan Criminal […]
Recently fired ABC News Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran is speaking out about the late-night tweet that ended his three-decade career in mainstream journalism — and he says he has no regrets. Moran, a longtime presence in political coverage, joined The Bulwark’s Tim Miller to reflect on the firestorm that followed his now-infamous post describing […]
Internal disagreements within the Democratic National Committee continue to spill over… Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, declined offers to stay on as at-large members of the DNC, according to The New York Times. Weingarten told Martin in a […]
California state Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced legislation that would restrict law enforcement officers — federal, state, and local — from covering their faces during operations in California. The bill comes in response to growing friction between federal agents and protesters in Los Angeles, particularly surrounding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. Wiener, a Democrat […]
Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect Vance Luther Boelter is now facing escalated federal charges for the assassination of a state lawmaker and spouse and the attempted murder of another couple. Six federal charges were filed against Vance Boelter in what prosecutors say was an elaborately planned case of political assassination, charges that could lead to the […]
During a press briefing at the G7 summit in the picturesque wilderness outside Calgary, Alberta, President Donald Trump revealed that Iran has initiated backchannel communications with the United States, signaling a possible turn toward diplomacy amid intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran. Trump characterized the outreach as a positive sign, suggesting that Iran is now […]
Utah Senator Mike Lee is facing bipartisan backlash after labeling Vance Boelter — the suspect in the targeted killing of one Minnesota lawmaker and the attempted assassination of another — a “Marxist” in a social media post. Boelter, 57, was captured Sunday night in a wooded area near his home in Green Isle, Minnesota, following […]
Authorities have apprehended Vance Boelter, the suspect accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Boelter, 57, was captured in Sibley County after a two-day manhunt. He allegedly killed Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, early Saturday morning at their Brooklyn Park home in Minneapolis before allegedly shooting State Sen. John Hoffman, also […]
Pop singer and social media personality Nezza sparked national conversation — and controversy — on Saturday after singing the U.S. national anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium, defying a direct request from the Dodgers organization to perform it in English. Ahead of the Dodgers’ 11-5 win over the San Francisco Giants, Nezza (full name Vanessa […]
A federal contracting officer and three businessmen pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a sweeping $550 million bribery scheme that exploited the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) — a federal agency already under fire from the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Roderick Watson, 57, of Maryland, admitted to accepting over […]
In a dramatic revelation amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, President Donald Trump reportedly vetoed an Israeli proposal to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to two U.S. officials cited by Reuters. The officials said Trump’s decision was based on the fact that, at the time, no Americans had been killed as […]
The British Bureaucrats Who Want To Govern American Tech
Last November, I issued a warning. The United Kingdom’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), then working its way through Parliament, was not a benign act of consumer protection. It was a deliberate regulatory incursion into the global tech economy, dressed up in bureaucratic language to obscure its true aims. At the time, many […]