Newly released text messages show that Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas repeatedly pressured a female staffer for sexually suggestive contact and explicit photos, even after she told him his messages went “too far,” according to copies of the exchanges obtained by multiple news outlets. The messages, sent on May 9, 2024, were shared publicly […]
Former British cabinet minister and diplomat Peter Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the Metropolitan Police confirmed Monday, as part of an ongoing investigation into his conduct during his time in government. Officers were seen entering Mandelson’s home in London on Monday evening before he was taken into custody. The Metropolitan […]
An undercover investigation has caught a Kent State University staff member appearing to acknowledge ongoing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) activity at the university, despite state and federal bans prohibiting such programs. Jennifer Walton-Fisette, Director of Educator Preparation in the College of
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder in the December stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. Reiner, 32, had been scheduled for arraignment last month. Instead, his attorney, Alan Jackson, announced at a press conference that he was stepping down from the case. Jackson said he had […]
The U.S. State Department on Monday ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, citing security concerns amid rising tensions in the Middle East. In a statement, the department did not specify the precise reason for the move but said it followed a review of the […]
WASHINGTON / NUUK — A public disagreement between the United States and Greenland escalated over the weekend after Greenland’s prime minister rejected President Donald Trump’s offer to send a U.S. Navy hospital ship to the Arctic territory. The exchange played out largely in public, with Trump announcing the idea on social
Vandals poured a toxic chemical across the outdoor ice rink at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — recently renamed the Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts — early Friday morning, forcing officials to cancel that evening’s scheduled performance. According to reports, a brown-black […]
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon permanently barred the release of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report reviewing President Donald Trump’s classified documents case. Cannon wrote that the release of the report “would cause irreparable damage to former defendants” in the case, which in addition to Trump include former co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira. Cannon previously […]
The United States men’s national ice hockey team celebrated a historic victory Sunday with a call from Donald Trump and an in-person visit from Kash Patel after defeating Canada men’s national ice hockey team 2–1 in overtime to capture Olympic gold. You can hear the genuine pride in Donald Trumps voice when he called the […]
The Census Decision That Reshaped The House And Redirected Billions
The 2020 census was marketed as an “actual enumeration,” a neutral count of people for apportionment and funding. It was not. The same official who helped block a basic citizenship question in 2018, John M. Abowd, then the Census Bureau’s chief scientist, pushed through a new, opaque methodology in 2020 called differential privacy. The new […]