Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Republicans should “nationalize” elections, emphasizing constitutional limits and his support for a decentralized election system. Trump raised the idea during an appearance on former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino’s podcast, where he criticized Republicans for what he described as insufficiently aggressive […]
French officials escalated their investigation into Elon Musk’s platform X on Tuesday, raiding the company’s Paris offices and summoning Musk and other executives for questioning over alleged violations of French law. What prosecutors are investigating The probe, led by the Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit with assistance from French police and Europol, has expanded beyond its […]
Former CNN host Don Lemon recounted his recent arrest by federal agents during a Monday night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, recounting what he described as a sudden and confusing encounter at a Los Angeles hotel. Lemon was arrested Thursday in connection with a Jan. 18 incident in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he livestreamed himself […]
A dangerous flashpoint just erupted in the Arabian Sea. The U.S. military says it shot down an Iranian drone that was rapidly approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln — an incident CENTCOM described as an aggressive move with “unclear intent.” A Navy F-35C launched from the Lincoln strike group engaged and destroyed the Iranian […]
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that every federal law enforcement officer deployed in Minneapolis will immediately be issued body-worn cameras, a move aimed at increasing transparency in the wake of two controversial fatal shootings during the department’s immigration enforcement activities in the city. Noem said in a social media post that […]
William “Bill” Stevenson, 77, who was previously married to First Lady Jill Biden from 1970 until their divorce in 1975, has been formally charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his current wife, Linda Stevenson. Stevenson was indicted on a first-degree murder charge and taken into custody without incident Monday by the […]
Maryland House lawmakers voted Monday to advance a new congressional map backed by Democrats, setting up a high-stakes clash with Senate leaders. The proposal, approved by the Democrat-controlled House, would redraw the boundaries of Maryland’s lone Republican-held congressional district, currently represented by Rep. Andy Harris. Democrats hold seven of the state’s eight U.S. House seats […]
A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 350,000 Haitian migrants, advancing a legal rationale that has elicited a tidal wave of criticism from the administration and its allies. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, a Uruguayan-born immigrant and Harvard […]
Ed Martin, a conservative activist and staunch ally of President Donald Trump, has been removed as head of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, according to multiple reports. Martin is no longer leading the office, which Attorney General Pam Bondi established in early 2025 to review concerns about politicization in federal law enforcement and prosecutorial […]
Just in… On Tuesday, Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn confirmed that she will compete in the Milan Cortina Games, just days after rupturing her ACL during a crash at a World Cup race in Switzerland. Vonn, 41, announced during a news conference amid speculation that her return to the sport was on the line following […]
A sanctioned Russian military cargo plane landed Sunday night at a Cuban military airfield outside Havana, raising fresh concerns in Washington as President Donald Trump sharply escalates pressure on the communist government in Cuba. The aircraft — an Ilyushin Il-76 heavy transport jet operated by Russian state-linked airline Aviacon Zitotrans — touched down at San […]
The Myth Of Stolen Land And The Erasure Of Indigenous Agency
At the 2026 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Billie Eilish accepted Song of the Year and used her moment at the podium to deliver a familiar political refrain. California, she said, is stolen land. No one is illegal on stolen land. The line drew applause. It always does. Slogans are designed for that effect. They […]