Pennsylvania authorities are investigating after an explosive device detonated roughly half a block from a polling location during Tuesday’s primary election, adding to ongoing concerns about threats and disruptions surrounding American elections. The Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement Tuesday that no injuries were reported and voting at the nearby polling location continued uninterrupted. […]
The NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus are urging black athletes and fans to boycott flagship public universities in several Republican-led southern states following a recent Supreme Court ruling involving the Voting Rights Act. The organizations announced Tuesday the launch of an “Out of Bounds” campaign targeting schools in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, […]
One of the most influential Democrats in Congress and a pioneering openly gay lawmaker… Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman who became a leading architect of post-2008 Wall Street reform and one of the first openly gay members of Congress, has died at age 86 after entering hospice care at his home in Maine last […]
A sudden resignation at the Treasury Department is fueling new questions about one of the Trump administration’s most politically explosive legal initiatives yet: a nearly $1.8 billion Justice Department fund aimed at compensating Americans who claim they were unfairly targeted by the federal government during the Biden administration. Brian Morrissey, the Treasury Department’s general counsel, […]
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan on Monday in the increasingly competitive race to succeed her in Congress, injecting new momentum into one of California’s most closely watched Democratic primaries. The endorsement comes as Pelosi prepares to retire after nearly four decades representing California’s 11th Congressional District — a […]
Good morning. In New York, a federal judge has partially blocked a major immigration enforcement tactic after government attorneys admitted a critical factual error in court. In Washington, a controversial settlement tied to President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS is drawing scrutiny over unprecedented protections shielding tax filings from future examination. And in Texas, Trump […]
Ed Gallrein delivered a major political upset Tuesday night, decisively defeating longtime Rep. Thomas Massie in the Republican primary for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. Gallrein’s victory will end Massie’s tenure as Congress’ most recognizable libertarian-leaning conservative and signals a significant ideological shift within the Republican Party — one in which loyalty to President Donald Trump […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar may again face scrutiny from the Justice Department after Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that federal authorities are examining allegations tied to the Minnesota Democrat’s immigration history. Speaking during a White House press briefing while filling in for Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Vance was asked by Daily Caller White House correspondent […]
Let me begin with a small confession that ought to matter to any reader weighing what follows. I have never placed a bet on a prediction market. As an American citizen, I am not legally permitted to wager on Polymarket, and I have not done so. What I have done, every day for years now, […]
Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy introduced legislation Tuesday to block foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism from purchasing homes and residential property in the United States. The bill, obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller, would prohibit foreign adversaries, nationals from designated foreign countries of concern and state sponsors of terrorism from acquiring American housing. […]
Prosecutors said the clerk shot the officer 20 times while he was buying a hot dog with family… A Florida Circle K clerk who admitted to fatally shooting an off-duty police officer while the officer was buying a hot dog has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Eduardo Labrada Machado pleaded no contest […]
Geopolitical Fallout Emerges After Trump-Xi And Putin-Xi Summits In Beijing
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): Roses, trees, and power: Symbolism behind Trump-Xi summit. Last week’s high-level summit in Beijing between Trump and Xi achieved few traditional “deliverables” leading many observers to dismiss its singular importance. Taiwan’s president stressed that arms purchases from U.S. are “the most important deterrent” of regional conflict and instability, after Trump referred to […]