8 Skiers Found Dead After Avalanche Near Lake Tahoe
At least eight backcountry skiers have been confirmed dead and one person remains missing after a massive avalanche struck the Castle Peak area of the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday morning. Authorities said the avalanche occurred during a severe winter storm that produced heavy snowfall and high winds, leading to unstable snowpack conditions. […]
Texas Senate Candidate Files Police Report Against Rival Campaign Staffer
Rep. Wesley Hunt, a Republican candidate in Texas’ U.S. Senate primary, filed a police report Tuesday after a senior staffer for one of his GOP opponents posted an image of a 2016 provisional ballot that included sensitive personal information about Hunt and his family. The document reportedly displayed the last four digits of Hunt’s Social […]
Mamdani Plans To Raise Property Taxes In NYC By 10% As Part Of ‘Affordability’ Push
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) said Tuesday that he is prepared to raise city property taxes by nearly 10% if New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and state lawmakers refuse to increase taxes on corporations and high-income earners. Mamdani released his preliminary fiscal year 2027 budget proposal outlining how he intends to close […]
Convicted Terrorist Runs For Office In Country He Plotted To Attack
A man previously convicted in connection with a terrorist bombing plot is now seeking elected office in Birmingham, igniting controversy ahead of upcoming local elections. Shahid Butt, who served prison time for his role in a 1999 plot targeting the British consulate in Yemen, is running for a seat on Birmingham City Council. Butt is […]
Virginia Democrats Promised Moderation – Then This Happened
Elections have consequences. In the blink of an eye, the Commonwealth of Virginia has gone from a well-managed, moderate red state to a radical, far-left blue state on a tear to impose an extremist agenda. This, despite Democrats, like new Governor Abigail Spanberger, running as moderates in last November’s election. Democrats fooled voters yet again. […]
Hegseth Orders Removal Of Army’s Top Public Affairs Officer In Ongoing Pentagon Shake-Up
War Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to remove Col. Dave Butler from his post as the Army’s chief of public affairs and senior adviser to the secretary, sources familiar with the decision said. The order came Thursday, marking the latest move in what has become a sweeping overhaul of senior leadership […]
Alleged Affair Involving Rep. Tony Gonzales Surfaces After Aide’s Death
New reporting from the San Antonio Express-News and other outlets alleges that Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) had a romantic relationship with a district aide who later died by suicide after setting herself on fire. The reports focus on allegations that Gonzales had a romantic relationship with Regina Ann “Regi” Santos-Aviles, a member of his regional […]
Judge Prohibits ICE From Taking Kilmar Ábrego García Back Into Custody
The detention window has officially closed A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may not redetain Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran national whose case has become a flashpoint in the broader debate over immigration enforcement. In a Feb. 17 decision, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis concluded that the 90-day […]
The Theory Behind Jack Smith’s Trump Prosecution Could Have Wider Consequences
Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s deposition is not merely a postmortem of a failed prosecution. It is a rare window into a legal theory that, if normalized, would fundamentally reorder the relationship between political speech and criminal law in the United States. The danger is not confined to Donald Trump, nor even to elections. The danger […]