FBI Director Kash Patel faced internal backlash over two separate controversies in the same week, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal. Patel drew complaints from the Justice Department for a premature social media post about a terror probe, while simultaneously drawing criticism for his use of a government jet for personal travel during […]
A severe G4 geomagnetic storm painted North American skies overnight, with auroras dipping as far south as Florida, Texas, Alabama and Georgia. Multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) powered the show, and forecasters say another CME could spark fresh displays tonight. Intense storms don’t just wow sky watchers. G4 conditions can cause voltage control problems on […]
The United Kingdom’s tax-funded broadcaster is wading its way through a public relations crisis over multiple examples of political bias favoring a progressive viewpoint. Like its American counterpart did this spring, the BBC will face government scrutiny that could result in a crippling public funding cut over those perceptions of bias. The British Broadcasting Corporation […]
As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history gets closer to ending, how could it impact future elections with the 2026 midterms less than a year away? A government shutdown is nothing new, and past shutdowns have shown that their effects on Election Day are limited. Current shutdown This shutdown began on Oct. 1 and […]
After more than six weeks, Congress closes in on a deal to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The House is set to vote Wednesday on the Senate-passed funding bill. Plus, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn into Congress later Wednesday, seven weeks after her special-election win. And America’s largest aircraft […]
Before Wednesday’s shutdown vote, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as the newest member of Congress. The move comes seven weeks after she won her special election to fill the seat her late father, Raul Grijalva, once held. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office confirmed Tuesday night that it will happen Wednesday. Controversy surrounding […]
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, has entered waters near Latin America, marking one of the largest U.S. military buildups in the Caribbean in decades. The Pentagon says the deployment is part of the Trump administration’s expanding campaign against drug cartels. But the move has prompted an aggressive response from Venezuela, which […]
Nearly 62 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, his grandson is stepping into politics. Jack Schlossberg, 32, announced he’s running for Congress in New York’s 12th district, aiming to replace retiring Democrat Jerry Nadler. He is the son of Caroline Kennedy and her husband, Edwin Schlossberg. He’s the first direct descendant […]
Three original Bob Ross paintings sold at auction Tuesday for more than $600,000, with all proceeds benefitting public television stations hit hard by recent federal funding cuts. The sale, held by Bonhams, was the first in a planned series of auctions featuring 30 Ross originals — the largest release of his artwork ever made available […]
Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue Tuesday night following the death of his friend and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” band leader Cleto Escobedo. Kimmel kicked off the episode in tears as he came out onstage. Kimmel announced Escobedo’s death on social media earlier Tuesday, saying he was a “great friend, father, son, musician and man.” He […]
