Almost six years ago, amid a racial reckoning brought on by the killing of George Floyd, protesters in Baltimore toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and dumped it into the city’s harbor. Now the statue — or, more precisely, a reconstructed version of it — is back, in a far more prominent location. The Trump […]
Republican state lawmakers in Arizona have hired an outside lawyer to investigate an alleged pay-for-play scheme involving Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. The investigation centers around Hobbs’ Department of Child Safety and a group home for children in the state. How it started The investigation began after an Arizona Republic report found Sunshine Residential Homes received more […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his call to “nationalize” U.S. elections, saying the federal government should take over vote counting in states he claims are “corrupt.” It comes even after the White House attempted to walk back his remarks hours earlier. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said states that cannot run elections “legally […]
On Dec 1, 2018, Vincenzo Iozzo, a world-renowned hacker, sent an email asking whether he should try to conceal his identity when he arrived at an upcoming meeting with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I have an odd question for you: is there a lot of press around the house given recent news?” Iozzo asked […]
Police are now investigating an apparent ransom note sent to media outlets and blood found outside the home of Savannah Guthrie’s mother. Authorities say the evidence deepens concerns that she was taken from her bed overnight. Plus, the government shutdown is over. But funding for Homeland Security expires in just two weeks, setting up a […]
Concerns are growing over the safety of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, after blood was found in her Arizona home. Investigators also say a ransom note was sent to a local news station. Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her bed while she slept late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. The ransom At […]
The Washington Post announced a “significant staff reduction” on Wednesday morning after telling staff to stay home for a Zoom webinar beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET. The company said it’s eliminating or restructuring numerous departments, including international, sports and its books departments. Specific layoff numbers were not initially available. The announcement “The actions we are […]
While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Border Czar Tom Homan announced the Trump administration is “drawing down 700 law enforcement personnel.” He said the drawdown was “effective immediately” and resulted from progress made across Minneapolis and the state. The troops could begin withdrawing as early as Wednesday, Homan said. However, Homan emphasized that immigration efforts […]
Pennsylvania could become the latest state to legalize castration of convicted child sex offenders. Three Republican representatives in the state have introduced a bill to make the change. Pennsylvania castration Reps. Marla Brown, Robert Leadbeter, and Ryan Warner introduced the bill, calling it a way to permanently prevent predators from reoffending. “While rehabilitative programming may […]
A federal judge appeared skeptical Tuesday over the Pentagon’s effort to discipline Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., for comments he made urging service members not to follow unlawful military orders. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon questioned whether the Defense Department is attempting to extend speech restrictions that apply to active-duty service members to retired members, something […]
