Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, who resigned Tuesday over the Iran war, is under FBI investigation after becoming the first senior Trump administration official to quit over the conflict. Semafor first reported that the FBI opened a leak investigation into Kent over allegations that he improperly shared classified information, citing four people with […]
As the war with Iran nears the three-week mark, the Pentagon is asking the White House to sign off on a $200 billion request to fund the military operation. The Washington Post describes it as “an enormous new ask.” Replenishing weapons supplies Three sources told the Post the funding would be used to ramp up […]
The National Debt surpassed $39 trillion this week, joining a growing list of trillion-dollar milestones that have come at an exponential rate. And while the rate at which the debt grows ebbs and flows with the political climate, the past year of growth is unlike anything the U.S. has seen in recent history, with the […]
An Ohio jury found that Joseph “Afroman” Foreman did not defame seven Adams County Sheriff’s deputies with his songs and social media posts that stemmed from a 2022 search of his home. The verdict ended a three-year ordeal, which officers testified affected their personal lives. “We did it America, we did it. Freedom of speech,” […]
A case headed to the Supreme Court early next month could redefine what it means to be an American citizen. At the center of the case is birthright citizenship, the longstanding constitutional principle that grants U.S. citizenship to anyone born on American soil, regardless of their parents’ origins or immigration status. The 14th Amendment, adopted […]
A disbanded college Republican group is suing the University of Florida, alleging the school violated its right to free speech by terminating the group last week over antisemitic behavior. The University of Florida College Republicans are the latest GOP organization to face censure over racist and antisemitic messages and online posts. A group at another […]
Even as the war in Iran drives oil prices to $100 per barrel, U.S. oil companies are unlikely to increase their domestic production. High oil prices have hit consumers’ wallets with a 90-cent increase per gallon of gasoline in the past month. But the high price is also a boon to oil companies. A barrel […]
Not a press release, a formal announcement or even a Truth Social post. President Donald Trump did not endorse either candidate seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Texas before the deadline to remove candidates from the ballot. That leaves incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton locked in a bitterly […]
The fate of the rapper Afroman, accused of defaming seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies, now rests in the hands of a jury. The deputies claim Afroman — whose real name is Joseph Foreman — intentionally and maliciously harmed their reputations when he released a music video that featured footage of them raiding his home in Winchester, […]
Events honoring the late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez are being canceled around the country over a report that he abused and molested young girls and women in his farmworkers labor movement for decades before his death in 1993. The New York Times documented Chavez’s misconduct in a lengthy investigative story published on Wednesday. In […]
