President Trump called for the arrest and trial of six Democratic lawmakers, labeling their video urging troops to refuse illegal orders as “seditious behavior punishable by death,” and reposted messages advocating their hanging.
A coalition of 121 House Democrats and nine Democratic senators asked the justices to rule that categorical bans on transgender athletes in female sports violate Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause.
A Miami federal grand jury indicted U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., and three others Wednesday for allegedly stealing $5 million in FEMA COVID-19 funds, laundering the money and using it for her 2021 campaign and personal gain.
Pope Leo XIV criticizes Trump administration’s mass deportation policies as “extremely disrespectful,” urging humane treatment for long-term undocumented immigrants during remarks at Castel Gandolfo.
Maine judge bars 12-year-old girl from attending church, reading Bible or associating with Christian friends in custody dispute; state Supreme Court hears appeal.
A feud erupted between 2026 Texas candidate Valentina Gomez and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald after Greenwald criticized Gomez’s call to ban halal food and tear down mosques.
The House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act 427-1 Tuesday, requiring the Justice Department to release all records from its Jeffrey Epstein investigation without redactions for embarrassment or political sensitivity.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faced criticism after he pivoted a question about the Biden administration’s handling of Epstein files into an attack on President Trump.
Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams concluded a taxpayer-funded trip to Israel Monday, meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog while warning of rising antisemitism under incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Thomas Crooks, who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump in July 2024, used “they/them” pronouns on DeviantArt accounts that featured sexualized “furry” artwork and interacted with a member of a U.S.-designated neo-Nazi terrorist group, according to a New York Post investigation.
Sgt. Aml El Sokary, the first NYPD officer to wear a hijab, explained its significance as a symbol of empowerment during an event recognized by the department since 2025.
Alexis Wilkins, girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, has been assigned a full-time protective detail composed of FBI SWAT agents, an arrangement former officials call unprecedented for a non-spouse who does not reside with the director.
Recovered data from Crooks’ deactivated accounts, linked via a published phone number, include 737 comments with assassination threats and a video of him dry-firing a handgun, contradicting FBI claims of no prior violent ideology.
President Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, JP Morgan and Chase. The order follows Democratic accusations of a White House cover-up.