Pentagon raises American death toll from Iran war to 21 after undercount dispute
The Pentagon raised the American death toll in the Iran war to 21, weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth branded undercount reports a complete lie. Late Friday evening, the Defense Casualty Analysis System recorded 21 Americans killed in the war with Iran, up from a prior public listing of 18 that covered both hostile and […]
House Republicans plan Flock camera limits as Ocasio-Cortez advances separate bill
House Republicans are set to process limits on Flock automated surveillance cameras in the lame-duck session, even as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rolls out her own restrictions with Sen. Bernie Sanders. House Speaker Mike Johnson said this week in Michigan that the chamber will take up legislation targeting the automated license-plate and surveillance camera systems once […]
Trump takes dismissed Clinton lawsuit to Supreme Court after sanctions fight
President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to reopen his dismissed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, arguing lower courts wrongly punished him for challenging alleged 2016 campaign sabotage. President Trump moved Friday to put his long-running case against Hillary Clinton before the nation’s highest court, seeking to reverse a dismissal and nearly $1 million in […]
Afghan migrant admitted under Biden gets 35 years for filming child sex assaults
An Afghan national released under President Biden’s 2021 Operation Allies Welcome drew a 35-year federal prison term after prosecutors said he filmed sexual assaults of minors in Texas. Federal prosecutors announced that 21-year-old Badshah Sahi was sentenced this month in the Northern District of Texas after pleading guilty in April to producing and possessing child […]
Rep. Nancy Mace says Cornell Jane Doe was a willing participant, not a rape victim
Rep. Nancy Mace says the Cornell student accusing seven fraternity brothers of rape was a willing participant in group sex, not a crime, drawing sharp pushback online. The South Carolina Republican went viral after she posted on X late Thursday that consent still matters, even in a campus case that has split the public. By […]
Minnesota seeks proof as Trump freezes Medicaid funds over fraud
Minnesota officials are demanding specific fraud evidence from the Trump administration while hundreds of millions in frozen Medicaid payments face permanent cancellation, a standoff that puts years of weak state oversight under federal pressure. Minnesota’s temporary human services commissioner and state Medicaid director John Connolly warned that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could […]
NYC Mayor Mamdani refuses to walk back Israel ‘genocide’ claim after October 7 backlash
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood by his charge that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza and refused to revise his October 7 remarks despite bipartisan anger and Jewish community outrage. Fox News reported that Mamdani doubled down Thursday while speaking to reporters at an unrelated event, repeatedly declining to say he would change […]
