California lawmakers grill state librarian as $1.1 million in Dolly Parton literacy funds goes unaccounted for

Two California state senators, one Democrat, one Republican, spent nearly three hours Tuesday tearing into the state's top librarian and a now-defunct nonprofit over more than $1 million in taxpayer money that was supposed to put books in children's hands through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Instead, the cash flowed to consultants, a marketing firm, and […]

DNA on shell casings ties teen suspects to murder of congressional intern, prosecutors tell D.C. judge

Two teenagers charged as adults in the fatal shooting of a congressional intern in Washington, D.C., have been linked to the crime by DNA found on shell casings recovered at the scene, government attorneys told a Superior Court judge during a status hearing Friday. The disclosure marks a significant step in the prosecution of a […]

Trump administration unveils 250-foot Triumphal Arch designs featuring golden eagles, lions, and Lady Liberty

The Trump administration filed official designs for a 250-foot Triumphal Arch in Washington, D.C., releasing a 12-page packet of renderings that show a gilded neoclassical monument unlike anything in the nation's capital, topped by a winged Lady Liberty figure flanked by bald eagles, with golden lions standing guard at each corner. The renderings, made public […]

Hunter Biden now living abroad while claiming he can't pay $17 million in legal debts

Hunter Biden has left the United States and is living overseas, his own attorney confirmed in a federal court filing, even as the former first son faces a lawsuit over unpaid legal bills and claims to be buried under $17 million in debt. The Daily Mail revealed the disclosure, which came in an April 6 […]

Fetterman breaks with his party again, vows to oppose Democrats' Iran war powers resolution

Sen. John Fetterman will vote against his party's latest attempt to restrict U.S. military operations against Iran, the Pennsylvania Democrat announced Wednesday, making him the only member of his caucus willing to back the strikes and putting him squarely at odds with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's push to force a floor vote next week. […]

Barron Trump launches beverage company with former high school classmates

Barron Trump, the 20-year-old son of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, is now listed as one of five directors of a Palm Beach, based yerba mate company called SOLLOS, with its first canned drinks set to hit shelves in May 2026. Florida state business records reviewed by the Daily Mail confirm his […]

Arizona Democrat files impeachment articles against Hegseth over Iran conflict

Rep. Yassamin Ansari, an Arizona Democrat whose parents fled Iran's revolutionary regime, announced Monday that she will file articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, accusing him of war crimes and unconstitutional war-making during the ongoing military conflict with Iran. The move came the same day Hegseth and President Trump stood before White […]

Six-alarm fire rips through California warehouse as authorities arrest employee in suspected arson

A massive fire tore through a Kimberly-Clark warehouse in Ontario, California, early Tuesday, drawing more than 140 firefighters to a roughly 1.2-million-square-foot facility packed with paper products, and authorities say they already have a suspect in custody. Fire officials are investigating the blaze as arson. Crews responded to the warehouse around 12:30 a.m. Flames were […]

Swalwell pushes back on misconduct rumors as California governor's race heats up

Rep. Eric Swalwell, the East Bay Democrat running as the frontrunner in California's crowded governor's race, broke his silence this week on online rumors alleging inappropriate contact with female staffers, dismissing the claims as fabrications timed to damage him weeks before the June 2 primary election, the New York Post reported. His spokesperson, Micah Beasley, […]

Mary Kennedy gave RFK Jr.'s private diaries to a friend before her death, new book reveals

Before Mary Kennedy was found dead in the barn behind her Bedford, New York, home in May 2012, she handed off her husband's most closely guarded secrets, his private journals, to a confidant, according to investigative journalist Isabel Vincent. The diaries, which Vincent says documented years of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s sexual encounters and inner […]
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