Fugitive in Minnesota's $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud captured in Somalia after four years on the run

Federal agents tracked down and arrested Abdikerm Eidleh in Mogadishu, Somalia, ending a four-year manhunt for one of the alleged architects of the largest pandemic welfare fraud scheme in Minnesota history. The 42-year-old faces a 31-count federal indictment for his alleged role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future scam, a scheme that stole from […]

Ocasio-Cortez previews Democrats' plan for 'aggressive' Trump investigations after midterms

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told MSNBC on Friday that Democrats intend to launch sweeping congressional investigations into President Donald Trump and his administration if they win control of the House in the midterm elections. The New York Democrat framed the effort not as political payback but as a matter of precedent, and warned that "certain committees" […]

Julia Letlow wins Louisiana GOP Senate runoff, extending Trump's endorsement streak

Rep. Julia Letlow defeated State Treasurer John Fleming in Louisiana's Republican U.S. Senate runoff on Saturday night, advancing to the fall general election and delivering another victory for President Donald Trump's endorsement record. Multiple outlets, including The Associated Press, projected Letlow as the winner. The result ended a race that began with the political downfall […]

Pete Buttigieg says anonymous hoax report led authorities to remove his children

Pete Buttigieg claims Michigan State Police and child protective services showed up at his Traverse City home, arranged forensic interviews for his four-year-old twins, and ordered him not to be alone with them, all based on an anonymous tip that authorities later determined was false. The former Transportation Secretary described the ordeal in a Substack […]

Small plane crashes into Beijing's tallest skyscraper as Chinese authorities scramble to censor the evidence

A small aircraft slammed into the side of Beijing's tallest building Friday afternoon, killing the pilot and injuring thirteen others in a crash that sent debris raining onto one of China's busiest business districts, and triggered an immediate government effort to suppress nearly every trace of it from public view. The plane, identified as a […]

Carville calls for Democratic Party split over Mamdani-backed socialist primary winners

James Carville wants a divorce. The veteran Democratic strategist said on his podcast Thursday that he can no longer share a party with candidates like Darializa Avila Chevalier, the democratic socialist who just unseated a nine-term incumbent congressman in a New York primary, and he wants the break to be formal. "Let's negotiate a terms […]

Senate hands Trump a win on Iran war powers after closed-door clash and White House lobbying

The Senate rejected a Democratic war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Trump's military authority over Iran, flipping a vote that had gone against the administration just weeks earlier. The late-night result came after a contentious closed-door meeting between Trump and Senate Republicans, and a round of White House lobbying that turned two key Republican […]

French national pleads guilty to voting illegally in 2022 midterms, blames New Jersey's automatic registration

A 39-year-old French citizen living in Toms River, New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to casting an illegal ballot in the November 2022 federal midterm election, and his attorney says the state's automatic voter registration system is what put him on the rolls in the first place. Eliezer Kadoch entered his plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge […]

Lionel Richie hospitalized after dizzy spell ends St. Paul concert early

Lionel Richie was rushed to a hospital Wednesday night after a dizzy spell forced the 77-year-old singer off stage roughly 55 minutes into the opening night of his summer tour in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Grammy-winning performer has since postponed his next two scheduled shows on doctor's orders. Richie was performing "Dancing on the Ceiling" […]

Top Army general in Europe steps down as Hegseth moves to downgrade his command

General Chris Donahue, the four-star officer who commands all U.S. Army operations in Europe and Africa, is retiring from the military after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved to downgrade his post from a four-star to a three-star billet, a structural change that would have forced Donahue out regardless. The Daily Mail reported the retirement announcement […]