Trans activist who threatened to assassinate Nancy Mace avoids prison, gets house arrest instead

A South Carolina man who posted a public threat to assassinate Rep. Nancy Mace with a gun pleaded guilty but will serve no prison time, walking away with house arrest and probation while another woman who threatened the same congresswoman heads to federal prison for more than two years. Samuel Theodore Cain, who identifies as […]

Obama drops in on WNBA All-Stars at his Presidential Center — and the league rolls out the red carpet

Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to WNBA All-Stars practicing at his recently opened Presidential Center, drawing gushing praise from players and league officials eager to celebrate the moment. Obama walked onto the basketball court before practice on Friday and addressed the assembled players, spending several minutes speaking to the group before posing […]

Thune admits he lacks votes to pass House budget plan in the Senate

Senate Majority Leader John Thune conceded Thursday that he cannot assemble the votes needed to move the House-passed budget resolution through the upper chamber, a frank admission that stalls President Trump's push for voter-ID legislation and Iran war funding at the worst possible time. Thune told reporters he is short of the 50-vote floor needed […]

Fifth Circuit rules illegal immigrants have no constitutional right to remain free during deportation proceedings

The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that illegal immigrants held by ICE have no constitutional right to walk free while the government works to remove them, a decision the Justice Department calls an "extraordinary precedential order" that will shape detention cases nationwide. The appeals court overturned a lower court that had granted […]

Cecilia Vega accuses CBS News bosses of pushing false claims into her reporting

Fired "60 Minutes" correspondent Cecilia Vega went public with detailed accusations that CBS News management tried to inject misinformation into three of her reports, charges the network has dismissed as "not based in reality." Vega, the first Latina correspondent in the history of "60 Minutes," laid out her case at the National Association of Hispanic […]

Secret Service reports 40 percent spike in threat cases as director calls environment unprecedented

The U.S. Secret Service has opened roughly 10,000 threat investigations against government officials so far in 2026, a 40 percent jump over last year that the agency's director says surpasses anything in his 24-year career. Director Sean Curran told reporters at a press briefing ahead of the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner that the […]

Trump-appointed judge sides with Minnesota, dismisses DOJ sanctuary policy lawsuit

A federal judge nominated by President Trump handed the administration a rare legal setback, tossing out the Justice Department's entire case against Minnesota's sanctuary immigration policies, a ruling that could complicate the White House's nationwide push to force state and local cooperation with ICE. Chief U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud dismissed every claim the DOJ […]

Senate Republicans block Schumer's bill to stop taxpayer-funded upgrades on Qatar-gifted Air Force One

Senate Republicans shut down Chuck Schumer's push to ban federal spending on the Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8 now serving as Air Force One, a move Democrats framed as a billion-dollar taxpayer burden. Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska blocked the legislation on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon after Schumer attempted to force passage of his Presidential Airlift […]

Barrett tells Congress her 12-year-old son found her bulletproof vest — and wanted to know why she had it

Justice Amy Coney Barrett brought the reality of threats against the Supreme Court into sharp focus Tuesday, telling House lawmakers her young son discovered a bulletproof vest she had been sent home with, and that the danger has only escalated since. Barrett and Justice Elena Kagan appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on July 14 […]

Susan Collins confronts Hegseth over firing of more than two dozen senior military officers

Sen. Susan Collins used her opening statement at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday to publicly challenge Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's removal of more than two dozen senior military officers, a rare rebuke from a Republican committee chair that signals growing bipartisan unease over the Pentagon shake-up. Collins, who chairs the powerful spending panel, told […]