Hawk Fire forces tens of thousands from their homes near Reno as officials confirm human cause

A wind-driven wildfire that officials say was "human-caused" has forced tens of thousands of residents to flee the Reno, Nevada, area, destroying dozens of properties and injuring seven people, and investigators still cannot say whether the blaze was set on purpose. The Hawk Fire ignited Saturday northwest of Reno and tore across tinder-dry brush on […]

FBI arrests man who posted TikTok video calling for armed assault on White House to kill Trump

The FBI arrested a man who allegedly posted a TikTok video urging followers to grab guns, storm the White House, and kill President Trump and every Secret Service agent, the latest in a growing pattern of threats against the president. Federal agents took Ayden Langevin into custody at 2:30 a.m. Monday after the social media […]

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, first woman elected to Senate on her own merit, dead at 94

Former Kansas Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a three-term Republican who broke barriers for women in Congress, died Friday of natural causes, closing a career that spanned nearly two decades in Washington. Kassebaum Baker died August 21 at age 94, her family confirmed through multiple outlets. Her granddaughter Nellie confirmed the death to KCTV5, and her […]

Two brothers found dead in Northern California's Trinity River, autopsies pending

Two brothers, one a 45-year-old local, the other an 18-year-old visiting from New York, were pulled from the Trinity River near Willow Creek, California, in what officials say appears to be a double accidental drowning. Humboldt County Sheriff's deputies recovered the bodies of Lex Rincon, 45, of Arcata, California, and his younger brother Krishna Rincon, […]

Speaker Johnson brushes off Kushner-Jeffries sit-down, says Trump's son-in-law has no day-to-day White House role

Speaker Mike Johnson moved quickly to downplay a reported private meeting between Jared Kushner and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, insisting Trump's son-in-law plays no direct role in the administration's daily operations. The New York Times reported Sunday that Kushner and Jeffries recently sat down in New York City to discuss housing, immigration, and the […]

Susan Collins presses White House to rethink Canada tariff escalation as costs mount for Maine

Sen. Susan Collins is urging the Trump administration to return to the negotiating table with Canada after a 50 percent tariff on more than $20 billion in Canadian goods took effect, warning the trade war will hit Maine families hardest. Collins, a Republican from Maine, posted a statement Saturday calling on both Washington and Ottawa […]

Bill Maher pushes back on liberal pile-on targeting Trump aide Natalie Harp

Bill Maher broke with the left's latest outrage cycle by defending Natalie Harp, President Trump's close aide, calling her his "emotional support employee" while asking why anyone needs to go after a loyal staffer. Maher used his Friday opening monologue on HBO's Real Time to wade into the growing controversy around Harp, the young aide […]

Chief Justice Roberts lets Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project keep building

Chief Justice John Roberts handed the White House a critical victory by allowing construction of Trump's massive ballroom and military complex to continue, overriding two lower courts that had tried to shut the project down. Roberts signed a one-sentence administrative stay on August 21, 2026, just hours before a federal injunction would have forced crews […]

Sen. Dan Sullivan's campaign keeps spending big at DC steakhouses and Arizona resorts while Alaskans pay record grocery prices

Federal filings show Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan's campaign and allied PACs have poured tens of thousands of dollars into high-end restaurants and a luxury Arizona resort, even as his constituents face some of the steepest food and gas costs in the nation. Since March 1, Sullivan's campaign spent nearly $35,000 on restaurants located outside […]

Pentagon casualty count in Iran war climbs to 774 after dozens of wounded added overnight

The Pentagon quietly added 59 wounded service members to its Iran war casualty tracker in a single day, pushing the total to 774 killed or wounded, without offering an immediate explanation for the sharp increase. The Defense Casualty Analysis System, the Department of Defense database that tracks wartime losses, listed 697 wounded U.S. troops as […]