Fifth Circuit clears Texas to enforce SB 4 migrant arrest law, overriding lower court block

A federal appeals court on Friday handed Texas a significant legal win, lifting a lower court injunction that had blocked key provisions of Senate Bill 4, the state law that makes illegal entry into Texas a state crime and empowers local police to arrest suspected border crossers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth […]

Brooklyn Democrats ran a dead man on Hakeem Jeffries' ticket to collect petition signatures, critics say

Democratic Party operatives in southern Brooklyn listed a deceased community leader as a candidate on petition forms that also carried House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' name, a move critics say was designed to exploit the dead man's local popularity and harvest signatures in a conservative-leaning district where Jeffries would otherwise struggle to attract them. Robert […]

Musicians bail on America's 250th birthday fair, and Trump floats scrapping the concerts entirely

Five major musical acts have pulled out of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, and President Trump responded by floating the idea of canceling the concert lineup altogether, replacing it with what he called a "giant MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY" to mark America's 250th birthday. The withdrawals hit fast. Within days […]

Texas man indicted for firing at Secret Service agents near Washington Monument along Vance motorcade route

A federal grand jury has indicted a 45-year-old Texas man on charges stemming from a May 4 shooting near the Washington Monument in which he allegedly opened fire on Secret Service agents while Vice President JD Vance's motorcade departed the White House, striking an innocent bystander instead of the officers he targeted. Michael Marx of […]

Los Angeles paid a convicted gang killer $58,000 as a 'Peace Ambassador' — then the FBI arrested him

FBI agents in Los Angeles arrested a 41-year-old convicted murderer and active gang member on Friday, a man the city had been paying with taxpayer dollars to serve as a "Peace Ambassador" in one of its most troubled neighborhoods. The Department of Justice identified him as Michael Angel Alvarez, also known as "Diablo," a member […]

Cornyn posts scorpion fable after Trump backs Paxton, sinks his reelection bid

Sen. John Cornyn responded to the collapse of his reelection campaign with a cryptic social media post, the ancient fable of the frog and the scorpion, after President Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state's Senate GOP primary and Paxton won. Cornyn's office declined to explain what the senator meant by the […]

Federal prosecutors allege Terry Rozier took $100,000 bribe to leave NBA game early

A federal grand jury has charged former NBA guard Terry Rozier with accepting a $100,000 bribe to walk off the court early during a 2023 Charlotte Hornets game, the latest and most damning turn in a widening gambling scandal that has shaken professional basketball. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York […]

Texas Democrat Talarico leans into 'Talafreako' label as GOP lines up against him

James Talarico, the Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate, held a general election kickoff rally in Houston this week, and spent a good chunk of it selling T-shirts printed with an insult coined by his Republican opponent. The crowd at the event chanted "Talafreako" as Talarico left the stage, turning a jab from Texas Attorney […]

Mamdani reverses course on NYPD, approves 12-hour shifts for World Cup security

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reportedly approved a plan to put the majority of uniformed NYPD officers on 12-hour shifts during the World Cup, a decision that carries significant overtime costs and has drawn sharp backlash from the same left-wing supporters who helped put him in office. The move, reported by the Daily […]

Rubio announces U.S. deportation agreements with 20 countries for third-country removals

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a cabinet meeting that the United States has signed deportation agreements with 20 foreign nations, giving federal authorities a new tool to remove illegal immigrants who refuse to return home or whose governments block their repatriation. The deals allow the U.S. to send those migrants to a willing third […]