Father and son die in small plane crash after Cardinals game as faulty weather system draws scrutiny

A father and his 22-year-old son died when their small plane flew into a developing storm over rural Illinois late Thursday night, spiraling into a tree line just minutes after takeoff. Jimmy Don Lewis, 48, and Brayden Ty Lewis, 22, were heading home to Arkansas after spending the evening at a St. Louis Cardinals game, […]

Federal judge dismisses Proud Boys convictions, says Constitution left him no choice

A federal judge formally wiped away the convictions of four Proud Boys members for their roles in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, granting the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the case with prejudice and permanently barring prosecutors from ever bringing the same charges again. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, made clear […]

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act becomes law without Trump's signature after voter ID standoff

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law early Saturday without President Trump's signature, the result of a deliberate standoff in which Trump let the constitutional clock expire to pressure the Senate on election integrity legislation it has so far refused to pass. Trump made his reasoning plain. On Friday, he posted on Truth […]

Former Obama press aide fired from $186K Minneapolis job after allegedly stealing from coworkers to fund kratom habit

A former deputy national press secretary for the Obama administration lost his six-figure city communications job in Minneapolis after he was allegedly caught on surveillance cameras using a stolen credit card to buy kratom at a local smoke shop, just weeks after returning from a work-approved stint in rehab. Adam Fetcher, 42, was fired from […]

Trump removes final three Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency with zero commissioners

President Donald Trump fired the last two Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission and accepted the resignation of its lone Republican commissioner, leaving the federal agency with no sitting members just months before the 2026 midterm elections. The removals, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, both selected by congressional Democrats, came by email, the New […]

Seventh Circuit clears Florida's lawsuit against pediatrics group over youth sex-change claims

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court injunction that blocked Florida from suing the American Academy of Pediatrics, allowing Attorney General James Uthmeier to press his case that the nation's largest pediatric organization misled the public about the safety of sex-change procedures for minors. The ruling dismantles a legal barrier […]

Former British MP Ann Widdecombe found dead in her home; police arrest 26-year-old suspect

Ann Widdecombe, the 78-year-old former British member of Parliament known for her sharp tongue, Brexit advocacy, and decades of Conservative service, was found dead Thursday in her home on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in southwest England. She had sustained what police described as "serious injuries." A 26-year-old man was arrested the following day […]

EPA moves to scrap Biden-era truck emissions rules, projects $12 billion in savings for industry

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposal to roll back key parts of the Biden administration's heavy-duty vehicle emission requirements, projecting up to $12 billion in savings for the trucking industry and lower prices for consumers who depend on goods moved by diesel rigs. Zeldin made the announcement at the Trump administration's Great American State […]

Grassley quietly demanded answers from Patel on FBI travel spending before Democrats went public

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley sent a private letter to FBI Director Kash Patel back in May asking point-blank whether he had reimbursed the government for personal travel on the bureau's jet, weeks before Democrats seized on the same issue with a public pressure campaign of their own. The Iowa Republican's letter, first reported […]

Secret Service warned Trump against flying Qatari-gifted jet out of Turkey amid Iran threat

President Donald Trump departed the NATO Summit in Ankara aboard the older Air Force One after the Secret Service advised him not to fly the newer Qatari-gifted aircraft out of Turkey, a precaution driven by a potential threat from Iran, The Hill reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The switch came less than 24 […]