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 […]

Social media users mock slain Texas teen with knife dances and viral rap in disturbing online trend

Within twenty-four hours of Karmelo Anthony's first-degree murder conviction for stabbing seventeen-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet, a rap song called "Austin Bop" appeared on Apple Music. Its lyrics celebrate the killing. Its fans are dancing with knives on TikTok, miming the act that ended a teenager's life. The trend has spread fast. […]

Warren melts down on live TV after Trump delays housing bill over SAVE America Act

President Trump cancelled a scheduled signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill on Wednesday, posting on Truth Social that he will not put pen to paper until Congress passes the SAVE America Act. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), one of the bill's key sponsors, went on CNBC within hours and delivered a rambling, frustrated response that […]

Senate passes Iran war powers resolution as four Republicans side with Democrats in 50–48 vote

Four Republican senators crossed party lines Tuesday to help Democrats pass a concurrent resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. armed forces from hostilities against Iran, a symbolic but politically charged rebuke that marks the first time both chambers of Congress have approved such a measure since the conflict began. The Senate voted 50, 48 […]

Trump signs twin executive orders to fast-track quantum computing and shore up cryptographic defenses

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders in the Oval Office on June 22, 2026, directing federal agencies to accelerate quantum computing development and launch a nationwide migration to encryption systems designed to withstand the technology's code-breaking power. The orders mark the most aggressive federal push into quantum technology to date, backed by $2 billion […]

Gavin Newsom's donors scored coveted state appointments after writing big checks to his PACs and wife's nonprofit

One day. That's how long it took for Mark Arabo, CEO of Refined Management, to go from political donor to gubernatorial appointee. Federal Election Commission records show Arabo made a $25,000 donation on February 29, 2024. On March 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed him to the State Racetrack Leasing Commission. Arabo's case is not an […]

Whoopi Goldberg demands Trump face jail time over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation

Whoopi Goldberg used her seat on ABC's "The View" Monday to call for President Donald Trump to be jailed or sued over the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a project that has drawn controversy after alleged vandalism left the site damaged and five people under arrest. The co-host's on-air demand came days after […]

Judge rejects WHCD shooting suspect's bid to disqualify Pirro and Blanche from prosecution

A federal judge in Washington denied the accused White House Correspondents' Association Dinner gunman's attempt to force U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche off his case, ruling Monday that neither their presence at the attack nor Pirro's friendship with President Trump creates a disqualifying conflict of interest. U.S. District Judge Trevor […]