Former podcaster indicted for allegedly threatening to assassinate President Trump

Federal agents arrested a former Christian reality TV host and podcaster in Los Angeles after a grand jury indicted him on charges of threatening to kill President Trump, cyberstalking Trump's personal attorney, and telephonic harassment, charges that carry up to 12 years in federal prison. Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was taken into custody early on […]

Inspector general finds former Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer abused office, visited strip club on personal trip

A Department of Labor inspector general report found former Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated conduct standards across six areas of alleged misconduct, from a strip club visit to drinking on the job, capping a scandal that forced her resignation months ago. The Labor Department's Office of Inspector General released its investigative report Thursday, concluding that Chavez-DeRemer's […]

Maine's highest court bars mother from bringing daughter to church, setting up Supreme Court fight

Maine's Supreme Judicial Court has sided with a father who sought to block his ex from taking their daughter to an evangelical church, a ruling her attorneys call an unprecedented assault on parental religious freedom now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court issued its opinion on Tuesday, affirming a lower court custody order […]

FBI arrests Los Angeles man indicted for allegedly threatening to kill President Trump

Federal agents arrested a 40-year-old Los Angeles podcaster who allegedly spent months posting videos calling for President Trump's assassination and cyberstalking one of Trump's personal attorneys, the latest in a pattern of escalating threats against the president. Benjamin Azariah Southworth was taken into custody at his Westlake neighborhood home in Los Angeles on September 3 […]

Trump administration returns to Supreme Court seeking to enforce mail-ballot restrictions before midterms

The Trump administration filed a second emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on Thursday asking the justices to let its mail-in ballot executive order take effect before November, just days after a federal judge in Boston blocked the policy again. The appeal sets up another high-stakes clash over election rules with barely two months before […]

Vance defends Carlson friendship despite disagreements over Trump and Michigan Senate race

Vice President JD Vance refused to distance himself from Tucker Carlson at a White House press briefing Thursday, calling the right-wing media figure a friend even as he rejected Carlson's call to remove President Trump from office. Vance fielded a pointed question about whether his relationship with Carlson had become a political liability. The former […]

Trump says he's 'happy' Harry and Meghan left America — and wouldn't take them back

President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he was glad to see Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave the United States, adding that if he were the royal family, he would have shut the door behind them. Trump's blunt remarks, delivered on August 31, came days after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex […]

White House fires back after biographer claims Melania Trump hasn't spent a night in the residence

The White House issued a blistering response to biographer Michael Wolff after he alleged that First Lady Melania Trump has not slept a single night at the White House during President Trump's current term, a claim the administration calls the work of a "serial liar." White House spokesperson Davis Ingle tore into Wolff by name […]

Gloria Steinem, feminist icon and Ms. Magazine co-founder, dead at 92

Gloria Steinem, the feminist writer and activist who shaped the American women's movement for more than half a century, died at her New York City home at age 92, leaving behind a legacy that reshaped the nation's cultural and political landscape. A statement posted Thursday on Steinem's official Instagram page confirmed that she "passed away […]

Ayanna Pressley glides to renomination unopposed as financial questions swirl

Rep. Ayanna Pressley coasted to an uncontested Democratic primary in a district no Republican will challenge, even as her household's wealth has ballooned and her husband's business partner quietly walked away from a $2 billion state contract over ethics concerns. Pressley, the Massachusetts Democrat and original "Squad" member first elected in 2018, faced no opponent […]