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 […]
Alabama files emergency Supreme Court appeal to reinstate GOP-drawn congressional map
Alabama officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reinstate a Republican-backed congressional map that a lower court blocked one day earlier for intentionally discriminating against Black voters, the second time the same panel has struck down the same map. The emergency appeal, filed by Attorney General Steve Marshall, sets up yet another high-stakes […]
Judge delays Comey's federal trial over '86 47' seashell post until October
A federal judge has pushed former FBI Director James Comey's trial on charges of threatening President Donald Trump to October 21, granting a delay that neither prosecutors nor the defense opposed. The case centers on an Instagram post Comey made in May 2025, an image of seashells arranged on a beach to spell out "86 […]
ICE pepper sprays Sen. Andy Kim outside Newark detention facility as Democrats stage protest
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers pepper sprayed U.S. Sen. Andy Kim and a crowd of demonstrators outside Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, N.J., on Monday, turning a Democratic oversight visit into a chaotic confrontation that both sides are now framing on their own terms. Videos circulating online showed mutual aid volunteers pouring water into […]
