Walz ousts Minnesota DHS commissioner just before confirmation hearing amid fraud scrutiny

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz removed Shireen Gandhi from her role as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services on Monday, one day before she was set to face an official confirmation hearing, as his administration faces a continuing firestorm over major fraud losses tied to state-run social services funding. Walz moved Gandhi back into […]

Vivek Ramaswamy takes Ohio GOP governor nomination, setting up race against Democrat Amy Acton

Vivek Ramaswamy won Ohio’s 2026 Republican gubernatorial nomination on Tuesday, defeating long-shot rival Casey Putsch and moving into a November general-election matchup against Democrat Amy Acton. The win locks in a high-profile, high-contrast contest in a state that Fox News noted has shifted to the right over the past decade, with President Donald Trump carrying […]

Rubio calls War Powers Resolution unconstitutional as Iran operation hits 60-day mark

Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly challenged the constitutionality of the War Powers Resolution on Tuesday, arguing at a White House briefing that the 1973 law unlawfully intrudes on the president’s powers even as Congress presses for more say in U.S. military action involving Iran. Rubio’s blunt claim landed in the middle of a familiar […]

Elizabeth Warren faces blame as Spirit Airlines shuts down after blocked JetBlue merger

Spirit Airlines ceased operations early Saturday, ending a 34-year run and leaving thousands of workers without jobs, and critics are pointing directly at Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the Biden administration for blocking the merger that might have kept the budget carrier alive. The shutdown came after a proposed half-billion-dollar government bailout fell through. Within hours, […]

Nancy Mace identifies six former lawmakers she says used taxpayer-funded settlements to bury sex scandals

Rep. Nancy Mace on Monday published the names of six former House members she says tapped a congressional settlement fund to quietly resolve sexual harassment allegations, and told voters the tab landed on them. The South Carolina Republican posted the names and dollar amounts on X after reviewing what she described as roughly 1,000 pages […]

DHS bars former Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick from federal contracts after alleged $5 million FEMA fraud

The Department of Homeland Security has suspended former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick from doing business with the federal government, cutting off the Florida Democrat from contracts, grants, and any other federal funds, after a grand jury indictment charged her with stealing millions in COVID-19 disaster relief money and funneling it into her own campaign. DHS General […]

Pirro says left-wing rhetoric is fueling assassination attempts after WHCD shooting

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro laid out federal charges against the man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner and warned that years of inflammatory political rhetoric from the left have created a climate where people celebrate attempts on President Donald Trump's life. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, faces three federal charges, including […]

Napa Valley man convicted after texts reveal how CHP captain and lover lured husband to his death

A Kentucky jury needed just two hours to convict 64-year-old Thomas O'Donnell of killing Michael Harding, the estranged husband of a former California Highway Patrol captain who prosecutors say hired O'Donnell as a hitman while she sat hundreds of miles away in Sacramento. The Friday verdict in a Cumberland County courthouse capped a case built […]

Sherrod Brown says he supports closing the border — his voting record tells a different story

Days before Ohio's primary election, former Sen. Sherrod Brown is telling voters he wants to close the border and deport criminals. Republicans say three decades of roll-call votes prove the opposite, and they have the receipts. Brown, who lost his Senate seat to Republican Bernie Moreno in 2024, is now running again, this time seeking […]

Supreme Court hands unanimous victory to pro-life pregnancy center in New Jersey donor subpoena fight

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday, April 29, that First Choice Women's Resource Centers can challenge a New Jersey state subpoena for its private donor information in federal court, a decision the faith-based pregnancy center says vindicates its First Amendment rights after years of what it calls government harassment over its pro-life mission. […]
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