On February 19, 1984, 11-year-old Jody Plauché left home with someone his family trusted — his karate instructor, Jeff Doucet. But it wasn’t a short drive. Doucet dyed the boy’s hair black, took him across state lines to California, and held him there for ten days — abusing him while his family desperately searched. When … Read more

A judge on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, finding him in contempt for failing to comply with court orders to provide financial documents. The warrant was issued days before Bevin is scheduled to appear in a Louisville court proceeding concerning whether he owes child support to his estranged son, … Read more

Republican Hilary Holley has defeated Democrat Edwin Pérez in a Special Election for Florida House District 51, denying Democrats a pickup they had hoped to secure in a Midterm election year. With nearly all precincts reporting, Holley won with about 55% of the vote, holding the seat for Republicans. Holley will replace term-limited Republican Rep. … Read more

House Republicans are sharply divided over a Senate-passed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding deal, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson confronting a volatile internal backlash as he weighs how—and whether—to bring the measure to a vote. The Senate approved the proposal early Friday morning in a voice vote, funding most DHS operations while excluding Immigration and … Read more

A pair of siblings are facing federal charges after prosecutors say an improvised explosive device was planted at MacDill Air Force Base, a key military installation that houses United States Central Command, which is overseeing operations tied to Iran. Authorities said the suspect allegedly attempted to detonate the device at the base’s visitor center earlier … Read more

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is scaling back a key campaign pledge on affordable housing as the city confronts a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall. His administration is now appealing a court order that would require the city to expand its rent voucher program, a costly initiative designed to help low-income residents cover housing expenses. At … Read more

The House and Senate both passed bills providing funding for Department of Homeland Security agencies that have been functioning without pay for weeks amid a Democrat-imposed partial shutdown. The Hill reported that the House passed a GOP-backed bill Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a third time amid the 41-day shutdown. … Read more

Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a Republican-backed amendment that would have required voters to present a government-issued photo ID at the polls, rejecting the proposal in a 53–47 vote that fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the chamber. The amendment, introduced by Jon Husted, was framed by Republicans as a narrowly … Read more

An artificial intelligence model has generated a speculative forecast about the 2028 U.S. presidential election, despite official candidates not yet being known, drawing attention on social media and YouTube. The forecast was produced using Grok, an AI chatbot developed by the company associated with Elon Musk, after a YouTube channel asked the system to simulate … Read more

President Donald Trump vowed to sign an executive order to “immediately” pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers amid the ongoing shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Hours later, Senate Democrats caved and helped pass a new, last-minute deal that brings Congress one step closer to ending the Homeland Security shutdown. In the early hours … Read more