Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in a post on X that a “malodorous” person unsuccessfully attempted to steal her phone in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. “A malodorous homeless person attempted to swipe my phone today while I was walking in DC back to the DOJ from … Read more

Texas Democrats who fled the state to hinder redistricting proceedings may face felony bribery charges, Republican Governor Greg Abbott said in an interview with Fox News Digital. As some AWOL Democrats reportedly plan to return in time for a second special legislative session to begin next week, Abbott, who previously served as the state’s attorney … Read more

A former campaign associate of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has pleaded guilty to participating in a multi-million-dollar pandemic food fraud conspiracy, adding another chapter to the growing list of controversies surrounding the progressive lawmaker’s political orbit. Federal prosecutors announced that 49-year-old Guhaad Hashi Said — described by Alpha News as an “enforcer” for Omar’s campaign — admitted in … Read more

Newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, is calling for significant changes in how the nation’s capital handles violent juvenile offenders. In a recent interview, Pirro said she will advocate for lowering the age at which young offenders can be prosecuted as adults, citing rising violent crime and what she describes … Read more

Washington, D.C. looks unrecognizable tonight. Hours after President Donald Trump signed the order to deploy the National Guard, the streets have transformed — and we have the footage. From military vehicles rolling past the Capitol to armed patrols at key intersections, the capital is under a level of federal control not seen in decades. Supporters … Read more

The Republican-controlled Texas Senate on Tuesday approved a congressional redistricting plan that could create up to five new GOP-leaning U.S. House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The measure passed 19–2 along party lines after nine of the chamber’s 11 Democrats walked out, leaving the floor largely empty. The absence was a protest against what Democrats … Read more

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Thursday that President Trump had sent 17 letters to pharmaceutical CEOs, demanding lower drug prices and warning that he would “deploy every tool” at his disposal to enforce reductions. Leavitt read aloud from Trump’s letter to Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks, in which the president vowed to … Read more

As Donald Trump convened reporters at the White House on Monday morning to announce his plans for sending the National Guard onto Washington, D.C., streets and taking over the police department, protesters gathered a block away to denounce what they saw as his plans to put the federal district under his control. “Nothing Trump is … Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Tuesday that he will not cede eastern territory to Russia, warning that abandoning the Donbas region would give Russian President Vladimir Putin the opportunity to “start a third war” in Ukraine. His remarks come just days before Putin is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, … Read more

A headline proclaiming “I Don’t Debate Monsters. I Expose Them.” — Stephen Colbert’s On-Air Takedown Leaves Karoline Leavitt Shaken and Washington Reeling has been circulating widely online, specifically on the platform TodayOnUs. The article promises explosive content: a televised confrontation in which late-night host Stephen Colbert allegedly pulverizes political figure Karoline Leavitt with a savage … Read more