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WATCH: Oklahoma trans attorney jailed for contempt after epic court meltdown

A transgender lawyer in Oklahoma was jailed for contempt after he sparred with the presiding judge and evaded arrest, while screaming for bystanders to "call 911."

Trump touts airman rescue mission, boasts Iran could be ‘taken out in 1 night’

Trump calls the rescue of F-15e airmen behind enemy lines in Iran "very historic" and warns the country could be "taken out" by Tuesday night.

‘God is good’: Inside the high-risk US mission to save a wounded airman shot down in Iran

Hundreds of U.S. commandos launched a high-stakes rescue mission deep inside Iran to extract a wounded airman who evaded Iranian forces for two days.

Top cops out: The attorney general firings and forced exits that made history

Pam Bondi's exit is the latest in a long history of attorney general firings and resignations that shook Washington, from Nixon to Trump and beyond.

Top GOP defense voice breaks with invasion fears, says US can reopen Hormuz without ground war

Rep. Mike Turner says he doesn't think U.S. ground troops will be necessary to open the Strait of Hormuz amid Trump's escalating threats to Iran.

Watch live: Vance travels to Wisconsin to sell Trump agenda

Vice President Vance is traveling to Wisconsin on Thursday, the latest stop in the Trump administration's tour to sell President Trump's domestic and economic agenda ahead of the November midterm elections. Vance, after visiting a machining facility, will give remarks in Plover, Wis. His comments come just over a day after Trump gave a record-long...

Oversight panel deposes Hillary Clinton in Epstein investigation

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has kicked off its deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The deposition, taking place Thursday in Chappaqua, New York, comes after the former first lady and former President Bill Clinton reversed course earlier this month and...

Crowds line up for Jesse Jackson’s memorial services in Chicago

Crowds of mourners lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began Thursday in the city the late civil rights leader called home.

Only 33 percent of schools have recovered in either math or reading 6 years after pandemic

New research found only one in three schools have recovered in either reading or math since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools nearly six years ago.   The number of schools that recovered in both subjects sits at around 14 percent, according to NWEA, an education research group.  Schools that serve historically marginalized students are more likely...

Blue state public health cuts don’t ‘own the libs’ — they endanger us all

It carries consequences that will reverberate far beyond the borders of the blue states the administration seems so eager to penalize. 

4 killed in speedboat were trying to infiltrate Cuba, officials say

The Cuban government said late Wednesday that the 10 individuals involved in a confrontation with the island's border security officers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. attempting to infiltrate the country. The government said the majority of those onboard the boat “have a known history of criminal and violent activity,” according to The Associated...

Trump admin weighs requiring banks to collect citizenship info: Reports

Such a decision could ultimately have banks requesting additional documentation, such as passports, from customers.

‘Home Improvement’ star Zachery Ty Bryan sentenced to 16 months in jail

"Home Improvement" actor Zachery Ty Bryan was sentenced to over a year in jail for driving under the influence.

Relocation threats shouldn’t stop California from taxing billionaires

The evidence we have available today suggests that wealthy people do not move in droves when lawmakers raise their taxes. 

US women’s hockey team captain: Trump joke ‘distasteful’

Hilary Knight, the captain of the gold medal-winning U.S. women’s hockey team, said Wednesday that President Trump’s “distasteful” joke about her squad should not overshadow their accomplishments.  “I just thought the joke was distasteful and unfortunate, and I think just the way women are represented, it’s a great teaching point to really shine light on...

Falling crime and a strong border haven’t lifted Trump’s ratings — why not?

Most Americans are not blind to improvement. But acknowledgment is not the same as trust.

Instagram launches new tool alerting parents about suicide, self-harm searches

Instagram is launching a new tool that will alert parents if their teens repeatedly try to search for terms associated with suicide and self-harm on the platform. The tool, which will roll out in the U.S. and several other countries next week, will flag for parents if their children conduct multiple searches with phrases promoting...

Orban and Fico: Putin’s NATO pawns

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban — fighting for his political life ahead of Hungary’s April 12 elections — is once again attacking Ukraine. This time, he is callously blackmailing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by refusing to backstop Ukraine’s electrical grid if needed, unless Kyiv agrees to let Russian oil flow once again through the Druzhba oil pipeline....

Trump keeps world guessing on Iran

President Trump is pushing for a diplomatic solution with Iran while also warning of potential military action, as high-stakes talks take place in Geneva with the clock ticking on a potential deal.

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