Iowa Republicans are staring down a potentially contentious primary in the state’s gubernatorial race as they look to prevent Democrats from winning control of the office. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R) became the most high-profile Republican to jump into the race, though a number of other notable figures are eyeing bids, including state Attorney General Brenna...
The Democratic Party is feeling the anguish of age. The deaths of three House Democrats since March has dispirited the caucus and given GOP leaders a little more cushion to move their legislative priorities through Congress. A new vacancy for ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has revived the dispute over...
President Trump granted another pardon on Monday for a former official he claimed was the victim of a “weaponized” Justice Department (DOJ) during the Biden administration, granting clemency to former Sheriff Scott Jenkins. Jenkins served as the sheriff of Culpeper County in northern Virginia for a decade but lost his reelection bid in 2023 amid...
Dozens of people were injured after a car drove through a crowd in England celebrating the Liverpool Football Club’s Premier League title. David Kitchen of the North West Ambulance Service said at a press conference that 27 individuals in total were taken to the hospital for their injuries, including two with serious injuries, while 20...
A cryptocurrency investor is facing charges of kidnapping and assault after officials alleged he tortured another man for weeks while demanding information to access their Bitcoin. John Woeltz, a 37-year-old man, pleaded not guilty Saturday to the charges he faces, including kidnapping with intent to collect ransom, assault with intent to cause physical injury, unlawful...
Volvo announced it plans to cut 3,000 positions as President Trump’s tariffs continue to rattle the auto market. The Sweden-based car company said in a release Monday that the move is part of its “cost and cash action plan” that is designed to build a stronger company as the industry faces “considerable challenges in its...
Officials in Arkansas are searching for a former police chief convicted of murder and rape who escaped from prison Sunday. The Arkansas Department of Corrections said in a release that Grant Hardin, who previously served as the police chief for the town of Gateway in northwestern Arkansas, escaped from where he was being held at...
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem met with Israeli officials in Jerusalem on Sunday following the killings of two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, D.C., last week. Noem said in a post on social platform X that after the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday, President Trump asked her to travel to the...
A House GOP-backed proposal that would cut billions in federal dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s largest food assistance program, is drawing concerns from Republicans in the upper chamber. The proposal, included in House Republicans’ recently passed package to enact President Trump’s tax priorities and spending cuts, would require states to...
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter met this weekend with the family of Sarah Milgrim, one of the two victims killed at the Capital Jewish Museum shooting in Washington, D.C., last week. Milgrim and her boyfriend, Yaron Lischinsky, both Israeli Embassy staffers, were gunned down late Wednesday night while attending a reception hosted by...
President Trump issued a full pardon Monday to a former Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of bribery, alleging that he was a victim of a “weaponized” Justice Department under the Biden administration. Trump announced his pardon of Scott Jenkins, who was convicted in December of accepting more than $70,000 in bribes in exchange for...
Trump's ceasefire agreement with the Houthis, which excludes Israel, has sparked concerns among Israel and the Arab states, while the Houthis have vowed to continue their missile and drone campaigns against Israel in "solidarity with Palestine", indicating that the ceasefire is a tactical arrangement that could collapse at the first provocation.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) called on President Trump to place sanctions on Russia, saying he’s had enough of Russian President Vladimir Putin killing innocent people. Grassley said in a Monday post on social platform X that Trump should “Take action AT LEAST SANCTIONS.” The longtime senator’s call comes after Trump has increased his criticism of...
The Kremlin is denying involvement in an arson attack on the private home of United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying any accusation has no grounds. Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in response to a Financial Times report that U.K. officials are investigating the possibility that Russia is often a target of blame but...
