FBI Director Kash Patel supports Sen. Ted Cruz's bill targeting protest funding groups disrupting Charlie Kirk memorials, and "violent" and "extreme" demonstrations against ICE and Israel.
A bomb threat directed toward the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was found not to be credible, the national party and Capitol Police said Thursday — an incident that came less than 24 hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “This afternoon, there was a bomb threat to DNC HQ that...
The US military advantage is eroding as China catches up, and the US democratic advantage is also being eroded by polarization and political dysfunction, necessitating a recommitment to democracy and responsible governance.
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Thursday said Israeli strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha “killed any hope” of releasing hostages. Six people were killed in the strikes, according to The Associated Press. Al Thani told CNN he met with the families of Hamas hostages, who said they have “no other...
President Trump's top White House economist is on track to join the Federal Reserve Board in time to join a key meeting on interest rates next week. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) teed up Thursday a vote to advance the nomination of Stephen Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA),...
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) will chair a bipartisan House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence review of the 9/11 Commission Report, her office announced. The panel will, according to Stefanik’s office, review whether progress has been made regarding the 9/11 Commission Report’s recommendations for the intelligence community. The 585-page report, released in 2004, concluded "that the...
The FBI said Thursday that authorities have recovered a rifle believed to be used to shoot and kill conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah on Wednesday. The manhunt for the assassin, who fled Utah Valley University after shooting Kirk, is still ongoing. Law enforcement has footage of the shooter, who they believe is of college...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said he includes President Trump among those who should tone down their rhetoric in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. ”I mean, there is a lot of rhetoric. And the president himself engages in it. He called it a hostile act to co-sponsor the Epstein resolution," said...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called on tech billionaire Elon Musk to remove graphic videos of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination from social platform X. “I am calling on @elonmusk, @finkd and @tiktok_us to remove the horrifying videos of Charlie Kirk’s murder. He has a family, young children, and no one should be forced to...
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend a ceremony Thursday morning commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. Earlier Thursday, a large American flag was draped across the west side of the building — marking the area that was struck by American Airlines Flight 77. According to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum,...
Inflation accelerated in August, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department, complicating the Federal Reserve's efforts to balance interest rates amid intense political and economic pressure. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent last month, up from a monthly gain of 0.2 percent in July, and 2.9 percent over the past 12...
The at-large assassin who shot and killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday likely fired from a nearby rooftop during an event at Utah Valley University (UVU), according to local officials. “The shooting is believed to be a targeted attack," Utah's Department of Public Safety (DPS) said in a statement. "The shooter is believed to have...
The U.S. will honor the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, during an annual remembrance ceremony Thursday morning at Ground Zero in New York City. According to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, 2,977 people died during the terrorist attacks — including 2,753 in New York City, 184 at the Pentagon and 40 on Flight 93 that crashed...