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Philip Glass pulls new symphony from Kennedy Center

Famed American composer Philip Glass on Tuesday announced he is pulling the premiere of his newest symphony, titled “Lincoln,” from the Kennedy Center, becoming the latest performer to cut...

Biden speaks out against immigration crackdown in Minnesota, says it goes against American values

Former President Joe Biden slams President Donald Trump's federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota, saying it "betrays our basic values as Americans."

House Freedom Caucus draws line on DHS, ICE funding as Minneapolis unrest fuels shutdown risk

House Freedom Caucus leaders warn they will block any deal that strips DHS and ICE funding, setting up a high-stakes shutdown fight tied to unrest in Minneapolis.

Many of America’s safest cities are in jurisdictions that cooperate with ICE

U.S. News ranks safest American cities, with Johns Creek, Georgia topping list amid state's strict immigration laws following Laken Riley murder case.

Judge threatens contempt for ICE leader, orders him to appear in court

A Minnesota federal judge has ordered acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear in court after his agency allegedly violated a detention order.

When Tucker Carlson stops asking questions

In a recent interview with Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback (R), Tucker Carlson allowed a plainly false claim about constitutional law to pass without challenge. Fishback asserted that, under Florida law, public-university students could be disciplined or expelled for criticizing Israel. That claim is not merely controversial; it is factually and legally incorrect. The lapse...

Don Lemon is terrible, but what are we to think of those who employed him?

One must question what standards, if any, are being applied to the cushiest, best-paying jobs in media.

Passengers stuck for hours at gate after landing late in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Passengers aboard an already-delayed American Airlines flight were stuck for nearly three hours at a Pennsylvania airport, until after 3 a.m., because of an equipment malfunction and an apparent lack of airline staff to help the passengers off the flight another way. "The jetway is not working, and they said there...

Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem’s impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting

Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Federal and state officials both claim moral high ground after Alex Pretti shooting

In dueling news conferences, federal and state officials offered starkly different messages Sunday about the immigration crackdown that has swept across Minneapolis and surrounding cities, with both claiming the moral high ground in the wake of another shooting death by federal agents.

Private jet carrying 8 people crashes at Maine airport 

A private jet with eight people on board crashed Sunday at Bangor International Airport in Maine, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.   A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed “as it was taking off” from the airport at approximately 7:45 p.m. EST, according to the FAA. The conditions of the eight people on board were not immediately clear as of Sunday night. ...

Walz to Americans after latest Minnesota shooting: ‘What side do you want to be on?’ 

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) asked Americans to reevaluate their views on the federal immigration crackdown, framing the issue as a moral issue, not a political one. “To Americans who are watching this right now — and I don't know, maybe you're watching with curiosity, bewilderment, horror, scorn or sympathy — I got a question for all of you: What side do you want to be on?” Walz said at a...

Bill Clinton on Minneapolis shooting: ‘The people in charge have lied to us’ 

Former President Bill Clinton accused the Trump administration of lying to the American people about the shootings that have taken place in Minneapolis at the hands of federal immigration officers.   In a statement Sunday, the Democratic former president fiercely condemned the “horrible scenes” in Minneapolis “that I never thought would take place in America.”  “People, including children, have been seized from their homes, workplaces, and the...

Trump ‘reviewing everything’ following Minneapolis shooting  

President Trump declined to say Sunday whether the Border Patrol agent who fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti in a Minneapolis shooting this week did the right thing, saying his administration is “reviewing everything” and will reach a conclusion.  In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the president did not answer directly when asked twice whether he thinks the agent acted appropriately, even as members of his administration...

North Carolina Republican calls for ‘thorough and impartial’ investigation after latest Minneapolis shooting 

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday called for a thorough investigation into the latest fatal shooting involving a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent in Minneapolis, saying the American people are entitled to that “basic standard” of accountability from law enforcement. “There must be a thorough and impartial investigation into yesterday’s Minneapolis shooting, which is the basic standard...

Walz to Bondi after Minnesota shooting: ‘Go ahead and work on’ Epstein files

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Sunday slammed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letter to him urging him to restore the “rule of law” by turning over information about the state’s welfare programs hours after a federal immigration agent shot and killed a local resident.  Bondi’s request follows the uncovering of a massive fraud scandal in...

Murkowski on Minneapolis shooting: ICE officers ‘do not have carte blanche’

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) said Sunday that federal immigration officers “do not have carte blanche” while carrying out operations in cities nationwide, in the wake of the fatal shooting of an American citizen by Border Patrol agents. Murkowski wrote on the social platform X that Saturday’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis...

Marjorie Taylor Greene: You’re all being ‘incited into civil war’ 

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) urged President Trump’s MAGA base to “take off their political blinders” as she expressed skepticism about the use of force deployed during the latest shooting in Minnesota involving a federal immigration agent.  In a post on the social platform X, Greene touted her support for law enforcement and immigration enforcement, but she also defended the right to legally carry firearms, indirectly pushing back on claims that 37-year-old Alex Pretti posed a threat...

Libertarian National Committee chair: ‘Abolish ICE’

Steven Nekhaila, the chair of the Libertarian National Committee, was unequivocal in the wake of a Border Patrol agent fatally shooting an American citizen in Minneapolis: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished, he said. In a lengthy statement the Libertarian Party posted Saturday to the social platform X, Nekhaila said ICE “was created...

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