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Olympian charged in Reflecting Pool vandalism tied to Dem fundraising giant

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, charged in Reflecting Pool vandalism, has ties to ActBlue and donated to Barack Obama's campaigns, records show.

Obama-era inspection flaws in Iran could persist as experts warn of nuclear blind spots

Vice President JD Vance said Iran has agreed to let nuclear inspectors back into the country, as experts warn Trump’s new Iran framework must avoid Obama-era inspection flaws.

Tim Walz’s jab at Trump over Reflecting Pool draws fraud scandal backlash: ‘Sit this one out’

Gov. Tim Walz's viral jab at Trump over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool cleanup drew conservative blowback pointing to Minnesota's fraud scandal.

Sixth suspect charged in alleged plot to turn White House UFC event into mass-casualty attack

The FBI identified a sixth suspect in the alleged plot targeting UFC Freedom 250 in D.C. involving explosive drones and a planned White House assault.

Far from a millionaire, Ilhan Omar now claims a potentially negative net worth

Rep. Ilhan Omar drastically revised her financial disclosures, reducing claimed assets from up to $30 million to at most $125,000 amid fraud allegations.

TikToker loses job after praying for Pam Bondi’s cancer to worsen

A Massachusetts woman has been fired from her job at a credit union after posting a TikTok video that appeared to pray for former Attorney General Pam Bondi to suffer a severe case of throat cancer, setting off a wave of condemnation online. The TikToker said: "Dear MAGA Lord Jesus, please let her end up with a hole in her throat that she has to push every time she speaks..."

ABC challenges FCC license review as unconstitutional assault on free press

Disney-owned ABC submitted license renewal applications for its eight broadcast television stations to the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, but declared it was doing so "under protest," calling the agency's order "unlawful, arbitrary and unconstitutional."

Democrat moneyman Reid Hoffman defiant as feds probe bankroll of sexual assault suit against Trump

Billionaire Democratic donor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman vowed he won't "bend the knee" to President Trump after the Justice Department launched an investigation into his nonprofit's funding of a sexual assault and defamation lawsuit against the president.

Lawmakers host whistleblowers, UFO investigators to press feds to come clean about space aliens

A group of lawmakers and a former Pentagon whistleblower are spearheading a new drive for the government's full disclosure about extraterrestrials.

Judge blocks closure of Kennedy Center, takes Trump’s name off iconic building

A federal judge hit pause on President Trump's plans to close the Kennedy Center for two years of renovations, and ordered the center to remove Mr. Trump's name, too.

Rubio meets with Pakistan’s foreign minister as Trump considers peace deal with Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Pakistani counterpart, Ishaq Dar, in Washington on Friday, as President Trump considered a peace deal to end his war with Iran.

DOJ moves to boot short-term immigrants from ‘Obama phone’ program

The Justice Department has issued a new legal ruling concluding that the Lifeline program to provide phones for the indigent -- which gained fame as "Obama phones" -- is subject to normal welfare rules limiting the ability of immigrants to sign up.

Bondi defends DOJ’s handling of Epstein files

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi told a panel of House lawmakers that "justice and transparency ... have been delivered" on the Epstein files and that the Justice Department released all of the documents required under the law.

Brisport walks off the $$$ plank

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FEW YEARS MAKE: When state Sen. Jabari Brisport ran for City Council in 2017, he promised that, if elected, he...

Federal judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center, says only Congress can rename it

A federal judge ordered Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center, ruling the board overstepped its authority by unilaterally renaming the venue.

So Sorry, It’s Not ‘Your’ NHS, Gents

The U.K. has no national prostate-cancer-screening program, a bizarre state of affairs given how common the disease is.

Lower-Court Confirmation Prospects for 2026

As May comes to an end, it’s a good time to take a look at Donald Trump’s opportunities to appoint lower-court judges this year.

James Talarico’s Nonbinary Political Campaign

The Senate candidate is now backpedaling on statements about the nature of God, the number of sexes, and more.

A ‘Volatile’ Summer for Drivers, a Warning for Republicans

Gas prices are about to be a bigger headache.

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