Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said in a Tuesday interview that he is concerned that deploying National Guard troops to quell protests in large American cities could lead to a repeat of the "loss of life" that took place at Kent State University in 1970. Asked about his biggest concern with having the National...
Montgomery County Commissioner Jason Knight said Wednesday he’s launching a campaign to replace Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), who announced earlier this week he would be leaving Congress for an opportunity in the private sector. “Throughout my entire career, I have consistently proven myself to be a principled conservative and a problem solver who delivers,” Knight said in a...
A pair of House panels voted Tuesday to advance legislation laying out oversight of the crypto market. The House Financial Services Committee and House Agriculture Committee held separate markups on the The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with both ultimately voting to report the bill out of committee. The scenes in the two committees, however, were...
Michigan State University reached a settlement with three campus survivors of a 2023 shooting, totaling a payout of almost $30 million. Attorneys announced the settlement of $29.75 million on Tuesday. The shooting left three students dead and five more wounded. The three students in the lawsuit sustained life-altering injuries, from paralysis to lasting brain...
Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters Wednesday that efforts to quell unrest in Los Angeles are working but that federal authorities are “not scared to go further” if necessary. Asked what the threshold would be for the Trump administration invoke the Insurrection Act, Bondi touted the steps the administration has already taken and seemed to...
President Trump activates National Guard in Los Angeles amid riots, drawing comparisons to 2020 protests as Gov. Newsom sues over the federal deployment.