Utah prosecutors will charge the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk with aggravated murder and five other felonies and will seek the death penalty.
FBI Director Kash Patel concluded one of the most combative Senate hearings in recent memory Tuesday with a fusillade of attacks against Sen. Adam B. Schiff, calling him "a coward" and "political buffoon" and a "disgrace to this institution."
FBI Director Kash Patel clashed with skeptical Democrats at a contentious Senate oversight hearing Tuesday, defending his record amid criticism that he has politicized the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency and pursued retribution against perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump.
With her endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is showing that she has given up on combating antisemitism. Hochul on Sunday announced that she was backing Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race. It is an interesting move for Hochul, who has tried to position herself as a Democratic fighter against antisemitism and […]
The House passed two bills on Tuesday to assert congressional control over the District of Columbia’s sentencing policies, the first portion of a slate of legislation coming to a vote this week aimed at overhauling Washington, D.C.’s criminal justice system. The first bill is the D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act, or DC...
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday knocked public officials who have a background in law but still call to “criminalize free speech,” according to multiple reports. “Every time I listen to a lawyer-trained representative saying we should criminalize free speech in some way, I think to myself, that law school failed,” Sotomayor said on...
Trade associations representing various industries issued a letter Tuesday expressing "serious concerns" about a proposed merger between major rail companies Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. “We write to express our serious concerns and reservations about the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern,” said the letter, which came from trade associations representing manufacturing, chemical,...
The White House is using the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a basis to go after left-wing groups and threaten crackdowns on certain types of rhetoric, drawing skepticism from even some on the right. Vice President Vance on Monday urged the public to report anyone they saw celebrating Kirk’s murder, comments that appeared...
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday released additional documents it received from the Jeffrey Epstein estate, including information from three former attorneys general. The committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) unveiled the full transcript of former Attorney General William Barr’s deposition last month, as well as letters from former Attorneys General...