House lawmakers left a Friday classified briefing on UFOs, referred to as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) by the government, with mixed feelings, some frustrated with the limited information and some claiming they were given more clarity on the explosive testimony this past summer on the unexplained sightings. The closed-door briefing at the Capitol Building — where Thomas Monheim, inspector general of the intelligence community, spoke...
The deadly strikes by the United States and United Kingdom on Houthi rebels in Yemen risks instigating a wider war in the Middle East involving additional proxy groups connected to Iran. The Houthis and their chief sponsor, Iran, have condemned the strikes, which they said hit 73 sites in Yemen and killed at least five...
Mark Talley, the son of 62-year-old Geraldine Talley, who was killed in the 2022 supermarket mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., said he opposes the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to seek the death penalty for the shooter. “Speaking for myself, I disagree with the decision that was made today. Now, in no way I’m angry...
House Oversight and Judiciary Chairs James Comer (R-Ky.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Friday they will continue to pursue contempt of Congress charges against President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, even though he's agreed to sit for a closed-door deposition. The House panels voted to advance Hunter Biden's contempt charges during a raucous hearing Wednesday, due...
A group of Senate Democrats on Friday called on the Biden administration to publish two final rules banning menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars as soon as possible, amid reports the move been delayed over political concerns. “Simply put, delays in finalizing these rules will only bring more addiction and death,” the lawmakers wrote in...
I am devastated by the tragedies in Gaza and Israel, and I respect climate leaders using their platforms to shed light on them. But with anti-Israel climate activists spreading lies and gatekeeping the cause from anyone who disagrees, I’m left squaring my desire for a sustainable future with a movement trying to kick me and my people to the curb.
Michael Cohen brushed off recent attacks from his former boss Friday. “He’s a felon, convicted felon and not a good person,” former President Trump said of Cohen after closing arguments in his civil fraud trial in New York. Cohen asked if there was a “reason” to “respond” to Trump in an interview on CNN. “He...
A New York judge ruled Friday that former President Trump owes The New York Times nearly $400,000 in legal fees over his lawsuit targeting the paper that the same judge tossed last year. New York Supreme Court Justice Robert Reed said in an order released Friday that the former president has to pay the Times...
President Biden said Friday that he does not believe the United States is in a proxy war with Iran, following strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Biden was asked during a stop at a small business in Allentown, Pa., whether the U.S. was engaged in a proxy war and simply responded, "No." He said the...