Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said on Saturday that the recent threat made against her and the federal judge overseeing former President Trump’s 2020 election case is “chilling.” “I would simply say it's chilling for your family,” Jackson Lee said during a Saturday interview on CNN. “But I thank law enforcement, who has really paid...

An Idaho judge on Friday rejected a request by the legal team representing Bryan Kohberger — the man accused of killing four Idaho college students last year — to stay his case ahead of trial in early October, according to media reports. Kohberger’s lawyer had requested the stay last month, arguing that there had been...

The U.S. State Department on Saturday placed sanctions on 100 Nicaraguan officials for their participation in restricting Nicaraguans’ human rights under the regime of President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo. The State Department said Saturday it is imposing visa restrictions on 100 Nicaraguan municipal officials to “promote accountability for the Ortega-Murillo regime’s relentless attacks on civil...

A Florida man with ties to the Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting police during the Capitol riot. Zachary Johnson, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers at the Capitol, after reaching a plea deal with the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia, court documents show....

Hurricane Hilary is now a Category 2 storm as of mid-Saturday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).  As a result of the storm’s unique path, California was issued its first tropical storm watch in the state’s history on Friday. The storm, currently off the coast of Baja California, is expected to bring “heavy...

Jimmy Carter's grandson says his grandparents are in the "final chapter" of their lives, according to an interview with PEOPLE published on Saturday.

Texas Democrat Kira Talip Sanchez, who serves as Kleberg County Attorney, announced her switch to the Republican Party on Saturday, citing border security policy as a main reason.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell lauded progress in the recovery efforts in Hawaii ahead of President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden's trip to Maui.