Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) approval rating dropped to single digits among New Jersey residents, according to a new poll. The poll by Stockton University, released Thursday, found only 8 percent of New Jersey residents were favorable of Menendez, while 72 percent had an unfavorable opinion of him. The poll results come days after Menendez pleaded not guilty to...
A manhunt for a gunman is underway after at least 16 people were killed and dozens more were injured in two mass shootings at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine. Lewiston Police responded to an active-shooter situation at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley about 4 miles...
A nation that wages war with little or no regard for satisfying its reason for going to war is a country cruelly engaged in the pointless destruction of human life.
Author Stephen King railed against gun violence in the wake of Wednesday's mass shooting in Maine, calling for people to "stop electing apologists for murder." "It's the rapid-fire killing machines, people," King wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "This is madness in the name of freedom. Stop electing apologists...
At least 18 people were killed in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday night in a mass shooting incident at two locations, and the suspect remains at large. Law enforcement officials sent an alert of an active-shooter situation at Schemengees Bar and Grille, a restaurant, and at Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley about 4 miles away. People in...
North Carolina Republicans have approved new maps that could flip multiple House seats in their favor, drawing immediate ire from state Democrats. The GOP-led state Legislature passed maps Wednesday that alter the lines for North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House seats, changes that could give Republicans a leg up in defending their House majority in 2024. ...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned President Biden for casting doubt on Palestinian casualty figures in the Israel-Hamas war reported by the health ministry in Gaza.
GOP Sens. Marshall, Cruz, Vance, and Lee proposed the Israel Supplemental Appropriations Act, offering $14.3 billion to Israel as an alternative to President Biden's emergency bill.
"Squad" Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pleaded guilty on Thursday on charges that he illegally pulled a fire alarm in a House office building before a vote.