Top Maryland Democrat defies Jeffries on mid-cycle redistricting push to boot state’s lone Republican
A top Democrat in Maryland’s state legislature threw cold water on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ campaign to oust the state’s lone Republican from Congress. Jeffries, D-N.Y., was in Annapolis on Wednesday meeting with state leaders to discuss redrawing Maryland’s congressional map before the November 2026 midterms. He’s one of the highest-profile Democrats pushing the […]
Gov. Wes Moore stands by account of grandfather’s interaction with KKK amid scrutiny: ‘Hurtful and offensive’
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, widely believed to have presidential ambitions, is standing by his account of his family’s history of fleeing the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina in the face of a report questioning the details about that story. “It’s hurtful, and it’s offensive,” Moore told Fox News Digital when asked about the report. […]
Built for weeks of war: Inside the firepower the US has positioned in the Middle East
The U.S. military has assembled one of its most substantial concentrations of naval and air power in the Middle East in decades — a force structured not for a limited strike, but for sustained combat operations if ordered. While diplomats in Geneva trade proposals, the Pentagon has moved beyond a “show of force” to an […]
Trump jokes about Nobel Prize at inaugural Board of Peace meeting, says Norway will host Gaza aid gathering
President Donald Trump welcomed leaders from around the world on Thursday as he hosted the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, D.C. One country that would not be joining the board but will be hosting a related event is Norway. The U.S. president announced the plan for Norway to host a meeting […]
Khanna and Massie threaten to force a vote on Iran as prospect of US attack looms
As the prospect of another U.S. military action against Iran looms, Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., want Congress to pass a measure that would order the president to terminate unauthorized hostilities against the Islamic Republic. “Trump officials say there’s a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can’t without Congress. @RepThomasMassie & […]
Bill Gates Cancels India Keynote as Epstein Scrutiny Grows
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates canceled a scheduled keynote address Thursday at India’s AI Impact Summit in New Delhi as scrutiny over his past ties to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein intensified.[#item_full_content]
New York Gov. Hochul Pulls Plug on Robotaxi Expansion
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has withdrawn a proposal that would have allowed commercial robotaxi services to operate outside New York City, dealing a setback to Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo as it pushes to expand its driverless fleet across the U.S., Bloomberg reports.[#item_full_content]
Skiers With Roots in Lake Tahoe’s Alpine Community Among 8 Killed in California Avalanche
After days of increasingly brutal conditions in California’s Sierra Nevada, a group of 15 backcountry skiers set out for home. But as they left remote huts at thousands of feet of elevation and trekked back toward the trailhead…[#item_full_content]
GOP AGs Seek Revision to Federal Climate Manual
A coalition of Republican attorneys general called on the National Academy of Sciences to remove a climate change chapter from a federal judicial reference manual, arguing that it amounts to political advocacy funded by taxpayers, the Daily Wire reported Thursday.[#item_full_content]
Virginia Republicans charge ‘power grab’ as Democrat who backed redistricting runs for Congress
Virginia Republicans are taking aim at a Democratic state lawmaker who played a key role in pushing through congressional redistricting in the state and is now running for newly drawn U.S. House seat. After Virginia Delegate Dan Helmer launched a congressional campaign, some Republican leaders took aim at him for what they call a “power […]
