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DOJ investigating Trump sex abuse accuser E. Jean Carroll, reports say
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, a magazine advice columnist who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s in a widely-publicized civil lawsuit, according to multiple reports.
According to CNN, The New York Times and other outlets, federal investigators are probing...Read more
US Rep. Jared Moskowitz announces where he'll seek reelection in redrawn Florida
MIAMI — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz announced Thursday that he will run for Florida’s newly redrawn 25th Congressional District, setting the stage for one of the few competitive congressional races in Florida this November.
The district stretches from Miami Beach north to Delray Beach after changes approved under Gov. Ron DeSantis�...Read more
To ‘86’ occasionally means to kill but usually doesn’t: A linguistic investigation into the Instagram threat charge against James Comey
A federal grand jury in April 2026 charged James Comey with making a threat against President Donald Trump and transmitting a crime across state lines.
The charges came after Comey, the former FBI director, posted an image of seashells on a North Carolina beach, arranged in the form of the numerals “86” and “47.” Forty-seven ...Read more
Barron Trump skips Don Jr.'s wedding as Melania Trump keeps her distance, reports say
Barron Trump was noticeably absent from family photos shared online from his brother Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas over the weekend.
That’s because Barron Trump skipped the wedding of his eldest half-brother to Palm Beach socialite, Bettina Anderson — like his father and mother, Donald and Melania Trump, the Daily Mail ...Read more
Democrat Evan Munsing ends campaign in Colorado's 8th Congressional District
DENVER — Evan Munsing, a Democratic candidate for one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional races — Colorado’s 8th District — has suspended his campaign, he announced Wednesday.
The decision comes just over a month before the June 30 primary election, in which Munsing was to take on former state Rep. Shannon Bird and ...Read more
NC abortion bill inspired a backlash. Why it's unlikely to move forward now
RALEIGH, N.C. — While a proposed state bill could give voters a chance in November to enshrine stricter abortion laws into the North Carolina Constitution, previous attempts to pass similar legislation have hit dead ends.
Rep. Keith Kidwell, a Beaufort County Republican, filed House Bill 1232 earlier this month. If it passes, voters would be ...Read more
Missouri abortion rights groups launch campaign to halt proposed ban after 2024 vote
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A coalition of Missouri abortion rights groups on Wednesday formally launched a campaign to oppose a new attempt to ban nearly all abortions in the state.
The campaign, called NO on 3, Stop the Ban Missouri, made the announcement in a video that highlights how voters just legalized abortion rights in 2024. The launch sets ...Read more
'You're a fraud, too': Gloves come off in South Carolina GOP governor's debate. 5 takeaways
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The gloves finally came off in person between the Republican hopefuls for South Carolina governor as they sparred in their third televised debate as early voting is underway.
Here are five takeaways from Tuesday’s debate that featured U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, Isle of Palms businessman Rom Reddy and ...Read more
Potential successors are lining up as Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson weighs exit
MIAMI — After missing dozens of congressional votes this spring and while waving off resignation rumors, Miami Rep. Frederica Wilson is staring down one of the most pivotal decisions of her career: step down and pass the baton to a Democratic hopeful or hold on and weather another Congress under Donald Trump.
The possibility of Wilson’s ...Read more
Congressional committee demands records, information on Boston's sanctuary city policies
The House Judiciary Committee, under the leadership of Chair and Republican Congressman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has sent letters to Boston’s law enforcement leaders demanding documents and information on the city’s sanctuary policies as the Trump administration continues its nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration.
The letters by Jordan and...Read more
Antonio Reynoso defends calls suggesting Mayor Zohran Mamdani's support in NY's 7th District race
NEW YORK — Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is defending organizers’ phone calls to voters that suggest Mayor Zohran Mamdani supports him in the Democratic primary for the NY-07 congressional district, when the mayor actually backs rival Assemblywoman Claire Valdez.
Reynoso says he sees nothing wrong with the calls from the left-...Read more
NDAA mark unveiled by House Armed Services Committee chairman
WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee chairman released on Tuesday a proposed $1.15 trillion fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that emphasizes bolstering America’s defense industry.
The so-called “chairman’s mark” from Rep. Mike D. Rogers, R-Ala., would authorize almost $1.15 trillion for the base-budget part of...Read more
Chilling effects of Trump’s war on free speech extend far beyond campus walls – and that’s the point
Younger Americans have soured on the second Donald Trump presidency, but they are not protesting it.
Despite an unpopular Iran war and an even more unpopular Trump administration, college campus protests nationwide have gone silent. And at many schools, student activism is virtually nonexistent.
This silence comes in the wake ...Read more
Ex-President Biden sues to stop DOJ sharing interview tapes
WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden is suing the U.S. Justice Department to block officials from sharing audio recordings and interview transcripts he gave for a memoir project with Republicans in Congress and a conservative advocacy group.
The extraordinary lawsuit, which pits a former U.S. president against his successor’s ...Read more
Southern California man dies following attack outside his Trump-themed home
A 69-year-old man known in his San Diego County neighborhood as the owner of the "Trump house" has died from injuries suffered when he was brutally assaulted outside of his home.
Kerry George Sheron of Escondido was hospitalized in critical condition on Wednesday after he was attacked outside his MAGA-themed residence at East Mission Avenue and...Read more
4th District independents get signatures they need to take on Democratic nominee
Three independents submitted the thousands of signatures needed to get on the November ballot in Illinois’ 4th Congressional District, teeing up a rare general election for a federal seat in which candidates from outside the major parties have a real shot.
Each needed to turn in at least 10,816 signatures by the Tuesday deadline. They tackled...Read more
Unemployed veteran threatens Trump on White House website, but leaves contact info
NEW YORK — A Brooklyn man with a history of mental illness apparently upset with reductions to safety net programs left graphic messages on the White House’s web page threatening to kill President Donald Trump at his next public speaking engagement, federal prosecutors allege.
Justin Christopher Moore, 53, wrote three screeds on the “...Read more
Troy mayor announces GOP candidacy for Stevens' open US House seat in Michigan
DETROIT — Troy Mayor Ethan Baker announced his Republican candidacy for Michigan's 11th Congressional District.
If successful, Baker would flip the congressional district, which encompasses much of Oakland County. Democratic U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens represents the district but is leaving her seat in her bid to represent Michigan in the Senate....Read more
NY Rep. Espaillat flyer uses wrong photo in attack on primary rival Chevalier
A campaign flyer for Rep. Adriano Espaillat sent to Democratic voters in his upper Manhattan NY-13 district attacking his primary rival Darializa Avila Chevalier used a photo of a random woman rather than the progressive challenger.
Chevalier, who is mounting a surprisingly powerful challenge to the five-term incumbent, posted the “Adriano ...Read more
David Rivera's prominent friends offer their cash and homes to help him post bail
MIAMI — As he sits in a federal prison awaiting sentencing on criminal charges related to his lobbying work for an American subsidiary of Venezuela’s oil company, David Rivera’s prominent friends are sticking by him publicly and financially.
Alina Garcia, Miami-Dade’s elected supervisor of elections, offered to put up her home as ...Read more
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- 'You're a fraud, too': Gloves come off in South Carolina GOP governor's debate. 5 takeaways
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