A proposed $1.8 billion settlement fund intended for individuals claiming political persecution by federal agencies has sparked unprecedented opposition in Congress, forcing Senate leadership to postpone a critical budget reconciliation vote and prompting bipartisan efforts to eliminate the program entirely. The fund, established through a settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service...
Federal prosecutors have charged 15 individuals in Minnesota with orchestrating multiple healthcare fraud schemes that allegedly diverted more than $90 million in taxpayer funds from various state assistance programs. The charges were announced Thursday by the Justice Department in a press conference that featured several federal officials. Colin McDonald, assistant attorney general in the national...
A new electoral survey reveals that Brad Lander, the former New York City comptroller who secured endorsements from progressive figures including Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, maintains a substantial lead over incumbent U.S. Representative Dan Goldman in the Democratic primary race for New York’s 10th Congressional District. The polling data, released Thursday...
A former reality television personality is mounting an unexpected campaign for Los Angeles mayor while simultaneously pursuing legal action against the city he hopes to lead. Spencer Pratt, 42, who lost his home in the devastating Palisades wildfire last year, has emerged as a surprising contender in the mayoral race despite having no prior political...
A former reality television personality is mounting an unexpected campaign for Los Angeles mayor while simultaneously pursuing legal action against the city he hopes to lead. Spencer Pratt, 42, who lost his home in the devastating Palisades wildfire last year, has emerged as a surprising contender in the mayoral race despite having no prior political...
Iowa’s political landscape has transformed into a competitive battleground as primary elections approach on June 2, with high-stakes races drawing national attention to a state that has leaned Republican for nearly a decade. The gubernatorial race has emerged as a particularly intense contest, with five Republican candidates competing for their party’s nomination to face Democrat...
In 2015, a Florida woman found herself in a dangerous situation but managed to get help in an unexpected way. Cheryl Treadway was being held against her will by her boyfriend inside their home. Unable to safely call for help directly, she turned to an unconventional method. Using the Pizza Hut mobile app, she placed...
Kentucky voters are heading to the polls in a primary that could reshape the state’s congressional delegation and test Republican loyalty to former President Donald Trump. The contest pits Rep. Thomas Massie, a seven-term congressman from the 4th District, against Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL who has won Trump’s endorsement and helped turn the...
New Delhi — Foreign ministers from the expanded BRICS grouping met in New Delhi on Thursday, with discussions dominated by the war involving Iran and its effects on global energy supplies and shipping routes, India’s foreign ministry said. India hosted the two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the bloc, which this year includes new members...
Janet Walsh, 23, was found dead in her Monaca, Pennsylvania, home in the early hours of Sept. 1, 1979. Police said her hands were bound with the tie from her bathrobe and a light blue bandana was tied around her neck; investigators concluded she had likely been suffocated. The case has remained unsolved for decades....