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Latest News • May 13

South Carolina Republicans block plan to eliminate Clyburn’s House seat

Rep. James E. Clyburn has long been a power broker in the Democratic Party. A state Senate leader had warned that a new map could backfire for the GOP.

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Latest News • May 13

Kash Patel denies excessive drinking allegations as ‘total farce’ in Senate hearing

FBI director also dismisses allegations of unexplained absences as Democrats challenge him over 'alarming' Atlantic report.

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Latest News • May 12

Minneapolis grocery store owner charged in $1 million food assistance fraud

A Minneapolis grocery store owner faces felony charges in what investigators say was a million-dollar food assistance fraud scheme.

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Latest News • May 12

Kash Patel and Democratic senator trade alcohol-related allegations at congressional hearing

The FBI director and Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland got into a heated exchange during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing.

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Latest News • May 12

'Beyond devastated': Memphis Grizzlies' Brandon Clarke dies at 29

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, the team and his sports agency announced in separate statements released on Tuesday, May 12.

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Latest News • May 12

SCOTUS rulings reshape Alabama primary elections

The May 19 primary elections will go forward as planned, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen confirmed Tuesday.

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Latest News • May 12

Democrat lawmaker calls Clarence Thomas an 'Uncle Tom' and 'lynchman' after Supreme Court redistricting ruling

Alabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan calls Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an "Uncle Tom," accusing him of betraying the Black community after a...

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Latest News • May 12

U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities

The Trump administration's public portrayal of a shattered Iranian military is sharply at odds with what U.S. intelligence agencies are telling policymakers...

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Latest News • May 12

Kansas health officials monitoring 3 people with 'high-risk exposure' to hantavirus

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is monitoring three people who were exposed to a person who later tested positive for hantavirus.

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Latest News • May 12

Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump’s end game

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration's end game for the Iran war...

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Latest News • May 12

Raffensperger Campaign Event at Georgia Airport Is Disrupted by ‘Active Threat,’ Bomb Squad on Site

Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state in Georgia and a candidate for governor, received a “manifesto” deemed to be a “credible threat on his...

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Latest News • May 12

Trump Says Americans’ Economic Pain Is Not a Consideration for the Iran War

President Trump said on Tuesday that he does not think about the economic hardship Americans feel as a result of his war in Iran, and it did not factor into...

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Latest News • May 12

Trump says US FDA Commissioner Makary is out

U.S. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, after weeks of clashing with top White House and health advisers and...

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Latest News • May 12

Trump says 'I don't think about Americans' financial situation' in Iran negotiations

President Donald Trump said Americans' financial situation was "not even a little bit" of a motivating factor for him reaching a deal to end the war in Iran...

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Latest News • May 12

Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $29 Billion as Hegseth Deflects on Funding

A top Pentagon official testified on Tuesday that the cost of the war with Iran had risen to around $29 billion, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused...

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Latest News • May 12

Kash Patel accuses senator of ‘slinging margaritas with a rapist’

Kash Patel has denied reports of heavy drinking as he launched into an extraordinary attack on a Democratic senator, accusing him of “slinging margaritas in...

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Latest News • May 12

OpenAI’s Sam Altman takes the stand to fend off Elon Musk’s accusations he ‘stole a charity’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the stand on Tuesday to defend himself against accusations from co-founder-turned-adversary Elon Musk that he "stole a charity"...

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Latest News • May 12

Dems’ latest Virginia redistricting scheme draws mockery amid major court filing blunder

Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares says Democrats sent their redistricting emergency appeal to the wrong Supreme Court, mocking the error on...

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Latest News • May 12

With latest lifelines from Hochul, Mamdani balances NYC budget

The mayor released a spending plan that hinges on a controversial delay on city pension payments.

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Latest News • May 12

Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said

President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he...

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