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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Native American Religious Freedom Appeal
The Supreme Court this week declined to hear arguments in a case involving a Native American group's attempt to stop the destruction of a centuries-old religious ritual site.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:12:23 EDTSen. Whitehouse Rebuts Bondi's 'False' Epstein Claim
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., sharply rejected allegations from Attorney General Pam Bondi that he received campaign contributions from Reid Hoffman, a tech billionaire who Bondi described as one of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's "closest confidants."
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:40:30 EDTMan, 29, Arrested for 'Malicious Destruction' for '25 Palisades Fire
Authorities in California charged a 29-year-old man with "malicious destruction' for allegedly starting a deadly fire that erupted into the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history and destroyed much of the wealthy Pacific Palisades neighborhood, officials announced...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:48:49 EDTExit Poll: Dem Katie Porter Runs From Trump Question
California Democrat gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter is facing renewed scrutiny after storming out of a CBS interview when pressed on how she plans to win over supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:47:27 EDTComey to Argue Vindictive Prosecution in Dismissal Motion
A trial date in the criminal case of James Comey has been set for Jan. 5, but the former FBI director's attorneys said Wednesday he will argue that the Trump administration is pursuing a vindictive prosecution against him in a bid to have the case dismissed...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:28:24 EDTSenate Votes to End Govt Shutdown Both Fail Again
A Democrat bill to fund the U.S. government and end a shutdown was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate on Wednesday.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:46:34 EDTUS Army Bets on AI to Rewrite the Battlefield
The U.S. Army is heavily utilizing artificial intelligence tools to enhance decision-making, automate back-office functions, and develop new capabilities for battlefield awareness and autonomous systems, Military.com reports.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:03:49 EDTJesse Jackson Jr. Aims for US House Return
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., on Tuesday launched a campaign to reclaim his old U.S. House seat, marking a political comeback more than a decade after resigning amid scandal and serving prison time for misusing campaign funds.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:53:13 EDTSpeaker Johnson: No Separate Vote for Military Pay
House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters during a Capitol briefing on Wednesday that he won't call a separate vote in the chamber to guarantee pay for military service members during the government shutdown.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:51:45 EDTMan Arrested With Explosives Outside D.C. Cathedral
Washington, D.C., police arrested a man with at least 200 explosives in a tent outside the Red Mass held annually to mark the beginning of the Supreme Court's term.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:04:32 EDTTrump Endorses N.J. GOP Rep. Chris Smith
President Donald Trump, who once held a Wildwood, New Jersey, campaign rally that drew an estimated crowd of 100,000, is officially endorsing the Jersey Shore's Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. "Congressman Chris Smith is a fantastic...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:29:51 EDTTrump Endorses Fla. AG Uthmeier: 'America First Warrior'
President Donald Trump issued a reelection endorsement for Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier as an "America First Warrior" and "champion" for the Make America Great Again movement.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:11:14 EDTTrump's Nobel Campaign Comes to Head Friday
President Donald Trump's bid for the Nobel Peace Prize comes to a head Friday when the Norwegian Nobel Committee announces this year's winner - and his supporters say few figures have done more to advance peace on the world stage.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:21:16 EDTReport: Islamic State-Linked Militants Behead 30 Christians in Mozambique
The Islamic State Mozambique Province (ISMP), a Salafi jihadist militant group and an official affiliate of the Islamic State, last month beheaded 30 Christians and burned down churches and homes in Mozambique...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:40:12 EDTICE Director Lyons to Newsmax: Zach Bryan 'Needs to Get His Facts Straight'
Country music star Zach Bryan "needs to get his facts straight" about the role of Immigration and Customs Enforcement rather than penning a song that criticizes the federal agency's actions, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Newsmax on Wednesday.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:07:53 EDTZach Bryan ICE Song Slammed by DHS Officials
Country singer Zach Bryan has drawn criticism from officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after releasing a song that touches on immigration raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:42:04 EDTTrump Admin Aids Rescue of US Sailor's Mom From Gaza
A Palestinian woman whose son serves in the U.S. Navy was secretly evacuated from Gaza after a Trump-era diplomatic team and the governments of Israel and Jordan intervened, the Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter and correspondence it...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:04:03 EDTFmr FBI Director Comey Pleads Not Guilty in DOJ Case
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:47:15 EDTJoan Kennedy, First Wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, Has Died
Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a long and troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband's infidelities and her own struggles with alcoholism and mental health, died on Wednesday.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:49 EDTTrump Orders FBI to Search for Amelia Earhart Records Amid Shutdown
President Donald Trump this week directed the FBI to immediately search its Washington, D.C. and New York offices for any files related to the 1937 disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, law enforcement sources told CNN.
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