UNITED STATES — During Wednesday’s congressional hearing on his handling of the pandemic, former White House advisor Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering questions, including when asked to acknowledge a folder before him. The move drew sharp criticism from committee members who accused him of evading accountability for his role in…
A 48-year-old San Francisco-based software engineer named Jane-Michelle Arc fled the United States after facing transphobia on the streets of the Bay Area when attempting to use women’s bathrooms. He also described a harrowing incident where he feared being run over by a truck. Arc traveled to Amsterdam, seeking asylum in the Netherlands, and was…
President Donald Trump claimed the United States has generated more than $13 billion from selling Venezuela’s oil, enough to fund the military operation that removed Nicolás Maduro “many times over” and help “run the country.” That claim would be extraordinary even if Congress had authorized the January 3 raid, which it did not. It is…
Donald Trump, who once positioned himself as a staunch advocate for law and order, has increasingly leveraged presidential pardons to forgive individuals and corporations convicted of serious crimes. During his second term, he granted clemency to nine companies—eight received full pardons while one had its sentence commuted. These actions erased nearly $200 million in fines,…
When he retired, “America’s doctor” Anthony Fauci probably wanted to disappear into a quiet existence and never be held accountable for his role in creating one of the nation’s darkest eras. But one lawmaker appears especially determined to make sure that doesn’t happen. On Saturday, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) released to the public an 1,100-page…
On July 16, President Donald Trump raised concerns about election integrity, alleging that China hacked more than 220 million U.S. voter files containing personal and sensitive information. He contrasted this with Democratic assertions that the 2020 presidential election was “the most secure in U.S. history.” U.S. intelligence had previously identified vulnerabilities in voter registration databases….
Newly released documentary footage captures late Senator Lindsey Graham expressing unbridled enthusiasm for military aggression in the Middle East and beyond. The video shows Graham describing his plans to push President Trump into joining Israel’s attack on Lebanon, while he nearly laughed with glee at Trump’s initiation of an unconstitutional war against Iran. In one…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrived at Sunday’s Dominican parade in the Bronx wearing an honorary marshal sash, anticipating a typical City Hall moment of music, flags, and community celebration. However, as he moved through the crowd with his security detail, one man shouted directly to him: “F— you, Mamdani! You don’t represent us!…
The Democratic National Committee’s financial turmoil has intensified as chairman Ken Martin confronts an internal human-resources inquiry following a reported incident where he hurled his phone toward a junior aide’s desk earlier this month. Multiple accounts describe the altercation, though none indicate physical contact occurred—some sources note the device landed on the staffer’s desk rather…
Senate Banking Committee Democrats this week heard testimony from Senator Elizabeth Warren regarding her opposition to President Trump’s nominee for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Brian Johnson. Warren accused the administration of redirecting the agency’s mission to include immigration status and deportation risk in consumer lending decisions. She stated that the CFPB, established under Dodd-Frank…