Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. Read More.
The largest fire burning is the Smokehouse Creek Fire north of Stinnett. On Wednesday, the fire exploded in size, growing from 300,000 acres to 500,000, making it the second-largest wildfire in Texas history. Read More.
According to a post from the Insider Paper, "The man charged with the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who crossed the southern border on Sep 8, 2022. Read More.
Google announced Thursday that it will “pause” its Gemini image generator’s ability to create images of people, after the program was criticized for showing misleading images of people's races in historical contexts—leading billionaire Elon Musk to call the service "woke." Read More.
Questions are being raised about a controversial program launched by the Adams administration to give migrant families pre-paid debit cards to buy food and other necessities. Read More.
Media outlets immediately jumped to spin the story that occurred over the weekend, wherein a luxury sneaker collector won a pair of former President Donald Trump's newly released gold sneakers for $9,000. Read More.
The justices leave in place an appeals court ruling that partly upheld sanctions arising from a lawsuit claiming that presidential election results in Michigan were rigged. Read More.
Truck drivers who support former US President Donald Trump have reportedly turned down shipments coming to New York City. Truckers will start refusing loads in New York City starting on Monday, according to a truck driver. Read More.
As with previous judges who have ruled on the WikiLeaks publisher’s case, Justice Jeremy Johnson raises concerns about institutional conflicts of interest, write Mark Curtis and John McEvoy. Read More.
Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25, a New York judge ruled Thursday, turning aside demands for a delay from the former president’s defense lawyers. Read More.
House Republicans unveiled a new package for reauthorizing and reforming the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, pushing forward text while prepping for a floor battle over controversial provisions. Read More.
The US Intelligence Community asked foreign spy agencies to surveil 26 associates of Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2016 election, which triggered the allegations that the former president’s campaign had been colluding with Russia, according to a report. Read More.