Senate set to confirm top military officer despite months-long Tuberville hold
WASHINGTON – With under two weeks to go until the United States would be left without a full-fledged chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,...
Ex-Oath Keeper subject to conspiracy theories Ray Epps pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charge
Ray Epps, the subject of conspiracy theories involving the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge...
Lawmakers warn struggling defense industry needs to get on ‘war footing’ for growing China threat
WASHINGTON – As defense manufacturers struggle to keep up with the Pentagon’s needs and the threat from China grows, the chairman of a key House...
Garland grows visibly irate at GOP criticism of Catholic targeting
Attorney General Merrick Garland became visibly enraged Wednesday, erupting at a House Republican who asked about a January FBI memo that suggested traditionalist Catholic groups...
HHS bars Wuhan Institute of Virology from receiving US funds for next 10 years
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that it has officially barred the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) from receiving US funding for...
Man suspected of killing Illinois family of four found dead from gunshot
The man suspected of killing a couple, their two young kids and three dogs inside their suburban Chicago home died from a gunshot wound Wednesday...
F-35 pilot ejected over South Carolina due to bad weather
The pilot who ejected from a $100 million F-35 fighter jet claimed to have lost the plane in the weather — and likely bailed out...
Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’ll keep House in Saturday as key Republican warns of shutdown ‘s–t sandwich’
Hopefully, members of the House of Representatives don’t have any weekend plans. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters Wednesday that he intends to keep lawmakers...
8-year-old boy witnessed father Brian Ford’s fatal shooting by elderly neighbor Edward Druzolowski over trimming trees across property lines: cops
An 8-year-old boy witnessed the fatal shooting of his father who was gunned down by an elderly neighbor for trimming tree limbs across the man’s...
Eagle Pass, Texas declares state of emergency over migrant surge
An unprecedented surge of 4,000 migrants streamed across the US border with Mexico into Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday — forcing the overwhelmed city to...