Man pleads guilty to swatting attacks on former president and others

A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to leading an extensive plot to use swatting calls and bomb threats to intimidate dozens of people, including a former United States president and multiple members of Congress, authorities announced on Monday.  The allegedly years-long scheme involved bogus police emergencies and false reports of violent incidents at government buildings,

Trump Vows ‘Large Scale Fines’ After Transgender Athlete Wins in California

The president’s Feb. 5 order bars federally funded educational institutions from allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s and girls’ sports. President Donald Trump vowed to place “large-scale fines” on California after a transgender athlete competed in a girls’ high school track and field event and won gold. “A Biological Male competed in California Girls

Iowa Democrat Announces Senate Run to Unseat Republican Joni Ernst

The bid comes after Sen. Ernst’s comments about Medicaid at a town hall. Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten has launched a campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, citing recent comments Ernst made about Medicaid as a tipping point. Scholten, a Democrat representing parts of Sioux City, confirmed his candidacy to multiple Iowa news