Senate GOP resists ‘nuclear option’ as Dem shutdown standoff deepens
Senate Republicans need Democratic support to reopen the government, but they aren't ready to change Senate rules to eliminate the filibuster to turn the lights back on.
State Department Fires Diplomat Over Relationship With Woman Accused of Ties to CCP
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the Department of State in Washington on July 16, 2025. Umit Bektas/Reuters The U.S. Department of State on Oct. 8 said it has fired a diplomat over his relationship with a woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). State Department Spokesman
‘Getting desperate’: Governor debate gets personal after Democrat is mocked for cheating scandal
The New Jersey gubernatorial debate got tense on Wednesday night after candidate Jack Ciattarelli mocked his opponent for her involvement in a U.S. Naval Academy cheating scandal.
In Epstein’s cell, a scene of disarray without thorough inspection
The federal investigation into the death of convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was marred by significant lapses, experts told CBS News, including the failure by investigators to interview potential witnesses, properly preserve certain evidence and run basic forensic tests. Nearly two years passed before investigators interviewed the two key corrections officers on duty the night Epstein
‘Riot Inc.’: Trump launches ‘whole-of-government’ push to expose Antifa funding networks, dark money sources
The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to follow the money behind Antifa, with researchers pointing to dark money networks and foreign-funded nonprofits.
Ardently pro-Israel Dem Sen John Fetterman congratulates Trump for ‘historic peace plan’
Sen. John Fetterman congratulated President Donald Trump on the Israel-Hamas peace plan noting that he and Trump share an "ironclad commitment to Israel and its people."
US soldiers in city streets ‘makes people less safe,’ says Democratic candidate
New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill bashed Trump's National Guard deployments to American cities, saying that troops in the streets “makes people less safe."