Chicago mayor links restaurant industry to ‘slavery’ as tipped wage fight intensifies
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ties the restaurant industry to slavery, defending his veto of a measure to end the subminimum wage for tipped workers.
Lead prosecutor on probe into John Brennan is removed from case, sources say
The lead career federal prosecutor in Miami who was overseeing a criminal investigation into whether former CIA Director John Brennan lied to Congress is no longer assigned to the case, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News on Friday. Maria Medetis Long, who is the head of the national security section for the U.S. attorney’s office
Virginia Democrats Push Back Against Gov. Spanberger’s Amendments and Vetoes on Marijuana, ICE
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in Williamsburg, Va., on Feb. 24, 2026. Mike Kropf/Getty Images Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is facing criticism from fellow Democrats after she amended or vetoed several bills passed by the Democratic-led General Assembly, including measures on marijuana legalization,
Qatar Hires Crisis Management Firms To ‘Address Public Misconceptions’ About Funding For American Universities, Records Show
The regime retained the firms in the wake of a congressional report exposing pressure Qatar applied to American universities with Doha campuses Flag of Qatar with Qatar Foundation Logo (Wikimedia Commons, qf.org), Washington Media Group logo (Facebook), Venable logo (venable.com), RF Binder logo (rfbinder.com) Qatar has retained two Washington, D.C.-based crisis management firms to “address
Presidential Message Commemorating 250 Years of the Bible in America
This week, I send my best wishes to every citizen gathered at the Museum of the Bible, on the National Mall, and all across our country participating in America Reads the Bible, a historic initiative in which nearly 500 Americans will take part in a public reading, over the course of one week, of the
Man Suspected of Stealing Legos from 70 Targets Nationwide Arrested in California
Irvine Police Department arrested a man in connection to a string of LEGO thefts April 15, 2026. Irvine Police Department Southern California police arrested a Los Angeles man suspected of replacing pieces of LEGOs with dried pasta at 70 Target stores nationwide. Irvine Police Department arrested Jarrelle Augustine, 28, of Paramount, California, on suspicion of
Judge rejects DOJ effort to get sensitive voter information from Rhode Island
Washington — A federal judge on Friday rejected the Justice Department’s effort to force Rhode Island to turn over sensitive voter information, dealing another blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to gain access to state voter registration lists. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, who was appointed by President Trump in his first term, granted a