Pride flag to be officially restored at Stonewall National Monument

The federal government has agreed to officially restore the Pride flag that was removed from the Stonewall National Monument in New York’s Greenwich Village.  The move marks a reversal by the Trump administration, which had the flag removed back in February. It comes on the heels of a lawsuit brought by several nonprofit groups against Department of

Ethics Committee investigating Swalwell over sexual misconduct allegations

Washington — The bipartisan House Ethics Committee announced Monday it is investigating Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, who faces several allegations of sexual misconduct. The committee said it is looking into whether Swalwell “violated the Code of Official Conduct or any law, rule, regulation, or other applicable standard of conduct in the performance of

FBI raids home of suspect accused of throwing Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s house

The FBI raided the Texas home of a 20-year-old suspect accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at CEO Sam Altman’s house in San Francisco, two U.S. officials confirmed. The Department of Justice is expected to file federal charges Monday, including attempted damage and destruction of property by means of explosives and possession of an unregistered

Trump faces backlash over post depicting him like Jesus

Washington — President Trump’s Sunday night Truth Social post of an AI-generated image appearing to depict him in the likeness of Jesus Christ sparked intense backlash, even from some of his most vocal supporters.  The image, a slightly altered version of one posted months ago by right-wing influencer Nick Adams, shows the president in a white robe and

Congress returns to grapple with Iran war, DHS shutdown, expulsion votes

Washington — Lawmakers are returning to Washington this week from a two-week break to face major developments in the war with Iran, a lingering Department of Homeland Security shutdown and possible expulsion votes for some of their own members.  Congress has been away from Washington since well before President Trump threatened that a “whole civilization