GOP nominee for governor in NC bleeds staff, ad buys after report of racist comments

Editor’s note: This story contains highly offensive language.  Washington — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson‘s campaign for governor is bleeding staff, and ad buys for him are not being renewed, after a CNN investigation found he posted a slew of incendiary, explicit and racist comments on a pornographic website more than a decade ago.  The report,

Feds say they will seek charge of attempted assassination against Trump golf course suspect

Washington — Federal prosecutors said Monday that they will seek to charge the suspect discovered by the Secret Service with a high-powered rifle in the bushes near former President Donald Trump with attempted assassination of a political figure. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, already faces two federal firearms charges stemming from the Sept. 15 incident outside

RFK Jr. asks Supreme Court to restore his name on New York’s ballot

Washington — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate his name on New York’s ballot, despite ending his campaign and endorsing former President Donald Trump.  The independent presidential candidate was disqualified from New York’s ballot in August after a judge determined that Kennedy’s connections to the New York address “existed only

FBI report shows decrease in violent crime, increase in vehicle theft in 2023

Washington — Violent crime and property crime decreased overall in 2023, according to data released by the FBI on Monday, although the year saw a rise in car thefts.  The FBI’s 2023 crime report, which the agency releases annually, uses crime statistics from law enforcement agencies and partners throughout the country to outline the crime

Suspect claimed “assassination attempt on Donald Trump,” FBI says

Trump security bolstered following Florida incident Trump security bolstered following apparent assassination attempt 02:28 Washington — The FBI revealed Monday that the man arrested in connection with the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump earlier this month had in his vehicle a list of dates and venues where the former president had appeared