Virginia AG candidate faces backlash over violent, inflammatory text messages

Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Virginia, faced condemnation from Republicans and Democrats on Friday after text messages from 2022 resurfaced in which he said he would “piss on graves” of GOP opponents and mused about hypothetically shooting then-Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert. In a text message exchange

FEMA Suspends Emergency Preparedness Funds Until Population Counts Are Updated

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) building in Washington on May 15, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on Oct. 3 that it stopped distributing emergency preparedness funds to states until they update their populations in the wake of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Called emergency management performance

FBI weighing a perp walk for Comey — and suspended an agent for refusing to

The FBI is considering carrying out a “showy” arrest and perp walk of the agency’s now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, and has suspended an agent who refused to participate in the plan, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Comey was charged last week with lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding, an

Another Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House on June 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters A second federal appeals court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, saying that the administration was likely to lose in trying to show the policy was legal. The ruling on Oct. 3 is

White House to Review Possible Aid Cuts to Portland

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters during the third day of government shutdown at the White House on Oct. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump has asked for a review of federal funds allocated to Portland, Oregon, amid a rash of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) there.