Suspect arrested for fire started outside Sen. Bernie Sanders Vermont office
A suspect in connection to the fire set outside of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) office in Vermont has been arrested. Shant Soghomonian, 35, also known as Michael Soghomonian from California, was arrested in connection to “using fire to damage a building” in Sanders’s office on a high-foot traffic street in Burlington, Vermont, the Department of […]
JD Vance warns Speaker Johnson of trouble should he focus on foreign aid without border security
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) suggested that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) needs to be careful in how he handles his leadership role going forward, as it would be “a disgrace” if he chose not to help secure the southern border. The topic of securing the border while providing financial aid to Ukraine has been discussed […]
Buttigieg says it would be ‘helpful’ for Trump to weigh in on Key Bridge collapse
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg condemned former President Donald Trump for not speaking about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore last month. Buttigieg said it would be “helpful” for the former president to weigh in on the tragedy, during an interview on MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki on Sunday. “At a human level, […]
Chris Coons dismisses protesters’ influence on Biden’s Israel stance
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) rejected the idea of any influence that pro-Palestinian protesters have had on President Joe Biden‘s stance when it comes to Israel. Coons appeared on Fox News Sunday as Biden’s campaign co-chair to address the president’s apparent change of tone concerning Israel. While at first, Biden steered clear from any language around […]
Lara Trump outlines five states RNC is focusing on for Trump’s 2024 bid
Lara Trump outlined the key battleground states that the Republican National Committee is focused on going into the 2024 general election. In an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s Mornings with Maria, Lara Trump said while all states are critical in winning the election, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were of particular interest […]
Biden faces hurdle getting on Ohio presidential ballot
Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is facing a complication in Ohio after the secretary of state revealed on Friday that the president could be left off the ballot for the state’s presidential election. Counsel for Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wrote in a letter to the state Democratic Party that the deadline to certify the ballot is Aug. 7, a week […]
Greta Thunberg arrested for third time in six months for protest
Activist Greta Thunberg was arrested in a protest in the Netherlands on Saturday. Thunberg was among 400 arrested in their attempt to block the A12 motorway in The Hague in protest of Dutch tax breaks to fossil fuel companies. After she was transported from the scene, Thunberg posed for pictures in a law enforcement vehicle […]
Social Security update: May’s direct payment worth $943 goes out in 24 days
There are 24 more days until the first of two May Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $943 for individual filers, go out to millions of beneficiaries. The first installment will go out on Wednesday, May 1, to people with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according to the Social […]
Moscow terrorist attack reflects resurgence of ISIS-K
The Crocus City Hall massacre by ISIS-K shows the resurging prominence of the group — two and a half years after killing 13 U.S. service members at the Kabul airport. After emerging as a largely peaceful group initially in 2014 in eastern Afghanistan, ISIS-K quickly turned violent. Its advance was halted in 2016 in a […]
Social Security update: First round of April payments worth $4,873 goes out in three days
The first of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to a group of retirees in three days. The payment will go out Wednesday to beneficiaries born on or before the 10th of a month, according to the Social Security Administration […]