Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) assessed that all 67 people involved in Wednesday night’s plane crash are currently “presumed deceased” after a plane from American Airlines collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter. Youngkin was one of several officials who traveled to the Ronald Reagan National Airport after the crash. Over 30 bodies have been recovered as of Thursday morning. […]
Judge Sidney Stein sentenced disgraced former Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.) to 11 years in prison on Wednesday, concluding his trial for a “long-running bribery and foreign influence scheme of rare gravity.” Menendez was convicted in July of 16 felony counts for the long-running corruption scheme following a nine-week trial. Dozens of witnesses testified, including […]
Capitol police have arrested a Massachusetts man who allegedly traveled to Washington, D.C. armed with Molotov cocktails and a knife to kill newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Ryan Michael “Reily” English, who turned himself in to U.S. Capitol Police at 3:12 p.m. ET Monday, said he traveled to Washington, D.C., initially planning to kill Defense […]
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Damascus, Virginia on Monday, a step forward in fulfilling a campaign promise to visit areas affected by Hurricane Helene in late September. The Monday visit marked Vance’s second trip to Damascus since the hurricane swept across the southeast on Sept. 27, destroying parts of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South […]
A federal district judge has issued an order barring certain January 6 defendants with commutations from entering Washington, D.C., or the U.S. Capitol building. The filing says the order went into effect at noon on Friday. Fox News reports: In the filing, Judge Amit P. Mehta specified the order applied to “Defendants Stewart Rhodes, Kelly […]
On Thursday, the Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in an overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team to be approved by the upper chamber. Senators confirmed Ratcliffe in a 74-25 vote. Twenty-one members who caucus with Democrats voted with every present Republican. Sen. John […]
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) threw down on Wednesday with Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, over his past comments Vought, a key contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 agenda, made the comments in private speeches, which were made public by ProPublica in October 2024. Trump nominated Vought, who has advocated for replacing the […]
President Biden issued numerous pardons on Sunday before leaving the White House. Take look at some of the individuals who owe Mr. Biden a “thank you.” Don Leonard Scott, Jr. – Portsmouth, Virginia Don Scott was previously convicted of a non-violent drug offense in 1994. He was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Since his release, he […]
With minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden issued pardons to his family members. The pardon applies to James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens, and Francis Biden, the White House announced. “I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately […]
President Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) was sued multiple times before his inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda concluded. In the moments after Trump’s swearing-in, three lawsuits were filed in D.C.’s federal district court alleging DOGE doesn’t comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The cases were led by progressive consumer watchdog Public […]
