Minnesota’s attorney general is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, accusing him of illegally protecting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent facing felony charges for shooting a Venezuelan immigrant through a duplex door — while quietly ignoring an extradition request that could let the agent wal…
Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-SC) fresh ink ignited a firestorm of opinions on Tuesday.The House Republican debuted her new look this week, sharing several photos on social media.”Thoughts and prayers to all those affected by my sleeves,” Mace quipped.The internet was quick to notice her body art — and offer…
Another top Trump administration official announced plans to leave the White House, Axios reported on Tuesday.Emily Underwood, top deputy to Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, has announced a departure for Trust Ventures, a venture capital firm, where she will be a partner. Underwood has been wit…
A former Republican senator sounded the alarm on Tuesday after the U.S. notched a dubious mark. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the U.S. debt is likely to hit $40 trillion this week, several months ahead of schedule, partly due to President Donald Trump’s invalidated tariffs. The report…
A federal judge refused to throw out a fraud lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of rigging a $1 million voter payout he publicly promised would be random.U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin denied the Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s bid Tuesday to have the case thrown out before trial — a motion called summa…
A political analyst on Tuesday revealed that despite the challenge, the conditions could be right to flip red-state Florida blue.As Florida voters cast their ballots on primary election day, Newsweek national political correspondent Alex J. Rouhandeh took a deeper dive into the competitive race amon…
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s push to jail an alleged World War II Memorial vandal backfired when the judge cited her own filing to deny the demand.Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh on Monday ordered Melissa Farris, 41, released from custody on two felony charges stemming from the Aug. 13 spray-pai…
A Florida Republican from Donald Trump’s home district could potentially face the death penalty under a law he had championed as a state legislator.Mike Caruso, the Palm Beach County clerk of courts and a staunch ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, was arrested Tuesday morning on child sexual abuse charges, …
FBI Director Kash Patel’s legal team acknowledged in a court filing that his security detail possessed “breaching equipment” after a report about his alcohol use claimed the director had been unreachable.Last month, The Atlantic moved to dismiss a $250 million lawsuit brought by Patel in April after…
Yesterday at the White House, Trump held a photo op with a 16-year-old lifeguard, Ryder Williams, who’d pulled a drowning 10-year-old out of a dangerous surf in Santa Cruz. For any other president, it would have been a sweet, feel-good moment. Trump, though, turned it into something dark — and most …