Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, a Democrat, was arrested by federal agents on Thursday on a litany of felony charges. Fox News' Bill Melugin posted about the arrest on X, writing, "BREAKING UPDATE: Virginia’s Democratic Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas has been arrested by the Feds and...

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A high-ranking Democrat in the Virginia state Senate faces multiple charges after she and other family members were indicted for their roles in an alleged conspiracy to sell marijuana. A Virginia law will allow marijuana to be sold for purposes other than medical reasons as of July 1, 2027, according...

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President Donald Trump scored a big win Wednesday evening after Politico agreed to correct a story about White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles following a 48-hour ultimatum. Politico corrected a story that claimed Wiles was responsible for coordinating an interview between Fox News host Sean Hannity and then-White House...

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Vice President J.D. Vance publicly embraced his Christianity at a rally in Nebraska on Thursday, where he asked the crowd to pray with him after a woman suffered a medical emergency. Vance noticed some commotion behind him and stopped speaking for several minutes. "While they're working on her, maybe those...

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The defense attorney for Lindsay Clancy faced a legal setback after a judge tossed his request to have the case's holdout juror investigated. Clancy killed her three children in January 2023 and then botched her suicide attempt, which left her paralyzed. During her murder trial last month, 11 jurors wanted...

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On the second day of mass evacuations in Toledo, Ohio, due to a chemical leak, hundreds of residents remain unable to return home. Although an initial shelter-in-place order has been rescinded and the initial three-mile evacuation zone around the MC Tank facility has been reduced to a zone a quarter-mile...

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When the left-wing minions of CNN look up at the mega-bucks Lords of Skydance whose money keeps the troubled network’s parent company afloat, Elon Musk will be looking back down. Musk has invested about $1 billion in Skydance, according to CNBC and Semafor. John Malone,  the former Liberty Media leader,...

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The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that Ohio State's medical school was found to have discriminated against white and Asian applicants in violation of federal law. The DOJ's Civil Rights Division cited admissions practices for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 incoming classes, saying that the school violated the Civil Rights...

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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota reportedly has a different last name, which could create more problems as the federal government continues investigating her past. Fox News reported Thursday that Omar's "real name" is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, according to two people familiar with the ongoing investigation into the Somali-born...

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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee said it will stop endorsing candidates, making direct contributions from its PAC, and earmarking donations for specific candidates. In a Wednesday letter to members, the group’s leadership explained the shift as a way to emphasize individual giving and take advantage of newer fundraising methods....

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Michigan GOP U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers would not let his opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, play the victim during a debate Wednesday night after raising the issue of the Democratic nominee's connection to the Muslim Brotherhood. A debate moderator asked Rogers what he would do to make Michigan safer. The former...

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Elon Musk said in an interview with biographer Walter Isaacson that the man who killed three people outside an Austin bar in March had been fired from Tesla’s Gigafactory months earlier, after he assaulted a female coworker who stepped on his prayer rug. “We had someone who was working at...

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A federal judge in Florida on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 or face case dismissal in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The current deadline for discovery is Dec. 18, and the BBC attorneys are arguing that a deposition by...

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If you live in the Granite State, the Supreme Court just helped ensure that your elections are just a little more secure. In a big win for election security proponents and the New Hampshire GOP, the Supreme Court ruled that student ID may not be used as a form of...

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One of the most prominent figures in the "Make America Healthy Again" movement is leaving the Trump administration, but he's making it clear that his support for the president and his health secretary isn't going anywhere. Calley Means, a senior adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

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Pakistani law enforcement arrested a man Tuesday who is accused of defrauding the U.S. Postal Service by running a counterfeit postage scheme, costing the agency $126 million. Cybercrime investigators had been searching for Faheem Akram, 33, for weeks, the Associated Press reported. They raided several locations and finally apprehended him...

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The sister of Dolly Parton wished for the death of Elon Musk on Tuesday after she purportedly had trouble while voting early in Tennessee. Stella Parton, the younger sister of the late country music icon, claimed on Facebook that a voting machine at the Hermitage Library in Tennessee repeatedly defaulted...

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Ask any video game fan -- such as this writer -- about some of their favorite titles, and many will almost invariably include one from longtime studio BioWare. From critically acclaimed licensed products such as the "Knight of the Old Republic" Star Wars games, to cult classics like "Jade Empire,"...

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Violence erupted inside the Albanian Parliament on Thursday, mirroring the situation in the streets outside. According to the Cyprus-based news outlet Politis, MPs from the ruling Socialist Party clashed with colleagues from the opposition Democratic Party. A 53-second clip, posted to the social media platform X, captured the chaotic scene....

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Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that she has offered to help President Donald Trump fill her former post, following Katie Zacharia's less than one week in the position. "White House press secretary is a tough job. I know that because I did it, obviously for almost...

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A black Democrat running for a Westchester County Board of Legislators seat was detained by police Wednesday after scuffling with the mother of her Republican opponent. Kisha Skipper was handcuffed and led away from a "meet the candidate" event in Yonkers, according to the New York Post. The outlet Black...

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