Month: April 2026
April 24, 2026
Politics
BLM and anti-cop activists get first word in LA City Hall budget fight
The City Council’s Budget Committee will launch hearings Friday on Mayor Karen Bass’ $14.9 billion proposed spending plan. The City Council’s Budget Committee will launch hearings Friday on Mayor...
April 24, 2026
Health Care
The groups backing RFK Jr. are running low on cash
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy this week blasted the MAHA PAC as a “moral and ethical mess.” Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy this week blasted the MAHA PAC as a “moral...
April 24, 2026
Politics
Iran has ‘open window’ to negotiate, but ‘clock is not on their side,’ Pete Hegseth says
"The choice is theirs, but with this blockade, the clock is not on their side," Hegeseth said. "The choice is theirs, but with this blockade, the clock is not...
April 24, 2026
Politics
Trump DOJ dropping criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell over central bank renovations
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is dropping its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over costly building renovations at its headquarters in the nation’s capital. DC...
April 24, 2026
Politics
Staggering amount Eric Swalwell paid lawyer to fight sex assault claims
Eric Swalwell paid a hotshot Los Angeles lawyer a staggering sum to defend him against sexual assault allegations. Eric Swalwell paid a hotshot Los Angeles lawyer a staggering sum...
April 24, 2026
Politics
Hegseth warns Iran laying mines violates cease-fire, won’t deny report it could take six months to clear the Strait of Hormuz
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran laying more mines in the Strait of Hormuz would be a violation of the fragile cease-fire with the US. Secretary...
April 24, 2026
Politics
Rep. Max Miller’s divorce from Sen. Bernie Moreno’s daughter gets ugly over questions about 2-year-old’s broken collarbone
The former Trump aide filed for divorce from Emily Moreno in 2024, not long after the birth of their daughter. The former Trump aide filed for divorce from Emily...
April 24, 2026
Politics
House considers bill to create ‘buffer zones’ outside houses of worship to ward off protest chaos
A bill introduced in Congress would charge protesters with a federal crime who harass or interfere with congregants trying to practice their religion within 100 feet of a synagogue...
April 24, 2026
Congress
‘I’ve been taking a ton of risk’: Inside Jim Himes’ mission to save a key spy authority
Everybody wants to talk to the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee. He says few in GOP leadership actually want to work with him to extend an expiring spy...
April 24, 2026
Politics
Trump calls for 2020 presidential election to be ‘permanently wiped from the books’ if Southern Poverty Law Center convicted of fraud
President Trump on Friday called for the 2020 election to be “permanently wiped from the books” if the Southern Poverty Law Center is convicted of making fraudulent payments totaling...