Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting Democrats’ calls for his recusal from cases related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and the 2020 election after flags flown at his personal residences sparked controversy. Alito provided further details of the incidents as he responded toRead More →

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (AUSTIN, TEXAS) — Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales narrowly defeated his GOP opponent in Tuesday’s high-profile runoff race to represent Texas’ district that includes the cities of Uvalde and Eagle Pass — with only a few hundred votes between them. The Associated Press projected that Gonzales will winRead More →

Charly Triballeau-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump has been making history these past few months, running a third straight presidential campaign while under multiple criminal indictments. His legal fate is now in the hands of a jury in New York, where he’s charged with falsifying business recordsRead More →

Louisville Metro Police Department (LOUISVILLE, K.Y.) — All charges have been dismissed against star golfer Scottie Scheffler, who was arrested while in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship earlier this month. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell addressed the court Wednesday on a motion to dismiss the charges. The golfer, rankedRead More →

San Francisco Police Dept (SAN FRANCISCO) — David DePape’s state trial on charges in the 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi is underway after DePape was sentenced in his federal trial for the hammer assault. Opening statements are set to begin in the case on Wednesday for the break-in and attackRead More →

Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe/Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, M.A.) — Harvard University announced that it will no longer be speaking out on political or social issues that don’t impact the institution’s “core function,” after months of unrest on college campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war. The move follows guidance and recommendations from theRead More →

U.S. Marshalls (DIALBLO, C.A.) — A convicted rapist dubbed the “Bad Breath Rapist” has been caught more than 16 years after he fled Massachusetts, according to authorities. Tuen Lee — who was arrested in Northern California on Tuesday — broke into a co-worker’s house and raped her on Feb. 2,Read More →

National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2024. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Tuesday expressed sympathy after dozens of civilians were killed in an IsraeliRead More →

The McCombs Avenue grade separation under construction during a high-speed rail project in Kern County, Calif., April, 19, 2022. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Congressional Republicans are demanding information from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on what they call a “highly questionable” high-speed rail project in California, accordingRead More →

Creativeye99/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been triedRead More →