Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An active-duty airman has died after authorities say he set himself on fire Sunday outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., in what he described as “an extreme act of protest” over the Israel-Hamas war. The man was identified by the Metropolitan Police Department asRead More →
Jason Marz/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant charged with lying to the bureau about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, was remanded to custody Monday, pending trial. Appearing in court Monday, Smirnov said very little except answering “yes” when asked if he understoodRead More →
Matt Cardy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Are Facebook, Instagram and YouTube more like newspaper publishers or telephone companies? The Supreme Court on Monday was wrestling with that question in a pair of cases being called the most important tests of the First Amendment in the internet era. The justices’ answer couldRead More →
Alex Wong/Getty Images (EAGLE PASS, TEXAS) — President Joe Biden will make his second visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday to make another push for Congress to pass a bipartisan border deal, the White House announced Monday. Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, will also deliver remarksRead More →
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An active-duty airman has died after authorities say he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. The man was identified by the Metropolitan Police Department as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell of San Antonio. The incident unfolded just before 1 p.m. ET outsideRead More →
Lisette Morales McCabe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New home sales ticked up in January, despite a twin burden imposed by elevated mortgage rates and expensive housing prices, according to U.S. Census data released on Monday. Sales of new single-family homes rose 1.8% in January compared to the previous year,Read More →
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants are appealing their $464 million civil fraud case. In a filing Monday, the defendants signaled their plans to appeal the ruling to New York’s Appellate Division, First Department. “This appeal is taken from each andRead More →
Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley delivers remarks at her primary-night rally at the Grappone Conference Center on January 23, 2024 in Concord, New Hampshire. — (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Americans For Prosperity Action, an advocacy organization backed by billionaire Charles Koch and his networkRead More →
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute’s ‘A Time for Choosing Speaker Series’ at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on April 20, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. — (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — After seven years at the helm of the GOP,Read More →
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A man identified by the Air Force as an active-duty airman was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after authorities say he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. The incident unfolded just before 1 p.m. ET outside the gates of theRead More →
