news2shortsKay Ivey commutes sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, saying death penalty would be unfair as he did not fire the fatal shot Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The governor of Alabama commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed … Read more
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino declared the Trump administration’s Chicago immigration crackdown “vindicated” Monday after a federal appeals court threw out a sweeping injunction that had curtailed enforcement operations in the city. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit tossed out a preliminary injunction against federal officers … Read more
PALM BEACH, Fla. — As Republicans aim to hold their fragile House and Senate majorities in the 2026 midterm elections, they’ve got an ally in the politically potent and deep-pocketed fiscally conservative group Club for Growth. Framing the midterms, Club for Growth President David McIntosh emphasized in an exclusive Fox News Digital interview on the … Read more
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned an alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot outside Gracie Mansion but did not use the phrase “radical Islamic terror,” reviving long-running criticism from the Obama era that some Democratic leaders avoid the term. Two suspects were arrested after allegedly throwing improvised explosive devices near the mansion during a protest Saturday, with … Read more
Senate Democrats are preparing a series of war powers votes aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran — and forcing the administration to publicly defend its actions. Several Senate Democrats filed war powers resolutions last week meant to handcuff Trump and his continued conflict in the Middle East. It’s … Read more
NBC News correspondents Peter Alexander, Courtney Kube and Keir Simmons report on the White House’s mixed messaging amid the potential for severe supply disruptions to the oil market.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is sounding alarms about the threat of Sharia law in the U.S., warning that it is in direct conflict with the tenets the U.S. was founded on. “There’s a lot of energy in the country and a lot of popular sentiment that the demand to impose Sharia law in America is … Read more
A Minnesota Democrat whose retort to a Republican about potential “benefit[s] of shoplifting” during a hearing on worker misclassification defended the exchange as sarcasm gone awry. During a Minnesota House Workforce and Labor Committee hearing this week, lawmakers reviewed information on how laws governing employee and independent contractor classifications affect insurance payments and other benefits, … Read more
Josh Green, the governor, declared an emergency as the islands face flooding, gusts and thunderstorms this weekend Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hawaii is preparing for a powerful storm this week that is expected to cause intense winds, thunderstorms and possibly significant flooding across multiple … Read more
Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin — an advocate for Jan. 6 defendants and former head of the Trump administration’s “weaponization working group” — is facing a formal disciplinary proceeding for alleged threats against the First Amendment rights of Georgetown Law and improper communications with a judge
