Fresh off his viral bout with Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin engaged in another heated exchange with Rep. Robert Menendez Jr., D-N.J., during a Tuesday session and afterward appeared to make a cryptic reference to the congressman’s father, who was imprisoned for corruption. Zeldin and Menendez Jr. sparred over the agency’s policy … Read more
Justice Clarence Thomas said Wednesday the Supreme Court should go further than its latest Voting Rights Act ruling, arguing the law’s key anti-discrimination provision was divisive and should never apply to redistricting cases. “As I explained more than 30 years ago, I would go further and hold that [section two] of the Voting Rights Act … Read more
Former FBI director indicted over social media post from last year of seashells arranged into ‘86 47’ US politics live – latest updates James Comey surrendered to authorities on Wednesday at the eastern district of Virginia after the justice department indicted him this week for a second time. The former FBI director was indicted in … Read more
Attorneys, citing new evidence including selfies, filed a motion to detain Cole Tomas Allen until his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Federal prosecutors provided in a filing Wednesday the most detailed account to date of Cole Tomas Allen’s alleged weeks-long plan to kill Donald … Read more
French driver struck animal while driving at 230 mph Peta says 40-year-old failed to show compassion for death French racing driver Romain Grosjean has angered animal rights group Peta for “flippant” comments after hitting a bird while testing for next month’s Indianapolis 500. The driver, who survived a fireball crash during the 2020 Formula One … Read more
Acting comptroller Jules Hurst III revealed during a House Armed Services Committee hearing that the estimated price tag of Operation Epic Fury in Iran has reached $25 billion after eight weeks. NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports on what encompasses the conflict’s estimated price tag.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a congressional map in Louisiana was a racial gerrymander even though it was drawn to comply with the landmark Voting Rights Act, which is aimed at protecting minority voters. NBC News’ Ryan Reilly and Julie Tsirkin report on how this could make it harder for civil … Read more
A top Pentagon official on Wednesday said that the cost of the ongoing U.S. war with Iran is estimated to be $25 billion so far, as the conflict nears a 60-day mark
EXCLUSIVE: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was absent from a state fraud hearing on Tuesday, and the Republican lawmaker leading the hearing believes he was in the building at the time — and the reason for his absence, according to the lawmaker, was the governor’s “arrogance.” “I think he just feels above it all and doesn’t … Read more
A 30-year-old man with a long prior rap sheet was arrested on charges of burglarizing a Virginia church last week in a county judicial system led by one of the country’s most high-profile George Soros-backed prosecutors, who is now under congressional scrutiny. The suspect, Akuamoa Boateng, had a slew of prior charges — some dropped … Read more
