A push by the House Freedom Caucus to punish Del. Stacey Plaskett over her newly exposed ties to Jeffrey Epstein fizzled Tuesday night, after a revolt from several Republicans helped Democrats shut it down. The measure sought to censure delegate Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, and boot her from the House Intelligence Committee after text messages surfaced
The House of Representatives has taken a major step toward releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files, voting Tuesday to compel the Justice Department to release the unclassified records tied to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. The measure, driven by a rare bipartisan coalition, follows a long standoff in Congress and a last-minute reversal from
Texas’ brand-new congressional map just got blocked after a three-judge federal panel ruled Tuesday that the state cannot use it for the 2026 elections. The ruling is a serious setback for Republicans in Austin and Washington who had counted on the mid-decade redraw, pushed by President Donald Trump, to lock down as many as 30
A federal magistrate judge took the rare step of questioning the handling of the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, saying possible “government misconduct” may have affected grand jury proceedings. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick on Monday ordered prosecutors to turn over secret grand jury materials to Comey’s defense — an unusually aggressive remedy
Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a suspected smuggler after a packed migrant boat flipped in rough seas off San Diego, killing four people in yet another deadly run on America’s southern border. Officials say David Alfonso Barrera Nunes captained the doomed vessel and now faces two federal counts for bringing migrants into the country illegally
Federal immigration authorities have nabbed a wanted terror suspect from Uzbekistan who slipped into the U.S., landed a trucking job, and even secured a Pennsylvania commercial driver’s license in a case that is likely to fuel growing public outrage over illegal aliens operating heavy rigs on American highways. The Department of Homeland Security said ICE
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) has managed to tick off half her own party, sparking a House vote Monday night to rebuke Rep. Chuy García (D-IL) for engineering a glide path for his chief of staff to take his seat. Gluesenkamp Perez is blasting García for what she calls “election subversion,” a charge that’s infuriated
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is backing away from a left-wing push to take out House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a rare moment of daylight between the socialist star and her ideological kin. The flare-up began when New York City Council member Chi Osse, a close ally of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, announced plans to launch a 2026
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Monday he’s ditching his public gigs after a trove of embarrassing emails with Jeffrey Epstein burst into view. “I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein,” Summers said in
A New York Jets player was gunned down in Midtown before dawn Sunday, and cops are now hunting the shooter caught in two surveillance photos released by the NYPD. The images show a Black man in a black beanie and dark clothes. Police haven’t named him but said he is “wanted for an assault.” “On
