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Man Accused Of Firing At Secret Service Near VP Vance Motorcade Indicted In DC: DOJ
A Texas man accused of opening fire on Secret Service officers near the Washington Monument as Vice President J.D. Vance's motorcade passed nearby has been indicted by a federal grand jury, prosecutors announced. Michael Marx, 45, of Midland, Texas, was charged in connection with the May shooting near 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW that left a teenage bystander wounded on the National Mall. According to federal prosecutors, the incident unfolded shortly before 3:40 p.m. on Monday, May 4, when a plainclothes Secret Service agent spotted Marx appearing to conceal a firearm near 15th S…
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Musicians Flee 'Misleading' Trump-Linked Concert Series Amid Fan Outrage
A concert series linked to President Donald Trump is unraveling after several artists pulled out within days of being announced amid widespread fan backlash. Click here for a new, updated story - Trump Will Take Center Stage After Musicians Pull Out At Great American State Fair: Report At least five of the nine performers listed for the Freedom 250 concerts have backed out of the event in Washington, DC. The concert series is planned as part of the Great American State Fair, which will be held on the National Mall from Thursday, June 25, to Friday, July 10. The concerts are bei…
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'Swatting' Call Sends Fairfax Police To SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Virginia Home
Officers rushed to the Virginia home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday night after she was the target of a "swatting" call that was swiftly debunked. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were dispatched to the justice's home after a caller reported hearing "two or three gunshots" and an argument at her address, according to multiple reports. Dispatch audio from the response was first released by DC-based freelance photographer Andrew Leyden and later shared by Bloomberg Law. Police responded to a call for the…
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Trump Wants His Face On New $250 Bills In Latest Branding Push: Report
President Donald Trump is pushing to add his face to a new $250 bill in the latest unprecedented effort to attach his branding to federal institutions, according to a report. Trump administration officials have pressed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to prepare designs for the bill, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, May 28. The proposal would mark the first time a living person has appeared on US currency in more than 150 years. Federal law currently allows only deceased people to be depicted on US currency. Another law specifies which bill denominations the bureau may pro…
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ICE Warns Virginia Could Release Illegal Immigrant Charged With Child Rape, Porn Crimes
Federal immigration officials are once again turning up the heat on Virginia leaders after an undocumented immigrant accused of raping a minor and possessing child sexual abuse material remained at the center of a growing sanctuary policy fight this week. Jorge Enrique Garcia-Rodriguez, a Mexican national who ICE says is in the country illegally, was arrested in Franklin County and charged in April with forcible intercourse involving a victim younger than 13. Then came more charges. According to federal officials, Garcia-Rodriguez was later charged with six felony counts tied to child sexu…
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Maryland Election Official Warns Voters Not To Trust ‘Social Influencers’ After Ballot Chaos
Maryland’s top election official is publicly warning voters not to trust viral social media claims after the state’s massive mail-in ballot error spiraled into a national political fight involving President Donald Trump and the DOJ. As replacement ballots started arriving in mailboxes across Maryland this week, State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis took to X to push back against what he called growing misinformation surrounding the controversy that impacted more than 500,000 voters. “We focus on providing voters with factual information,” DeMarinis posted Friday, May 23. “Don’t g…
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Judge Tosses Tennessee Case Against Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal judge blasted the DOJ for what he called an “abuse of prosecuting power” before throwing out the Tennessee human smuggling case against wrongly deported Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Thursday, May 22. US District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. dismissed the indictment against Abrego Garcia, the Beltsville resident whose deportation to El Salvador sparked a months-long legal and political firestorm stretching from Maryland to the Supreme Court. Crenshaw ruled the prosecution was tainted by “vindictive” motives after the Trump administration was ordered by federal courts to fa…
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Tulsi Gabbard Out As Director Of National Intelligence Amid Wave Of Trump Cabinet Departures
A high-profile shake-up is hitting the nation’s intelligence leadership. Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as director of national intelligence, according to multiple reports early Friday afternoon, May 22. Gabbard, 45, is expected to leave the post on Tuesday, June 30. Her departure comes after her husband, Abraham Williams, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Axios reported. Gabbard notified President Donald Trump of her decision during an Oval Office meeting, according to Fox News Digital. A successor was not immediately announced. Gabbard’s departure marks the latest in a wave of high…
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ICE Pressures Spanberger After Virginia Man Charged With Child Rape, Porn Crimes: Feds
Federal immigration officials are publicly pressuring Gov. Abigail Spanberger after a Virginia man accused of raping a child and possessing child pornography was flagged for deportation following his arrest. Authorities in Franklin County say Jorge Enrique Garcia-Rodriguez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was arrested on Wednesday, April 2, and charged with forcible intercourse involving a victim younger than 13. Then came more charges. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Garcia-Rodriguez was charged again on Thursday, May 1 with six felony counts of possession of chil…
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Retired Cop Jailed For Critical Charlie Kirk Post Wins $835K Settlement
A retired police officer will receive $835,000 after social media posts he made in the aftermath of the killing of controversial right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. The payout was won by Larry Bushart, a former officer from Tennessee who was arrested over a Facebook comment he posted about a pro-Kirk vigil in September 2025. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) announced the settlement in a news release on Wednesday, May 20. Bushart shared a meme under a post promoting the event in Perry County, Tennessee. The picture showed President Donald Tru…
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Puff, Puff, Law Not Passed: Spanberger Spoils Legal Weed Sales In Virginia With Veto
Virginia legalized marijuana years ago. But after Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s latest move, residents still won’t be able to legally buy it anywhere in the Commonwealth anytime soon. Spanberger announced Tuesday that she is vetoing legislation that would have finally created a regulated retail marijuana marketplace in Virginia, keeping the state stuck in a strange legal limbo where adults can legally possess cannabis — but licensed recreational sales still do not exist. Puff, puff... legislation not passed. That means Virginia will remain the only state in the country that has legalized adul…
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New Trump Poll Reveals Shift As Midterms Near
President Donald Trump’s latest poll numbers are in, and they bring a fresh warning sign for his second term. A New York Times/Siena national survey of registered voters released Monday, May 18, found Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 37 percent, according to the Siena Research Institute. The poll also found that 59 percent of voters disapprove of Trump’s job performance. The result marks a second-term low for Trump in New York Times/Siena polling, according to The New York Times. Voters gave Trump poor marks across several major issues. The Siena Research Institute said majorities di…
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