Power has been restored to more than 800,000 residents in Kyiv after Russian missile and drone strikes targeted Ukraine’s power grid on Friday, causing widespread blackouts and injuring at least 20 people. The strikes marked one of the largest concentrated assaults on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the war began more than three years ago.
Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed two major gun control bills Friday, further tightening California’s already restrictive firearm laws and targeting both handgun sales and firearm parts. The legislation includes a sweeping ban on new Glock pistols and a separate law requiring extensive background checks and fees for purchasing gun barrels.
Former Acting ICE Director and current Border Czar Tom Homan revealed in an exclusive interview that the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump is actively investigating who is funding the recent wave of organized attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and facilities.
French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister just days after his resignation, as the government faces growing pressure to avoid collapse and pass a national budget. The political maneuvering follows a week of intense talks and backroom deals aimed at keeping control of the fractured National Assembly.
The Afghan migrant convicted of threatening to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has a long and violent criminal history in Sweden, it can now be revealed. Fayaz Khan, also known as Fayaz Hosseini and operating online under the alias “Madapasa,” was found guilty Friday by Southwark Crown Court of making death threats against Farage, in addition to pleading guilty to illegally entering the United Kingdom.
Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) said Friday on NewsNation’s Cuomo that he supports eliminating the Senate filibuster to allow Republicans to pass government funding legislation without Democrat input. His comments came amid a partial government shutdown and growing partisan gridlock in the Senate.
The New York Times devoted its Friday feature to portraying President Donald Trump’s legal and political disputes as racially motivated attacks against “prominent Black women,” while minimizing the substance of the investigations and scandals involving those same officials. The piece, titled “Letitia James Is Among Prominent Black Women Targeted by Trump,” emphasized identity politics over facts.
One month after the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, Wikipedia editors are under fire for a series of politically charged edits that critics say smear Kirk’s legacy and promote left-wing narratives. Despite tens of millions of views and oversight from top Wikipedia officials, including site co-founder Jimmy Wales, editors labeled Kirk “far-right,” mocked his final words, and attempted to redefine Trumpism as fascism—all within days of his death.
New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi is set to return to the bench just days after pleading “no contest” to a misdemeanor charge linked to her husband’s criminal case. A special judicial panel ruled Thursday that the justice had not committed a “serious crime,” clearing the way for the reinstatement of her law license without restrictions.
A deadly explosion rocked a military-grade explosives facility in Bucksnort, Tennessee, early Friday morning, leaving multiple people dead and others missing. The blast occurred around 7:45 a.m. at Accurate Energetic Systems, a company that manufactures explosives for military, aerospace, and commercial demolition use.
