Politics

A Minnesota man accused of carrying out a politically motivated killing spree claimed in a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel that Governor Tim Walz directed him to murder U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith. The letter was discovered during a high-profile manhunt that followed the deaths of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.

New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte vetoed a Republican-backed bill Tuesday that would have expanded parental power to challenge and remove books and other materials deemed inappropriate in the state's public schools and libraries. Her decision breaks with the GOP-controlled Legislature that passed the measure earlier this year.

The Butte County District Attorney has ruled that a shooting at a homeless encampment in Chico, California, was an act of self-defense, following a deadly confrontation on July 7, 2025. Gerald Michael Thompson fatally shot Donald Laroy Stevens during what officials called a “gun duel” after a violent dispute involving their dogs.

The Trump administration has begun efforts to access state-level voter data and inspect election equipment, according to a report from the Washington Post. The move has drawn sharp resistance from election officials, even in Republican-led counties, reflecting deep tensions over election integrity and federal oversight.

Troy Jones, Tesla’s longtime vice president of sales, service, and delivery for North America, has left the company after 15 years. His exit marks another high-profile departure as Elon Musk’s electric vehicle giant confronts falling sales and intensifying competition.

A ProPublica investigation has revealed that Microsoft employs engineers in China to help maintain computer systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, despite minimal oversight by U.S. personnel. The arrangement, which Microsoft uses to support its bid for Pentagon cloud contracts, may expose some of the nation's most sensitive military data to cyber infiltration by China.

The Department of Homeland Security has deported several illegal criminal migrants to Eswatini, a small African kingdom, in a new enforcement tactic designed to sidestep opposition from their home countries. Migrants convicted of serious crimes, including murder, battery, and burglary, originally came from nations like Vietnam, Jamaica, Yemen, Laos, and Cuba.

Alan Dershowitz, prominent attorney and former legal counsel to Jeffrey Epstein, rejected claims of a secret “client list” tied to Epstein’s sex trafficking crimes. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Dershowitz clarified that no such list existed and denied all connections between Epstein and foreign intelligence agencies. He also raised suspicions about Epstein’s death, pointing to jail staff failures.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee demanded that Israel launch an investigation into the death of Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet.

A former aide to Jill Biden, Anthony Bernal, took the Fifth Amendment before a congressional committee when asked to answer questions relating to former President Joe Biden's cognitive decline.