State Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Democrat seeking to flip one of the most competitive congressional seats in the country, is facing renewed scrutiny this week over a 2021 video showing her reciting a Muslim prayer on the Iowa Senate floor, and a separate interview in which she described Iowa as insufficiently diverse and implied constituents harbor "horrible animosity" toward Muslims.
Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that uncovering waste and fraud inside the federal government is like "fishing in a barrel with dynamite," adding that his Fraud Task Force uncovers jaw-dropping abuse every single week.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the New York Times, accusing the newspaper of passing over a white male candidate for a top editorial role in favor of a less-qualified applicant to meet the company's diversity targets, in what legal observers are calling one of the highest-profile DEI-related discrimination cases in recent memory.
Former President Barack Obama suggested that the pressure he feels to assist the Democratic Party in response to the Trump administration's policies have caused tension in his marriage.
A Federal Aviation Administration employee was arrested Monday on charges he threatened to kill President Trump, with prosecutors alleging he used a taxpayer-funded government computer to research assassination methods while on the federal payroll.
