Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) accused President Donald Trump of lying to the American people about his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, calling it a power grab disguised as reform. Speaking Tuesday on MSNBC’s Ana Cabrera Reports, Smith claimed the plan has “nothing to do with efficiency” and everything to do with consolidating control.
During an interview Friday on CNN’s The Lead, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) angrily dismissed Republican claims that Democrats’ spending proposal would expand healthcare access to illegal immigrants, calling the accusation “a lot of bull.”
Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) has announced her bid to reclaim Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, just months after losing her seat in a contentious Democratic primary. In a new campaign video released Friday, Bush invoked her St. Louis roots and accused “big money” interests of pushing her out of office.
Ivan Klíma, the celebrated Czech novelist, playwright, and anti-communist dissident whose work chronicled life under Europe’s totalitarian regimes, has died at 94. His son, Michal Klíma, told the Czech news agency ČTK that he passed away Saturday morning at home after a long illness.
A city commissioner from McAllen, Texas, has been arrested on federal charges of money laundering and smuggling, accused of running an illegal used clothing operation that extended into Mexico. Authorities also arrested his wife, who allegedly helped arrange the cross-border transactions.
The parents of a 19-year-old California woman killed in a fiery Tesla Cybertruck crash last year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company, claiming the vehicle’s door handle design prevented their daughter from escaping the burning wreck.
A previously deported Mexican national with a violent criminal history was arrested Thursday outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Houston Field Office after approaching the facility armed with a knife and carrying a crack pipe. Homeland Security officials say the incident underscores the daily dangers faced by immigration officers as they confront rising threats from repeat offenders.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage issued a stark warning Friday following the Yom Kippur terrorist attack outside a Manchester synagogue, saying Britain is facing “societal breakdown.” His remarks came as pro-Palestinian demonstrations erupted across the country within hours of the attack, which left two worshippers dead and several others injured.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially severed all ties with the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday.
Security researchers from Mandiant and Google are investigating a new extortion campaign targeting corporate executives with claims that hackers stole data from Oracle’s E-Business Suite systems.
