POLITICS

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing renewed criticism after releasing a statement on the third anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that condemns the "horrific war crimes” while also accusing the Israeli government of committing "genocide" in response.  Mamdani released a short statement...

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya are neck and neck in the most-recent polling of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race. Peggy Flanagan, a Democrat, leads Michele Tafoya 44.8% to 43.3%, according to the average of the four most-recent polls compiled by 270toWin. There...

(Headline USA) Christa Pike, who regained consciousness almost six days after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, is aware of what happened and “angry and confused,” one of her attorneys said Wednesday. Pike, 50, survived despite receiving two lethal doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30. She was sentenced to death...

(Headline USA) FBI agents thwarted a terror attack by a teenager on the Mall of America after supplying him with an assault rifle following months of text messages, authorities said Wednesday. The 18-year-old had been under investigation for nearly two years, trading messages with a confidential informant, before agents sold...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The feds have charged 16 immigrants in connection with illegal voting, false voter registration and other related offenses, the DOJ announced Monday. The cases originate from Florida, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota and involve allegations tied to several U.S. elections, including the 2022 Minnesota state general election, the...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A classified CIA analysis reportedly warns that Israel could face serious internal unrest or even state failure as prolonged regional wars, growing economic strain, and political division converge before the country’s October 27 election. The assessment, described by Drop Site News and co-published with Capital...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is refueling Saudi fighter jets as part of its support for Riyadh’s war in Yemen, a US official has told Al Jazeera, marking an escalation of US involvement in the conflict. The US refueling of Saudi warplanes was one of the most controversial aspects of...

(Headline USA) A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records. David J. Rush fabricated a...

(Headline USA) British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran. The arrest is the seventh in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford,...

(Headline USA)  The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days, restricting the ability of troops to leave their base and ordering training after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force, said...

(Headline USA) The Russian oligarch who helped bankroll Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration says the president's eldest son has paid back the money. “Yes, he did,” Umar Kremlev told an International Boxing Association press conference in Istanbul on Tuesday. “He did repay the money I spent on the present.” Still,...

(Headline USA) Federal authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested and charged a 30-year-old from Washington state with encouraging an 18-year-old to commit one of the worst school shootings in Canada's history by offering to livestream the February attack, providing money and sharing advice on how to delete online...