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Questions raised about political violence, security and gun control after brazen attack at event attended by top officialsWhite House press dinner shooting aftermath – latest updatesA stunned Washington faced searching questions about political violence and gun control on Sunday after shots were fired at a prestigious media gala attended by Donald Trump and senior White House officials.A man targeted a Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint in the Washington Hilton hotel the previous night before being tackled and arrested. Trump and Melania Trump were rushed out of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner as guests dived for cover under tables. Continue reading...
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Clayton is set to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Multiple people were arrested in connection with an alleged plan to target the UFC match with thousands in attendance, including Trump.
The House and the Senate have reached an agreement to pass bipartisan legislation designed to boost housing supply and help with affordability. The various sides reached a final deal on Tuesday after months of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats and the upper and lower chambers. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PURCHASES OF HOMES IN FOCUS AMID HOUSING BILL […]
Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn on Tuesday said the agency “chose not to leak” details about an alleged plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event held on the White House lawn. “I’ll tell you a phrase I learned early in my career in the New York field office, and that’s don’t choke on your own smoke,”…
A teen became radicalized to the point of allegedly masterminding a plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House Sunday night. Tycen Proper, with a group of nearly two dozen others, allegedly began prepping to carry out the attack with explosive-carrying drones before federal authorities learned of his desires and took ...
A group of Democratic US senators warned Monday that congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump could be gearing up for a push for raise the retirement age as part of a broader—and deeply unpopular—effort to slash Social Security benefits after the 2026 midterm elections.Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote in a letter to Trump that they have “renewed concerns” that his administration is “considering raising the retirement age, cutting the earned benefits of millions of Americans,” despite the president’s repeated vows to shield the program.“Republicans have a history of attempting to increase the retirement age, privatize Social Security, or otherwise cut Social Security benefits, and some congressional Republicans have called to raise the retirement age or means-test benefits,” the lawmakers wrote, emphasizing that GOP lawmakers “are not alone.”“In an interview this past fall, [Social Security Administration] Commissioner Frank Bisignano said—and later attempted to retract after public outcry—that your administration was considering this idea,” the Democratic senators wrote of raising the retirement age, which would cut Social Security benefits across the board.The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office analysis of a 2024 Republican proposal to raise Social Security’s full retirement age found that doing so would cut benefits by an average of 13% for people born after 1971.The Democratic senators sent their letter to Trump days after Social Security’s trustees said in their annual report that the program will be unable to pay out full benefits by the end of 2032—a quarter earlier than projected last year—unless Congress takes action. The finding was seen as evidence of the damage inflicted by Trump’s policies, including his tariffs and tax cuts for the rich.Ahead of the trustees report’s release, House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that Social Security needs to be “adjusted and fixed” and said Republicans would release their plan “next year,” without specifying what the proposal would entail.In their letter to Trump on Monday, the trio of Democratic senators demanded to know if the president is aware of “Republican plans to cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits” and whether he would veto GOP legislation that slashes those programs.“Raising the retirement age—or otherwise cutting benefits—only worsens the looming retirement income crisis,” the lawmakers wrote. “Doing so hurts older Americans, cutting monthly benefits and forcing millions into poverty.”
A federal prosecutor unveiled indictments against 15 Antifa-linked defendants in Minneapolis Tuesday — then got corrected by reporters who knew his own track record better than he did.U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen for the District of Minnesota announced the indictment alongside Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy. The defendants — members and associates of Direct Action Minnesota — face charges including conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, interstate stalking, and assault on a federal officer. Twelve were arrested Tuesday morning; two remain fugitives.Minnesota Reformer reporter Madison McVan went first."More than one-third of prosecutors' cases against people charged with protesting or stalking federal officers during Operation Metro Surge have already been dismissed or failed in some way," McVan said. "Why is this case different?""I don't think any cases have failed in any way," Rosen replied."It's actually half now," a second reporter fired back, identifying himself as tracking the § 111 cases independently. "36 — 18 have been dropped entirely, three with prejudice. There are non-prosecution agreements in at least 11 others."He also flagged that U.S. District Judge David T. Schultz had called affidavits signed by Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Richard Berger "a fake affidavit" — saying Berger lacked personal knowledge of the events described."You watch how this case plays out," Rosen said. "The evidence will prove it all out."The charges were brought under Joint Task Force Vanguard, which was stood up after President Donald Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, directing the Justice Department to prioritize politically motivated violence. The Brennan Center for Justice warns that the administration's Antifa prosecutions risk criminalizing constitutionally protected protests.