Man arrested for threats against Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA event

Police Arrest Texas Man Who Said He’d Kill Erika Kirk and 'Christian Nationalist' Supporters

Sicko arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Erika Kirk at a Turning Point USA event: ‘Know exactly where to bomb’

Jacob Wenske, 26, allegedly made a series of violent comments against the 37-year-old widow on a public Facebook post. 

Vile: Texas Man Threatens to Bomb Erika Kirk and TPUSA, Now He's Facing a Felony

Police rush to SCOTUS justice’s home amid rising threats against conservatives — but report quickly unravels

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was targeted in a swatting incident at her Falls Church, Virginia, home Wednesday evening, police confirmed.

Oman pledged not to toll Strait of Hormuz following Trump’s threat to ‘blow them up’: Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed Thursday that Oman won't be going along with Iran's scheme to toll the Strait of Hormuz -- after a chilling threat from President Trump.

Trump Treasury Secretary Doubles Down on Wild Threat to Oman

The Trump administration has doubled down on Donald Trump’s threats against Oman.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Thursday that Washington “will not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz.”“Oman, in particular, should know the U.S. Treasury will aggressively target any actors involved—directly or indirectly—in facilitating tolls for the strait and any willing partners will be penalized,” Bessent wrote in a statement posted to X.“All nations should reject outright any efforts by Iran to disrupt the free flow of commerce,” he continued. “Tehran’s days of terrorizing the region and the world are over.”Trump shocked attendees of a Cabinet meeting Wednesday when he casually threatened Oman, promising to blow the country up if it tried to take control of the strait, which Oman borders.“It’s international waters, and Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow ’em up,” Trump said. “They understand that, they’ll be fine.” The president insisted that “nobody” would control the Strait of Hormuz, and that the U.S. would instead “watch over” the passage.But Bessent’s toll ban would actually undermine Trump’s plan to make a buck off the vital trade route: The president pitched the idea of imposing a toll on ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz back in April, although it was not immediately clear how the U.S. would obtain control of the foreign waterway, let alone toll it.Approximately one-fifth of all crude oil shipments funnel through the strait, which is situated between Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Most of that oil is moved toward China or India. In 2024, the U.S. imported roughly 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day through the strait, accounting for about 7 percent of total U.S. crude imports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.Nonetheless, the shuttered strait has caused a crisis of global proportions. The average cost of gas in the U.S. is $4.42 per gallon, with large swaths of the country pushing $5 a gallon, according to the AAA’s price tracker. That’s about 50 percent higher than prices were before the war started. Costs have also gone up for the rest of the world, a reality that has only aggravated U.S. alliances.

Supreme court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case

Terry Pitchford, who was 18 when convicted of murder, argued that Black jurors were excluded from his trialSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US supreme court on Thursday ruled in favor of Terry Pitchford, a Black man convicted of capital murder and on death row in Mississippi, who claimed that his conviction was due to the jury having racial bias.The justices sided with Pitchford in a 5-4 vote. Continue reading...

FBI arrests CIA official who snatched over $40 million in gold bars

A former CIA official is facing federal charges after being accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars from the agency and lying to superiors about his background.  Last week, the FBI arrested David Rush, a senior executive with a top-secret security clearance, whom prosecutors say stole 303 gold bars worth more than $40 million and […]