MAGA sheriff behind 'unlawful' ballot seizure demands taxpayers pay his lawyers: reportA California sheriff rebuked by the state's highest court over a sweeping election move now wants someone else to cover the fallout. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco , whose seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots was ruled "unlawful" by the California Supreme Court last month, is pushing the county to pick up the tab for his private legal defense, the…Raw Story6h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Hundreds of soldiers sent to Milan as protesters march across EuropeItalian authorities deployed troops to Milan amid renewed demonstrations following unrest in the city the previous weekend.Courthouse News Service7h agoWhole story →Security
Top-secret CIA contractor accused of handing girlfriend 'most closely held secrets'A government contractor with top-secret access is facing federal charges after allegedly feeding classified intelligence to someone he was dating. The FBI arrested Ian Brinksman, a Washington resident who did contract work for the CIA , on Friday after searching his home, the Justice Department announced . Prosecutors allege he passed national defense…Raw Story7h agoWhole story →Security
Government contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense informationFederal authorities arrested a government contractor and charged him with leaking classified national defense information, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday. FBI investigators have accused 42-year-old Ian Brinksman, an employee of a third-party company which provided services to a government agency, of leaking national defense…The Hill7h agoWhole story →SecurityTechnology
Trump pardon talk turns serious as his lawyers study blanket clemency: reportPresident Donald Trump's offhand talk of pardoning everyone around him has moved from punchline to legal homework inside the White House. White House attorneys are reviewing whether to hand out sweeping pardons to lower-ranking staffers, The Washington Sun reported Saturday, citing two people familiar with the discussion. One source said a pardon…Raw Story7h agoWhole story →EconomyJustice
Drones on Starshield Network Are Back to Normal Speeds, Ukraine SaysThe announcement followed more than a week of unexplained problems with Starshield, the Pentagon-funded satellite network Ukraine relies on to thwart Russian attacks.The New York Times5h agoWhole story →Security
Trump hit with face-to-face reality check by conservative columnist: 'I just don’t see it'Conservative columnist Byron York told President Donald Trump to his face that Republicans are going to lose the House. Trump didn’t buy it. York, chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner, spoke with Trump aboard Air Force One on the way to a rally in Sioux City, Iowa. He asked whether Trump thinks the GOP will lose the House despite the…Raw Story4h agoWhole story →Security
Trump prepares for Iran escalation after U.S., Israeli elections - Sat, 24 Oct 2026 PSTA Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month. Trump has repeatedly hinted that his forces in the Mideast would resume strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3. The president has already sent a third aircraft carrier strike group and 10,000…Spokane Spokesman-Review3h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Houthis claim string of new attacks on Saudi Arabia - Sat, 24 Oct 2026 PSTCAIRO — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday said they had carried out a series of attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia with which the Iran-aligned militia is locked in a military feud. The attacks were conducted with ballistic missiles and drones, and hit their targets, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement. The targets included King…Spokane Spokesman-Review1h agoWhole story →BuildPlanet
Crowd erupts as Obama rips Pete Hegseth’s 'manly' charade: 'You know he’s working his hairWhile rallying in Cleveland, Ohio, former President Barack Obama sparked an uproar of laughter Saturday after taking several digs at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, particularly over what he characterized as the defense secretary’s faux “manly, warrior” persona. Obama highlighted the soaring prices Americans have endured over the past several months in…Raw Story1h agoWhole story →Security
Report: Navy, Marine Corps Boards Defy Hegseth's Orders, Vote to Keep Transgender TroopsMilitary review boards in the Navy and Marine Corps have voted to retain transgender-identifying service members in nine of 12 cases despite Pentagon instructions directing them to recommend discharge, according to a report from the New York Times, revealing resistance among some military review boards to President Donald Trump's transgender military…Breitbart News Network1d agoWhole story →JusticeSecurity
Adam Smith: Trump Should Be Impeached for Disobeying Court OrdersOn Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s "The Arena," Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said President Donald Trump should be impeached because he is "disobeying" court | ClipsBreitbart News Network4d agoWhole story →JusticeCultureAdam Smith
Supreme Court blocks Trump’s transgender inmate care banThe Supreme Court declined to let the Trump administration enforce a policy restricting medical care for transgender federal inmates, leaving a lower-court block in place.The Oregonian3d agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentJusticetransgender inmate care ruling
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to allow transgender inmate banThe Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to allow a Bureau of Prisons policy banning hormone therapy and social accommodations for transgender inmates in federal prisons.Fox News24d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticetransgender prison policy appeal
James Talarico walks back past opposition to transgender sports banThe Democratic Senate nominee said in an interview on Fox News that he opposed letting transgender athletes play in girls' sports 'if it endangers safety or faiThe Dallas Morning News2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticetexas senate election
Ad hits James Talarico on transgender surgeries for minorsRepublicans are attacking Democrat James Talarico for voting against a ban on transgender surgeries for minors. He says the bill was too broad.The Dallas Morning News14d agoWhole story →HealthGovernmenttexas senate race
Democratic senator calls for US diplomats to help guide Europe troop reviewA key Senate Democrat has asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ensure that U.S. diplomats are involved in a Pentagon-led review of America's military presence in Europe that has alarmed NATO allies.Reuters1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityeurope troop review
Gov. Andy Beshear defends veto of transgender athletes sports banKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear defended his veto of a bill barring transgender athletes from girls' sports, saying Democrats don't "throw anybody under the bus."Fox News27d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeAndy BeshearS 83transgender sports ban veto
