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7+ min ago (251+ words) Nearly five years after pipe bombs were discovered near the offices of the Democratic National Committee headquarters and the Republican National Committee headquarters on the night before the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the case.The arrest marks the first time investigators have settled on a suspect in an act that had long vexed law enforcement, spawned a multitude of conspiracy theories and remained an enduring mystery in the shadow of the dark chapter of American history that is the violent Capitol siege," according to the Associated Press. The arrest took place Thursday morning, and the suspect is a man." The AP notes that the FBI has received hundreds of tips and reviewed tens of thousands of video files. Citing sources, MSNOW's Carol Leonnig reports that the suspect was identified in…...

7+ min ago (711+ words) Nobody expects to die in the middle of their son's wedding weekend. You don't expect to stagger through a rehearsal dinner with a 104" fever. You don't think a backyard baseball game with your boys is going to rip your insides apart. And you definitely don't expect a freezing operating room to be the place where a five-year-old's prayer gets answered. But that's exactly what happened to Mike McKinsey. He spent three miserable days just trying to hold it together so he wouldn't miss his son's wedding'smiling in pictures, pretending he was okay, even though he clearly wasn't. Everyone figured it was just the flu. It wasn't until the wedding was over that he finally said, "Alright, I need to get checked out," and went to the ER. A nurse tapped his foot, and pain exploded in his stomach. The surgeon…...

7+ min ago (160+ words) One year ago today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, one of the highest profile cases of the 2024-25 term. On June 18, the court issued its ruling, which upheld Tennessee's ban on certain medical treatments for transgender minors. We know that during their time on the court, the justices' clerks play a crucial role in the court's operations " among other things, they screen thousands of certiorari petitions to help the justices decide which cases to hear, prepare the justices for oral arguments, draft opinions, and review drafts from other chambers. But what, exactly, do clerks do before and after their time at One First Street?" JUSTICE GORSUCH: What " what's your best shot in maybe two lines? MR. BUTLER: How many commas do I get? " Olivier v. City of Brandon Trump v. Slaughter: An Explainer Morrison v. Olson and the Triumph…...

7+ min ago (1086+ words) New startups, big donations and a tabloid newcomer could reshape how journalists cover one of America's most complex cities When civic leaders partnered in 2022 with the American Journalism Project to survey the state of Los Angeles media, the findings, said Monica Lozano, were "stark." "For the most part, people felt disconnected from the city, didn't understand how they could keep government accountable, wanted more explanation and context, didn't feel that their communities were well represented, or if they were represented, that they were misrepresented," she told TheWrap. Lozano, the former editor, publisher and CEO of La Opini'n serves as board chair of The LA Local, a nonprofit organization that's raised more than $19 million to fund journalism initiatives. "There was a clear call," she said, "for a reinvestment in local news." Merida is advising The LA Local as it partners with…...

12+ min ago (263+ words) Greatly influenced by Patrick Buchanan's American First ideology, President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement are often described as "isolationists" who reject the hawkish foreign policy of past GOP presidents like Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. Trump and his allies, from "War Room" host Steve Bannon to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, are openly disdainful of neocons. But in 2025, Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are being increasingly confrontational with Venezuela " carrying out a series of military strikes against Venezuelan boats they claim were smuggling illegal drugs to the United States and reportedly pushing for regime change with leftist Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro. One of the attacks on a Venezuelan boat involved a fatal second strike after the people on board had already been shipwrecked because of a first strike. And according to Business Insider's Kelsey Baker,…...

12+ min ago (476+ words) An expert believes the Republican voter base will turn on both Donald Trump and the GOP in the midterms next year. Close calls in recent elections and a handful of key victories for Democrats across the country in mayoral and governor races has put the GOP on alert, though it may already be too late. Republican strategist Barrett Marson says the economic hardships under the Trump administration will be a key decider in voting next year, which could see voters "turn their ire" on the president. While Trump has constantly claimed the economy is improving and that he is plugging away at the deficit left by the Biden administration, people are still feeling the crunch of tariff policies. Healthcare remains a thorn in the side of the administration too, an issue which led to the longest government shutdown in history....

15+ min ago (1642+ words) Pushing back the first dose of this safe and effective vaccine means that fewer infants will be vaccinated. Unvaccinated children will be vulnerable to undiagnosed infection in their mothers and exposure to the virus after birth, and some will develop chronic hepatitis B infection and life-threatening liver disease. Undermining the childhood immunization schedule because of unfounded beliefs about the safety of vaccines is a senseless assault on public health that will only lead to entirely preventable disease outbreaks in the years ahead." Conditions at Florida detention facilities "represent a deliberate system of cruelty designed to punish people seeking to build a new life in the US," said an official at Amnesty International. Two immigration detention centers in Florida have gained notoriety for inhumane conditions since Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, in close alignment with President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant agenda, has rapidly…...

19+ min ago (182+ words) West Virginia reinstates its ban on religious vaccine exemptions in schools following a state Supreme Court decision. State's Faith-Based Vaccine Exemptions Reversed The West Virginia Board of Education reinstated its ban on religious exemptions to vaccine requirements in schools after the state Supreme Court paused a lower court's decision allowing the exemptions. "In light of the West Virginia Supreme Court's stay of the class certification order and the permanent injunction order entered in Raleigh County Circuit Court, the West Virginia Board of Education is reinstating its directive to county boards of education not to accept religious exemptions to compulsory vaccination laws," the board said in a statement. "This directive will be in effect until the Supreme Court issues further guidance. Our priority is to ensure compliance with W. Va. Code "16-3-4 and safeguard the health and well-being of all students across West…...

19+ min ago (204+ words) A recent'national survey'by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) reveals that 91% of U.S. college students believe that "words can be violence." Nearly half of respondents said they agree "completely" or "mostly," while just 9% disagreed. The survey, conducted among over 2,000 undergraduates, also shows that 59% agree at least "somewhat" with the phrase "silence is violence," suggesting a broader interpretation of harm that includes both speech and silence. About 28% agreed with the statement "mostly" or "completely." These findings reflect changing attitudes on campus, where emotional safety and subjective interpretations of harm are becoming central to how students evaluate speech. FIRE researchers noted that this mindset could influence support for limiting controversial expression, even when no physical threat exists or is intended. The report also indicates a partisan divide. Moderate and conservative students are more open to hearing from controversial speakers, while liberal…...

31+ min ago (111+ words) The State Department has quietly added President Donald Trump's name to the headquarters of the U.S. Institute of Peace amid an ongoing court showdown over who actually controls the non-profit organization. The post BREAKING: January 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Reportedly Taken Into Custody first appeared on Mediaite. A man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic National Committees on the eve of the January 6 Capitol riot has been taken into custody, sources told ABC News on Thursday. This is a developing story and will be updated.The post BREAKING: January 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Reportedly Taken Into Custody first appeared on Mediaite....