A man arrested last week for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol allegedly targeted former President Obama’s home in Washington, D.C., after former President Trump posted what he claimed was his predecessor’s address on social media. Taylor Taranto was arrested in the Kalorama neighborhood of D.C. where the Obamas reside last...
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray announced they will separate in a New York Times feature published Wednesday. The couple reached their height of New York political fame during de Blasio’s two mayoral terms from 2014-21, and during his ill-fated and brief 2020 presidential campaign. During his political...
The Secret Service confirmed Wednesday that a substance found at the White House over the weekend was cocaine. The Secret Service is still investigating the “cause and manner of how it entered the White House,” it said. On Sunday, the White House complex went into “a precautionary closure as officers from the Secret Service Uniformed...
Allison Mack was released early from prison in California this week after serving time related to a sex-trafficking case involving the NXIVM cult, The Associated Press reported. Mack, an actress famous for her role as Superman’s friend in the CW drama "Smallville," was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021 for her role in...
Ben & Jerry’s called for the return of “stolen indigenous land” in its Fourth of July message, pointing to Mount Rushmore as the place to start. The ice cream company said in a post on its website that the parades, barbecues and fireworks are displays typical of the holiday can “distract” from the “essential truth”...
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes warned former President Trump that he will be found guilty if he goes to trial in federal court, calling on his own experience facing a jury last year. Rhodes alleged in a jailhouse interview with the Washington Times that the federal government is working to turn Trump’s close allies against...
President Biden and the first lady hosted a group of active duty military service members and their families for an afternoon barbecue at the White House to celebrate the Fourth of July. The celebration was a star-studded bash, headlined by Grammy winners Ne-Yo and Brothers Osborne. “As we remember the extraordinary country that this is,...
