Top Regulator Jeff Clark Quietly Resigns
Jeffrey Clark resigned as Acting OIRA Administrator. His exit ends a short but noisy run overseeing the administration's deregulatory push and raises questions about who will steer federal rule reviews next.
DOJ Drops Autopen Probe Into Biden Pardons
Federal prosecutors in Washington have closed a criminal inquiry into whether President Biden or his aides used an autopen to sign pardons. News outlets say the team could not find a legal basis to bring charges despite evidence of repeated autopen use.
Comer Summons Gates and Six Others
House Oversight Chair James Comer asked seven people to give transcribed interviews in the Epstein inquiry, including Bill Gates and former Obama White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler. The move follows new document releases and recent resignations tied to those documents.
Jeffries Cornered Over Pelosi’s Libya Defense
Fox reporter Bill Melugin pressed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries about Nancy Pelosi’s 2011 claim that President Obama did not need Congress to authorize strikes in Libya. Jeffries said the cases were different and that he was not in Congress then. The exchange highlighted a persistent question about political double standards on war powers.
Arrest at Paxton Watch Party Turns Odd
Dallas police detained a masked man outside Ken Paxton's watch party after finding ammunition in his car. Investigators later said he was a delivery driver making a dropoff for staff.
Crowds Cheer After Strike On Iran’s Regime
Videos on social media show crowds in several cities praising President Trump after a military strike targeting Iran's leadership. The clips are vivid, but social media is a clever mirror. Verify before you amplify.
AfD Demands Restraint as Mideast Tensions Rise
Germany's AfD urges 'absolute restraint' and respect for humanitarian law as strikes and counterstrikes raise fears of wider escalation and domestic fallout.
Man Allegedly Threatened to Kill Trump Online
A 20-year-old in Washington was arrested after social posts allegedly threatened President Trump. Authorities linked the posts to the suspect and charged him with threatening a federal official.
Iranians Celebrate in LA With Trump’s YMCA
After reports of strikes on Iran’s leadership, a large crowd of Iranians in Los Angeles gathered on Wilshire Boulevard waving American and Israeli flags, chanting and dancing to President Trump’s signature YMCA song while holding up photos and a banner thanking Trump.
Thirty Arrests, Five Stabbings: Who’s Responsible?
A woman was killed at a Fairfax County bus stop. Authorities charged a 32-year-old man with murder and say he had dozens of prior arrests. The case has reopened questions about local charging and release policies.