FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will take the stand to testify in his own defense, his attorney said in a conference call Wednesday. The decision by his legal team sets him…
Ticketmaster’s hidden fees remain common long after it vowed to scrap them
Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Ticketmaster, pushed back on a senator’s call to expand its rollout of more transparent ticket costs. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., sent a letter…
How the GOP conference came together to elect Mike Johnson as speaker, despite McCarthy meddling
Newly-minted Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., managed to unite one of the most fractured House Republican Conferences in modern history on Wednesday, but he was hardly considered a frontrunner to replace…
Sen. Hawley calls out Palestinian student group for anti-Israel messages on campus building
Sen. Josh Hawley called out George Washington University for allowing Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to project anti-Israel messaging on one of its campus buildings before the police shut…
Republicans celebrate newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson’s gavel ascension: ‘Servant leadership’
Republicans celebrated the election of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., after he ascended to the gavel on Wednesday. Johnson was elected speaker via a vote of 220-209, taking over the…
FBI received ‘criminal information’ from over 40 confidential sources on Joe Biden, Hunter, James: Grassley
EXCLUSIVE: The FBI maintained more than 40 confidential human sources on various criminal matters related to the Biden family, including Joe Biden, dating back to his time as vice president,…
Senate passes amendment to ban federal mask mandates on commercial flights and public transit
The Senate passed an amendment banning federal mask mandates on commercial airlines and public transportation in an appropriations bill Wednesday. In a 59-38 vote, senators — including several Democrats —…
Israel withholding visas for UN officials after Hamas comments: ‘Teach them a lesson’
Tensions between Israel and the United Nations are heightened after a series of comments about Hamas led to U.N. visas being denied. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Tuesday during a…
Biden denies accuracy of Gaza casualty numbers, has ‘no confidence’ in Hamas-run health ministry
President Biden denied the accuracy of casualty numbers provided by the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry on Wednesday. Biden made the comments in response to questions from reporters during a join…
Putin oversees Russian military drill simulating ‘massive retaliatory nuclear strike’: reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw military drills Wednesday, including the simulation of a nuclear strike, more than 20 months since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine. The Kremlin’s announcement of the exercise,…