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A new wave of controversy has erupted around Congressman Eric Swalwell, driven by the release of videos and a string of serious allegations that are rapidly gaining attention online. The situation escalated after activist and Human Events editor Jack Posobiec claimed he obtained additional footage purportedly showing Swalwell in a private setting with a woman …

Sabrina Carpenter’s Coachella set drew a packed crowd and the kind of attention that usually comes with a high-profile festival slot. The performance itself landed well with fans in attendance, with clips circulating that showed a responsive audience and a polished stage presence. But the conversation didn’t stay focused on the music for long. Sabrina …

The political temperature in Virginia has spiked unusually fast, with Governor Abigail Spanberger finding herself at the center of a fierce and very public backlash just weeks into her tenure. Critics have wasted no time defining her, painting a picture of a leader who campaigned as a centrist but is now accused of governing in …

It landed without warning and left even seasoned reporters scrambling to figure out what, exactly, they were watching. A live White House feed cut in, and there was Melania Trump, standing at a podium, delivering a short, tightly written statement about Jeffrey Epstein—denying any connection, rejecting what she described as smears, and doing so in …

A self-described progressive activist’s attempt to run in Ohio’s Republican primary hit a firm wall Thursday when the Supreme Court declined to intervene, leaving intact earlier rulings that removed him from the ballot. The decision effectively ends Samuel Ronan’s bid to challenge Republican Rep. Mike Carey in the state’s 15th Congressional District—at least through this …

The timing was not subtle. Within days of federal authorities detaining a relative of one of Iran’s most notorious military figures, a Republican lawmaker stepped forward with a bill designed to close what he argues is a glaring loophole in the U.S. asylum system. Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin introduced the SAFER Act on Thursday, …

The remarks landed in the middle of an already charged political setting, where messaging, alliances, and associations all collided at once. At the rally, Rep. Summer Lee framed political division as something deliberately redirected away from economic power. In her telling, conflict is often steered toward cultural or social differences—religion, appearance, background—rather than toward those …

The hearing room was tense, but the most revealing moment came not from the vote tally, but from the testimony itself—and the reaction it drew. As detransitioner Jonni Skinner addressed the California Senate Judiciary Committee, the focus shifted from legislative language to lived experience, delivered in stark, unambiguous terms. Skinner’s testimony centered on SB 934, …

The exchange unfolded quickly but left a lingering edge, as Democratic attorney Marc Elias took direct aim at acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, framing him not as erratic or blunt, but as something more controlled—and in his view, more concerning. Speaking on MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Elias described Blanche as “dangerous,” not because of outward aggression, …

The details of the case came into focus slowly, but the central fact never changed: Alyssa Bradburn admitted, plainly and without hesitation, that she killed her father. On April 2, inside a Spokane County courtroom, that admission translated into a sentence—340 months in prison, just over 28 years—for the 2024 shooting death of Timothy Bradburn. …