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FBI Director Kash Patel announced Tuesday the start of “Operation Summer Heat 2.0,” a nationwide violent crime and narcotics crackdown that officials say will expand on last summer’s initiative credited with thousands of arrests, major drug seizures, and the recovery of hundreds of endangered children. The operation, which will involve all 56 FBI field offices

A federal appeals court sharply questioned lawyers for the city of Philadelphia on Tuesday over their lawsuit seeking to restore a slavery exhibit to the President’s House site in the city, which is operated by the federal government. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard arguments in a

The Supreme Court handed Alabama officials a win Tuesday evening by allowing the state to use a new congressional map that could help the GOP flip a Democratic seat in the 2026 elections. The high court ruled 6-3 in favor of lifting an injunction placed by a lower court last week that found the congressional

NEW: US Central Command Says US Forces Intercepted Iranian Missiles and Conducted Self-Defense Strikes on Iranian Military Site by Jordan Conradson Jun. 2, 2026 9:00 pm President Donald Trump and the mysteriously absent Iranian leader Mojtala Khamenei US Central Command announced on Tuesday evening that US forces defended against Iranian attacks and executed “self-defense” strikes

State Rep. Josh Turek won Iowa’s Democratic Senate primary Tuesday, overcoming state Sen. Zach Wahls in a closely watched contest that became an early test of whether anti-establishment Democratic messaging and attacks on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) could gain traction with primary voters in a state President Donald Trump has carried three times. The

Progressive Democrat Dr. Adam Hamawy won the Democratic primary in New Jersey‘s 12th Congressional District, effectively guaranteeing him a seat in Congress. The Associated Press called the race for Hamawy as the progressive led with 27.4% of the vote and 69% of ballots counted. His victory marks another major win for the ascendant progressive wing

BREAKING: Supreme Court Allows Alabama to Use Congressional Map that Favors Republicans – Sotomayor Fumes by Cristina Laila Jun. 2, 2026 8:40 pm The US Supreme Court on Tuesday evening allowed Alabama to use its 2023 congressional map that favors Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections. Last week, Alabama asked the Supreme Court to intervene

Former Biden-era Interior Secretary Deb Haaland won the Democratic nomination for governor of New Mexico on Tuesday. Haaland secured the Democratic nomination over Sam Bregman, the district attorney of Bernalillo County. The Associated Press called the race with 17% of the vote counted, showing Haaland with 78.3% to Bregman’s 21.7%. Incumbent Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into former New York Republican Rep. George Santos for allegedly engaging in insider trading on the prediction market Kalshi, according to reporting by NPR.  The investigation involves bets allegedly placed by Santos regarding his attendance at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address when Kalshi users

Blanche Schools Purple-Haired Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro as She Rages Over Trump Settlement with IRS (VIDEO) by Cristina Laila Jun. 2, 2026 9:08 pm Jun. 2, 2026 8:20 pm Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche schooled Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro as she raged over Trump’s settlement with the IRS. Blanche testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee