Trump administration seeks to block Alaska Senate election results if Republican incumbent loses

The US Justice Department is seeking to invalidate Alaska's Senate election results if the Republican incumbent loses next month, in a rare legal move that raises questions about the Trump administration's willingness to accept defeat in the midterms.

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The US Justice Department is seeking to invalidate Alaska’s Senate election results if the Republican incumbent loses next month, in a rare legal move that raises questions about the Trump administration’s willingness to accept defeat in the midterms. The US Justice Department is seeking to invalidate Alaska’s Senate election results if the Republican incumbent loses … Read more

$445 million and counting: Musk bets big on Republicans ahead of US midterms

Elon Musk has donated more than $445 million during the current US election cycle. (REUTERS)

Elon Musk is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the US midterm elections, giving Republicans a major financial boost ahead of November’s vote. The world’s richest person has donated more than $445 million this election cycle, with millions going towards key Senate races and efforts to help Republicans win. Elon Musk has donated more … Read more

Albany State University issues shelter-in-place alert after report of armed person on Georgia campus

Students were told to lock and barricade themselves after an armed person was reported near residence halls on the East Campus. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash )

Update: Albany State University issued an all clear citing domestic issue near campus. Students were told to lock and barricade themselves after an armed person was reported near residence halls on the East Campus. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash ) Initial report: Albany State University in Georgia issued an emergency shelter-in-place alert on Friday, October … Read more

US court backs ICE power to hold immigrants without bond as deportation cases proceed

ICE can hold immigrants without bond until deportation cases end, US court rules. (AP Photo)

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that certain immigrants who entered the country without lawful admission can be detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without bond hearings throughout their deportation proceedings, backing the Trump administration’s expanded detention policy in a divided decision on October 23. ICE can hold immigrants … Read more

Joe Mitchell, who gave Trump Man of the Century award, faces scrutiny for racist rant about Black women

Joe Mitchell presented Trump with a self-created “Man of the Century Award” at an Iowa rally. (REUTERS)

Joe Mitchell, a Republican candidate for Congress in Iowa who is backed by President Donald Trump, was filmed in college making controversial remarks about Black women, race and his manhood. Joe Mitchell presented Trump with a self-created “Man of the Century Award” at an Iowa rally. (REUTERS) Mitchell, 29, is running in Iowa’s competitive 2nd … Read more

FBI arrests Ian Brinksman, government contractor accused of leaking classified defense information to lover

The FBI arrested Ian A. Brinksman, a Washington, DC-based government contractor, on Friday for allegedly transmitting classified national defense information to a romantic partner.
Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

The FBI arrested Ian A. Brinksman, a Washington, DC-based government contractor, on Friday for allegedly transmitting classified national defense information to a romantic partner. The partner later published material online, the US Department of Justice said. The FBI arrested Ian A. Brinksman, a Washington, DC-based government contractor, on Friday for allegedly transmitting classified national defense … Read more

Daniel Taylor: Former West Texas professor turned drug kingpin gets 40 years jail for pushing 'pink flamingo' fentanyl, causing overdoses

Former Texas Tech University professor has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for manufacturing and distributing fentanyl. (US Department of Justice)

A former Texas Tech University professor has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for manufacturing and distributing fentanyl, including a pink-colored mixture branded as “pink flamingo”, after several women overdosed on drugs supplied by him, the US Department of Justice said on October 23. Former Texas Tech University professor has been sentenced to … Read more

Lauren Winans: Kentucky woman accused of sodomy, incest involving minor; husband is a cop

Lauren Winans is a Kentucky woman accused of sodomizing a minor. (Facebook/Lauren Winans)

Lauren Winans, a Kentucky woman, was arrested on Thursday and charged with sodomy and incest allegedly involving a minor. Lauren Winans is a Kentucky woman accused of sodomizing a minor. (Facebook/Lauren Winans) She stands accused of sexually abusing and sodomizing a victim younger than 12, sometime between January 1, 2022 and November 20, 2022, as … Read more

Man dies after jumping from bridge during hours-long standoff that shut Dallas I-45 and I-20 interchange

Dallas police closed a major highway interchange for several hours Thursday after responding to a person standing to jump from a bridge during a standoff. (Image for representation purpose only) (Unsplash)

One person died Thursday after jumping from a bridge during an hours-long police standoff. The man was trying to jump off the bridge as the SWAT team had forced closure of the Interstate 45 and Interstate 20 interchange in southern Dallas, authorities said. Dallas police closed a major highway interchange for several hours Thursday after … Read more

US citizenship approvals plunge 72%; with staggering 13-month average wait time

US citizenship approvals have plunged 72% in the first eight months of 2026. (Unsplash)

US citizenship approvals have plunged 72% in the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, leaving thousands of immigrants waiting to become American citizens and potentially unable to vote in the November midterm elections, according to a Washington Post report. US citizenship approvals have plunged 72% in the first eight … Read more