House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) drew attention this week after suggesting he might leave politics and return to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana, to start a lawn care business if Republicans lose their narrow House majority in the November 2026 midterms. VIDEO More

Jaclyn Alatrash, the woman Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) has been dating for two years, was indicted Thursday on three criminal counts related to fraud, Mother Jones reported. The charges stem from accusations by Alatrash’s ex-husband, Matthew Kampert, that she used his personal credit card without authorization to make more than $9,000 in Instacart purchases after […] More

FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno police have charged and taken into custody an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of assaulting a woman and her 72-year-old father after he was found sleeping on their front lawn early Friday morning. The incident, in which the father shot the agent once in self-defense, has drawn local attention […] More

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of election-related bills on September 19, 2026, establishing new felony penalties for seizing ballots, election records, or certified voting technology before results are certified, and for certain interference with vote-by-mail ballots. The governor and his office framed the measures as defenses against potential interference by the Trump administration […] More

Alabama State Rep. Brett Easterbrook, a Republican from Fruitdale, faces charges of attempted first-degree human trafficking and soliciting prostitution after court filings alleged he agreed to pay $500 for sex with someone he believed was under 19, the age Alabama’s trafficking statute treats as a minor. VIDEO REPORT Easterbrook, 62, was arrested on October 2, […] More

Tucker Collins, an 18-year-old USC freshman studying astronautical engineering, lost his right eye after being struck by a less-lethal projectile on March 28, 2026, while documenting a “No Kings” protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. His attorney, V. James DeSimone, stated that a DHS agent fired the projectile, which destroyed the […] More

Actor Jeff Daniels made the quoted remarks in July 2025 on Nicolle Wallace’s podcast “The Best People,” criticizing Trump as embodying a loss of decency, civility, and respect for the rule of law in U.S. politics. VIDEO More

Colorado Republican nominee for governor Victor Marx told campaign supporters he does not regret slamming his wife into a door and would do it again, framing the episode as a self-defense lesson rather than abuse. The comments came on a Zoom call with backers the night of Oct. 5, 2026. 9News anchor Kyle Clark posted […] More