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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) has missed more than a month of votes in the House of Representatives due to an unspecified personal health matter. The New Jersey Republican hasn’t cast a vote in the legislative chamber since March 5. His chief of staff previously stated that “Congressman is addressing a personal health matter” and […]

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Michigan Democrat running for U.S. Senate, has drawn widespread condemnation after making inflammatory remarks about Vice President JD Vance and his family on a podcast. During the appearance, El-Sayed described VP Vance’s children as “brown” and claimed that Vance considers them “less American than everyone else.” He also made crude sexual […]

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) revealed on Monday that his 36-year-old daughter, Madison, died following a “decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes” and other health complications. In a joint statement with his wife, Lisa Collis, Warner described his daughter as someone who “filled our lives with love and laughter,” adding that her absence leaves “an immeasurable void.” […]

Federal Election Commission filings have revealed that former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., spent over $75,000 in leftover campaign funds on personal expenses after departing Congress. The records show more than 100 charges to alcohol delivery services like Drizly, more than $10,000 in Uber and Lyft transactions, and approximately $26,000 in hotel stays—including a $20,000 tab […]

A powerful earthquake struck off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan at 4:53 p.m. local time on Monday, with the United States Geological Survey measuring it at magnitude 7.4 and Japan’s Meteorological Agency reporting a higher reading of 7.7. The event has triggered tsunami warnings across multiple prefectures, including Iwate, Aomori, and Hokkaido. For residents […]

Israel will host the Middle East’s largest-ever LGBTQ+ festival at the Dead Sea from June 1 to June 4, 2026. Dubbed Pride Land, the event aims to create a vibrant “Pride City” in the middle of the Judean Desert. The festival will feature 15 hotels, beach complexes, parties, and a central performance arena operating continuously […]

Starting today, Florida has become the first state in America to ban junk food purchases using SNAP benefits, marking a significant victory for the Make America Healthy Again movement. The new rules, effective immediately on April 20, 2026, prohibit SNAP recipients from using their benefits to buy soda, energy drinks, candy, and prepared desserts. Roughly […]

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated that the European Union will find ways to bypass Hungary’s veto power and deliver additional financial assistance to Ukraine, regardless of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s opposition. The remarks came after the opposition Tisza party defeated Orban in a pivotal parliamentary election held in Budapest on April 12, 2026. Prior […]

Iran’s word lasted less than 24 hours. On Thursday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared on social media that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” to commercial shipping. The statement, intended as a goodwill gesture related to the Lebanon ceasefire, briefly eased market concerns. Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats opened fire on commercial tankers attempting […]

Minnesota Republicans recently attempted to move articles of impeachment against both Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Scott Ellison over widespread fraud scandals that have cost hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars across state programs in recent years. All 8 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) lawmakers in the legislature voted unanimously to block the effort before public […]