Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, appeared in a Manhattan federal court on Friday with his legal team for a hearing seeking to block the federal government from pursuing the death penalty.

Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett has been officially named the chair of the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE), which operates under the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Renee Good, the now-deceased 37-year-old woman who "weaponized her vehicle" by "intentionally using it as a deadly weapon" and attempting to ram into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during an operation, was an active participant in a local "ICE Watch" activist network in Minneapolis — a coalition of community members who monitor, document and resist federal ICE raids.

President Donald Trump has canceled a “second wave of attacks” on Venezuela, citing the country's cooperation with the United States following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that it is initiating a controlled medical evacuation of the four-person SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station (ISS) due to a serious but stable medical condition affecting one unidentified crew member.

Representative Nancy Mace pushed Wednesday for the House Oversight Committee to release immigration records related to Representative Ilhan Omar and a family member, arguing the documents could confirm allegations that the Somali-born lawmaker engaged in marriage fraud to obtain U.S. citizenship. The effort, however, did not move forward.

Billionaires, including Google CEO Larry Page and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, are reportedly considering leaving California by the end of the year due to the threat of a proposed “wealth tax.”

Vice President JD Vance announced that the Trump administration will create a new Assistant Attorney General position aimed at cracking down on taxpayer-fraud schemes.

Greenlandic and Danish officials stood firm on Capitol Hill this Thursday, delivering a flat "not for sale" message to U.S. lawmakers. The delegation aimed to shut down any further discussion regarding President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestions that the United States should purchase the Arctic territory.

The Quality Learning Center in Minneapolis, widely known for its misspelled sign as "Quality Learing Center" — and for being prominently featured in independent journalist Nick Shirley's viral video showcasing widespread fraud in state child care programs — has now permanently closed.

New York Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, have announced plans to provide affordable childcare for kids under 5-years-old across the state of New York and "free" childcare specifically for 2-year-olds in the Big Apple.

The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a strong rejection of a recent Western proposal for post-war security guarantees to Ukraine. The proposal emerged from talks involving the U.S., Ukraine and European allies, and included elements like European-led peacekeeping forces and American-backed monitoring.

An 18-year-old man in Wisconsin accused of murdering his parents in order to steal their money and fund a plan to assassinate President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty, in a deal made with state prosecutors.

A GoFundMe online fundraiser for Renee Nicole Good has far surpassed its $50,000 goal less than a day after she was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during what authorities call “an act of domestic terrorism.”

At least two people were killed and six were injured on Wednesday night when a shooting occurred during a funeral at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, police reported.

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis officially announced and issued a proclamation on Wednesday calling for a special legislative session in April focused on congressional redistricting.

"Marking the Semiquincentennial anniversary of American Independence," GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson formally invited President Donald Trump to deliver the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on February 24th.

Reality TV star Spencer Pratt was met with thunderous applause when he unveiled his campaign for mayor of Los Angeles during a Palisades protest on the one-year anniversary of the raging fire.

Harvard University recently removed Gregory Davis from his position as the Allston Burr Resident Dean of Dunster House following an exposé by the conservative student outlet The Yard Report.

Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of the late director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, will now be represented by a public defender after his private attorney withdrew from the case. Reiner faces charges in connection with the fatal stabbings of his parents.