Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., dropped his bid for reelection to a third term in a surprise withdrawal just minutes before a Wednesday filing deadline for candidates.

A man was shot and killed after fleeing from a United States Border Patrol Immigration Checkpoint in West Texas and opening fire on pursuing officers. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the incident occurred near Kent, Texas, on Interstate 10 on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

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Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, saying he plans to finish his current term before stepping away from elected office.

DHS' general counsel says there was "nothing illegal" about the former assistant secretary's alleged conflict involving ad contracts and her husband's firm.

South Alabama defeated Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt women’s basketball championship despite a massive on-court fight that led to multiple player ejections.

Megan Fox returned to Instagram with stunning new photos in black lingerie and thigh-high socks, wiping her account clean before the sexy comeback post.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel suggests President Donald Trump let him host the White House Correspondents' Dinner this year after learning the president will attend.

The shipping industry is concerned that the war in Iran could disrupt worldwide supply chains, far beyond the loss of oil and liquid natural gas (LNG) shipments moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Timothy Parsons, a longtime staffer with the Department of Justice, has been arrested on charges of child pornography. 

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During an event Tuesday for his book, "Young Man in a Hurry," Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested Israel is an "apartheid state" and influenced President Donald Trump's decision to strike Iran.

FBI spokesman calls media reports 'total BS' after news outlets claimed Kash Patel's firings damaged Iran operations and national security efforts.

Author and podcast host Larry Alex Taunton believes there’s a reason America is under religious siege, and it’s because most Americans don’t understand the theological and political foundations of Islam — which is why so many have now come out in support of Iran after President Trump’s strikes.

BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler is not among them.

“The Islamification of the United States of America is under way as we speak. And no, it doesn’t make me an Islamophobe or a xenophobe or a racist or a bigot to say so,” Wheeler says.

And Taunton couldn’t agree more.

“A major problem here, Liz, is that Americans really don’t, Westerners in general really don’t understand Islam,” Taunton says, explaining that he’s been investigating the no-go zones of Paris — and there are some already forming in America.

“Places like Minneapolis, Dearborn, they’re future no-go zones — already no-go zones. And they’re future Gazas, you know. They’re kind of places that become staging areas, you know, for terrorist attacks or the kind of places where terrorists flee to when they’re attacked,” he tells Wheeler.

“This is what happened in Paris after the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the Bataclan, where more than 100 were killed by Islamic terrorists,” he says.

And while there are politicians pushing to ban Sharia law, Taunton doesn’t believe that’s the answer.

“I can appreciate that, but you got to go after the root of the tree, and we have to ban Islam. And some would say, ‘Well, isn’t Islam protected?’ ... My argument is no, it is not,” he explains.

Taunton points out that not only was their prophet Muhammad a murderer, but he was a pedophile.

“They’re supposed to read the Quran. They’re supposed to read the Hadith. They’re supposed to do the things that are commanded in it. And what we call radicals aren’t really radicals, Liz. They’re orthodox Muslims,” he tells Wheeler.

“And when you practice that religion according to those three things, which is what orthodox Islam is, it is by definition anti-constitutional. And that’s because it doesn’t believe in freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of petition, freedom of press. Doesn’t believe in any of those things,” he continues.

“So, that religion is by definition contrary to our own laws, not just the spirit of our laws, not just our culture, but it’s against our laws,” he adds.

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Liam Neeson's son Daniel reveals heart surgery at 29 after being born with bicuspid aortic valve, a condition affecting only 2% of the population worldwide.

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the enforcement of an executive order issued last year by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that designates two Muslim groups as foreign terrorist organizations.

United Airlines now requires passengers to use headphones for audio and video content on flights, updating its contract to address complaints. Travelers reacted on social media.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Five Republicans voted with all of the Democrats on the committee to approve the subpoena motion made by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina.

'If Epstein had as many cameras as has been reported, what has been released to the public is only a fraction of what exists. So who has them? Who is hiding them?'

Bondi has already been questioned by the House Judiciary Committee over the release, which was criticized for not being careful enough to protect alleged victims and others involved with Epstein.

"The attorney general has gone to speak, obviously, to other committees," said Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California, who is on the Oversight Committee. "I think it's important that she is in front of our committee. She can directly answer questions about the release of the files, about transparency, about ensuring that victims and survivors are protected."

Garcia said the public still has "significant" questions about the Justice Department's process for releasing material.

"We want to know where all the audio and video footage is from all of the pinhole cameras at every Epstein property," Mace said. "What about the 'Lolita Express'? Where is the footage? If Epstein had as many cameras as has been reported, what has been released to the public is only a fraction of what exists. So who has them? Who is hiding them? The victims of this horrific global network deserve justice, and the American people deserve the truth. We will not stop until we get both."

Bondi was criticized after she appeared on Fox News in Feb. 2025 and claimed that the files were on her desk and getting reviewed in order to be imminently released. That first tranche of documents was mostly composed of information already released and disappointed many.

Democrats have since accused the Justice Dept. of covering up some information in the files to protect Trump and others, while leaving some of the victims' names unredacted.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has also agreed to an interview with the panel after his interactions with Epstein were revealed in the last massive release.

RELATED: Bill Clinton accuses GOP of setting up 'kangaroo court' over Epstein testimony — and demands public hearing

Bill and Hillary Clinton were interviewed by the panel about their involvement with Epstein.

"There's nothing that I saw when I was around him that made me realize he was trafficking women," the former president said to the committee.

The other Republicans who voted in favor of the motion were Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Rep. Michael Cloud of Texas, and Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania.

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Misty Roberts, the former mayor of a small town in Louisiana, was found guilty of having sex with her son's 16-year-old friend at a pool party where alcohol was present.

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A U.S. Navy submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean using a single torpedo, in what War Secretary Pete Hegseth described as a "quiet death." The strike is part of the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign to degrade Iran's military and nuclear capabilities — and marks the first time since World War II that a U.S. submarine has sunk an enemy vessel with a torpedo.