The gunman who opened fire at a gym in a luxury condo building in Washington, D.C., Thursday morning had been complaining about mold and water problems in his apartment in the building. Multiple law enforcement sources have identified him as Dr. Matt Lambert. Police said he shot and killed himself in his apartment after killing…
Washington — As President Trump boasts about how much money the U.S. oil and gas industry is making from the war with Iran, the president’s personal holdings in oil and gas are now worth between $22.5 million and $81.6 million, compared with $12.6 million to $46 million at the end of 2025, according to a…
President Trump on Thursday said his administration will invoke the Defense Production Act to spend $150 million to boost gasoline and diesel production in the U.S., the latest effort from the administration to lower fuel prices. The Defense Production Act, or DPA, is a Korean War-era law that allows the president to use loans, purchase…
Washington — President Trump has formally invoked executive privilege to shield certain records from Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio as part of her ongoing legal challenge to the president’s effort to temporarily shutter the Kennedy Center for renovations. White House deputy counsel Joshua Hoyt informed a federal judge on Wednesday of Mr. Trump’s formal…
An English judge issued a scathing report Tuesday blaming dysfunctional management and a “complete failure at all levels” to protect babies at the hospital where neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven newborns. The inquiry into baby deaths found the Countess of Chester Hospital, in northwestern England, could have saved some infants from…
It was mid-August at the bar inside the plush Ritz-Carlton hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia, just outside Washington, and Jack Burkman and his business partner Jacob Wohl were making their latest sales pitch. They were seated at a table with Ammon Covino, a convicted felon, and his wife, Crystal. “With this particular White House,…
Lansing, Mich. — Speaking to a room full of college students, many of whom weren’t alive during the 9/11 attacks, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed started with a moment of silence to commemorate the 25th year since the terrorist attacks. He then looked to hit back politically against his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, who…
Two Senate Republicans released a set of early 2021 text messages that show Dr. Anthony Fauci and other federal health officials discussing how to “weigh the potential risks against the benefits” of pregnant women taking COVID-19 vaccines. The 11 text messages that were made public Monday were among more than 34,000 that the Department of…
Washington — The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week, arguing that he inappropriately invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. “Holding a witness in contempt is a serious thing, and it should be…
