Raymond Hicks 
House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) took to the House floor to defend her stance on former President Trump on the eve of the House GOP’s conference vote to oust her from her leadership position. The Wyoming Republican — one of the most vocal critics of Trump and his unsubstantiated claim that he won … Read more
A Students for Trump co-founder was sentenced Tuesday to 13 months in prison for posing as a lawyer to steal money from his victims. Judge Valerie Caproni handed down the sentence to John Lambert, 25, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud in August 2019. Lambert, who promoted the youth political group during Trump’s 2016 presidential … Read more
A belligerent Missouri bartender was caught on camera denying service to a group of veterans and crumpling up one of their military IDs. Noel Cook, who lists himself as a member of the Air Force, posted the clip of the tense May 2 exchange at LOTO Lounge in Osage Beach last week. The bartender, identified … Read more
Leading mayoral contender Andrew Yang wants to close the jails on Rikers Island, but doesn’t know when, saying Tuesday it’s “tough” for him to commit to a specific timetable. “I support closing Rikers Island as soon as we can,” Yang said in a Freedom Agenda interview that aired on the left-leaning nonprofit’s Youtube channel Tuesday … Read more
The man in charge at the Pentagon during the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot is expected to tell lawmakers Wednesday he was “committed to avoid repeating” the deadly shooting of anti-Vietnam War protesters by National Guard troops at Kent State University in 1970. Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller will tell the House Oversight … Read more
The manager of upstate New York sandwich shop confessed to helping his former boss kill a coworker because of a dispute over money in 2019. James Duffy, 35, pleaded guilty last month to a second-degree murder charge and is expected to testify against former shop owner Giorgios Kakavelos, 52, in a trial that has opening … Read more
One of the two teenage girls charged with killing an Uber Eats driver in a botched carjacking in Washington, DC, has pleaded guilty to felony murder, a report said. The 15-year-old — who has not been publicly identified — entered the plea last Wednesday, WTOP News reported on Tuesday, and is set to be sentenced … Read more
South Carolina public school students can go mask-free in class with their parents approval. Gov. Henry McMaster signed an executive order Tuesday, that allows parents to opt their children out of using the physical protection equipment. Amid declining COVID-19 cases, and readily available vaccinations to adults, the Republican governor claimed it goes against “all logic” … Read more
Three defendants were indicted Tuesday in connection to a sprawling narcotics and gun possession conspiracy that led to the seizure of $4 million worth of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, officials said. Terry Barbour, Perry Funchess and Daya Sanders were hit with a 66-count indictment and face charges ranging from operating as a major drug trafficker … Read more
Two West Texas sheriff’s deputies were shot dead and a city employee was critically injured after responding to a dog complaint on Monday night, authorities said. The deadly shooting occurred soon after the trio arrived at a home in the city of Eden at about 8:40 p.m., according to Sgt. Justin Baker of the Texas … Read more