Nick Robertson

Nick Robertson

Trump campaign office near DC burglarized, police say

A man broke into and burglarized a Trump campaign office in suburban Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Police published photos of a man, his face visible, walking around the office and appearing to stuff items into a backpack. Police said they were notified of a break-in at about 9...

RFK Jr. can stay on North Carolina ballot, judge says

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the North Carolina ballot after a state judge rejected an appeal from the North Carolina Democratic Party. The North Carolina State Board of Elections ruled last month that Kennedy’s party, the We the People Party, did qualify for the state’s ballot. Wake County Superior Court...

Schumer says he will work to block cuts of CDC’s budget

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will attempt to halt a GOP-backed plan that would cut portions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) budget, he told The Associated Press (AP) on Sunday, arguing such a move could endanger public health. The House version of the 2025 budget for the CDC and other...

Elon Musk files new lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman

Elon Musk filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday, reviving a previous legal effort against the massive artificial intelligence (AI) company he helped found. The new federal suit claims Altman and fellow co-founder Greg Brockman breached the company’s founding mission, and “assiduously manipulated Musk into co-founding their spurious non-profit...

Kirby dodges over criticism of plea agreement for 9/11 plotters

White House spokesperson John Kirby dodged questions Sunday over a sudden reversal of a plea deal made with plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks last week. The plea deal was announced Wednesday and then quickly overridden by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Kirby told Jacqui Heinrich on “Fox News Sunday” that the move was...

George Santos ‘shadow treasurer’ accused of wire fraud by GOP super PAC

A conservative political treasurer associated with former Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) campaign was accused of wire fraud by a GOP super PAC in Nevada, according to a Justice Department complaint. The Conservative Nevada Leadership PAC (CNLP) demanded the Justice Department investigate Thomas Datwyler, who has headed up the financial operations of dozens of Republican candidates...