Bomb threats target Democratic Congress members from Connecticut

Judge investigating 2023 coup was court bomb target, say Brazilian police

Police name 59-year-old with explosive devices said to have killed himself after trying to enter court in Brasília. The main target of a bomber who killed himself while attempting to attack ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon

The attack occurred on the same day that Israel bombed sites in the Syrian capital that the Israeli military said were affiliated with a militant group. At least 15 people were killed, Syrian state ...

Top stories - The New York Times - November 15

Members of Congress have taken hundreds of AIPAC-funded trips to Israel in the past decade

The nonprofit arm of “America’s pro-Israel lobby” is spending big to shape US lawmakers’ views of Israel’s conservative government.

Politics - Politico - October 30

Congress will have a record-setting number of Black members in its ranks next year

The Congressional Black Caucus will have 62 members in the 119th Congress, contributing to a record 67 Black representatives.

Ballot drop boxes, long a target of misinformation, face physical threats

Ballot drop boxes have long been targets of misinformation, according to experts, who say the false claims surged during the 2020 election.

What to know about the violent threats targeting Trump Cabinet picks

Several of President-elect Donald Trump's picks were the targets of swatting and bomb threats on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. And after a long delay, Trump's team has signed some, but not ...

FBI investigates threats, hoax calls targeting Trump Cabinet picks

The Trump transition team said Wednesday that several bomb threats and swatting incidents were made this week against the incoming administration. Among those targeted were President-elect Donald ...

Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'

Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member ...

Entertainment - ABC News - November 15

Gaetz resigns from Congress after AG nod

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will resign from Congress “effective immediately” after being nominated to serve as attorney general by President-elect Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

4 University of Rochester students arrested over 'wanted' posters targeting Jewish staff members

Four students were arrested on felony charges after buildings at the University of Rochester in New York were defaced with "wanted" posters targeting several Jewish faculty members, officials said.

Top House Democrat: Gabbard 'a national security threat' to US

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Monday that former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii), now a Republican and President-elect Trump’s ...

Politics - The Hill - November 18

Democratic chair blasts Mayorkas, Wray for failure to testify; threats hearing postponed

The Democratic chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee blasted the heads of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, issuing a rare but sharp rebuke of the two officials for ...

Politics - The Hill - November 21

Florida Democratic congressman says he was target in attempted assassination

Florida Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz said police arrested a man who was near his home earlier this week allegedly armed with a rifle and body armor.

Johnson: Trump not expected to pick more admin members from House GOP

Politics - Politico - November 12

Moscow expels two staff members from German public broadcaster ARD

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

'Foreign state actor' behind bomb threats that disrupted Georgia polling sites, Raffensperger says

Georgia election officials had to evacuate two polling locations outside of Atlanta on Election Day after a "foreign state actor" called in what were eventually deemed noncredible bomb threats, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

What we know about Fulton County, Georgia, poll site bomb threats

At least two polling sites in Fulton County, Georgia, were briefly evacuated after apparent bomb threats were made, officials confirmed. CBS News' Dave Malkoff reports on what's known about the ...

5 takeaways from Trump's new tariff threat

President-elect Trump has put the country’s top three trading partners on notice less than two months before he takes office. The former president threatened Monday to impose steep 25 percent ...

Politics - The Hill - 13 hours ago

Harris wins Connecticut

Vice President Harris has won Connecticut, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Her victory was largely expected, given Connecticut has supported Democratic presidential candidates in ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Lessons from Florida for the Democratic Party

Despite the left’s constant protestations that, as states and nations become more diverse, they inevitably become more blue, Florida is doing just the opposite.

Politics - The Hill - November 9

Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9 people, including 5 children, in SW Pakistan

A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle has exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwest Pakistan, killing nine people including five ...

World - ABC News - November 1

Bomb targeting police assigned for Pakistan polio drive kills 9, including 5 children