A whistleblower told Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley that Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. personally directed cuts to the Counter Surveillance Division (CSD), which led to the threat assessment team failing to perform its typical duties prior to the Butler, Pennsylvania rally. The senator's report comes after lawmakers …...Read More

Then-Sen. Kamala Harris warned Americans not to say "Merry Christmas" until there was permanent status for some illegal immigrants — amid a Trump-era battle over protections for some illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. "And when we all sing happy tunes, and sing Merry Christmas, and wish …...Read More

Three American citizens and one American green-card holder were released from Russian custody on Thursday as part of a massive swap of political prisoners involving the United States and Russia. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and fellow American Alsu Kurmasheva were among those released …...Read More

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday gave President Biden full credit for the safe return of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and other Americans wrongfully detained in Russia. Sullivan took the podium at the daily White House press briefing after the Biden-Harris administration announced a massive swap of …...Read More

The United States women's foil team made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday by defeating the dominant Italian team to win gold for the very first time. Italy had won four of the last six gold medals in this team event, but when Queens native Lauren Scruggs got …...Read More

Katie Ledecky is now officially the GOAT of women's swimming. The 27-year-old won her 13th Olympic medal in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay, becoming the only woman to ever reach that mark. Ledecky tied Jenny Thompson, Emma McKeon, and Dara Torres with her gold medal in the 1500-meter on Wednesday. …...Read More

Arguably the most prominent name in boxing has spoken out about the gender controversy in the Olympics. After Angela Carini quit her fight against a boxer deemed to have XY chromosomes, Jake Paul called the ordeal "sickening" and "a travesty." "Doesn’t matter what you believe. This is wrong and dangerous," …...Read More

The International Olympic Committee maintained Thursday that the boxers in its women’s competition "comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations set by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit (PBU)." The IOC’s statement came as Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defeated Italy’s Angela Carini via …...Read More

In the biggest prisoner swap with Moscow since the Cold War, the Biden administration on Thursday secured the liberation of 16 American and German nationals held prisoner in Russia and Belarus in exchange for the release of eight Russians. The top of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s list was hit man …...Read More

"The View" co-hosts clashed with Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H., over how the Democrats sought to replace President Biden with Vice President Harris on the ticket during an interview on Thursday. "They voted for Biden to be president, and it wasn't like it was sent to the convention, and then the …...Read More