Day: February 10, 2024

GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher announces retirement from House: ‘Congress is no place to grow old’

8:05 pm February 10, 2024

Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election to his post in the House. “Eight years ago, when I first ran for Congress, I promised to treat my time in office as a high-intensity deployment. Through my bipartisan work on the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, chairing the Cyberspace Solarium […]

Israeli military kills Hamas terrorists, finds ‘significant’ weapons and assets inside UNRWA headquarters

7:48 pm February 10, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that it recently launched raids on Hamas facilities in Gaza, killing 120 terrorists, while discovering a “significant” amount of assets and weapons, including inside a United Nations-affiliated building. In a joint statement made with the Israel Security Agency (ISA), the Israeli military announced Saturday that the raids were conducted […]

Hungary’s president resigns after backlash for pardon in child sex abuse case

7:41 pm February 10, 2024

The president of Hungary stepped down on Saturday following backlash to her pardon of a man who had been convicted of concealing sexual abuse of children. Katalin Novák, 46, delivered a televised message on Saturday that she would throw in the towel after a Friday street protest against her pardoning decision. “I issued a pardon […]

Biden skipping the Super Bowl interview perplexes CNN’s Tapper: ‘What’s he afraid of?’

7:18 pm February 10, 2024

CNN anchor Jake Tapper tore into President Biden for skipping the traditional presidential Super Bowl interview this year, asking Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., what the president is “afraid of.” Tapper’s comments happened during an episode of his network show, “The Lead” on Friday, in the wake of Biden’s press conference responding to Special Counsel Robert […]

Times Square shooting: Migrant, 15, slapped with attempted murder charges for shooting at police, woman

6:59 pm February 10, 2024

A 15-year-old armed migrant who was wanted for shooting a tourist and firing at police in Times Square on Thursday has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and a slew of other crimes. Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figureoa, 15, broke down in tears as he was apprehended and taken into police custody on Friday following […]