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Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said she believes the Democratic Party is in need of "new leadership," arguing that the party never completely recovered after its losses in the 2024 elections. During an appearance on SiriusXM's "Straight Shooter" on Wednesday, the senator told host Stephen A. Smith, "Every day there’s a debate within the party about the path forward.""That's why I believe we need significant new leadership. The old models are no longer working, and that includes the Democratic Party," she said.Slotkin explained that new leaders are needed in both the House and the Senate, adding that her party needs to center

Team USA’s final group stage match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup may not have had any implications for either team, but patriotism was in full force for the home country as Second Lady Usha Vance was among the many prominent figures at Los Angeles Stadium on Thursday night.As the U.S. national anthem rang across the stadium, with players and fans singing in unison, the FOX Sports broadcast showed Vance in a suite with a huge smile on her face as "The Star-Spangled Banner" ended.Vance was present at the match just two days after FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced that

Democratic socialist candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier won a shocking primary victory in New York, but veteran Democratic strategist James Carville is not celebrating.The socialist backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who won Tuesday night’s primary election in New York’s 13th Congressional District, has made a career out of "community organizing," and has a history of controversies, including having founded a group in college that called for the "total eradication of Western civilization."NewsNation interviewed Carville on Thursday for his response to multiple far-left candidates winning in New York. While he downplayed some of the panic as essentially being about

Four people in New Hampshire have been charged for their alleged roles in a long-running, $3 billion healthcare fraud and money laundering operation, prosecutors announced this week.Fructoso de Jesus Gomez Agudelo, 76, of Nashua, is charged with wire fraud and accused of stealing another person's identity.Kakha Bendeliani, 48, and Goga Danelia, 31, both from the country of Georgia, were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering by submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare.Bendeliani and Danelia allegedly laundered proceeds for a Russian transnational criminal organization that participated in the largest identity theft-driven healthcare fraud scheme ever prosecuted, authorities said.The investigation began after

It's rare that a player of Tarik Skubal's caliber is available on the open market.He is the reigning Cy Young Award winner in the American League. He's become one of the most consistent pitchers in Major League Baseball. He offers a rare blend of elite stuff that can miss bats when necessary along with the command and control to avoid putting extra runners on base.To their credit, the Detroit Tigers held on to Skubal over the offseason, despite immense interest from other clubs. Instead, ownership and the team's front office doubled down on their surprising 2025 season, coming up just

A former Florida high school special education teacher has been arrested for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with the 17-year-old brother of one of her former students.Michelle Lynn Hancock, 41, of Palm Bay, is charged with transmitting information harmful to minors, using a computer to seduce or solicit a child, traveling to meet a child after using a computer to lure them, lewd and lascivious touching, sexual battery by an authority figure, and soliciting or engaging in conduct with a student, according to Brevard County jail records.CALIFORNIA MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NABBED IN CHILD SEX STINGHancock was arrested Wednesday after

The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump two major immigration victories on Thursday morning, both having to do with his administration's efforts to reduce asylum claims.In the first case, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the court held that migrants who are turned away at the border before entering the United States are not entitled to apply for asylum. In the second case, Mullin v. Doe, the court ruled that Haitian and Syrian nationals in the United States with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) could not receive judicial relief postponing the revocation of their status while they challenge the Trump administration’s efforts

It's a cloudy, dark morning here in NW Ohio, but today is my last Screencaps until next Friday, so it's actually a sunny day in my brain. It's not that I need a break writing America's Best Daily Column. But, it's really good to get a break to go explore the world and develop new stories in my brain.That said, there's work to do today and we get things rolling with European World Cup influencers thanking the blue keeping them safe at these events that are taking place around the country. Stop and think about how you haven't heard about