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In a Monday court filing, slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk's widow demanded "meaningful" media access in the trial of his suspected assassin."As this Court is aware, this matter has received significant public attention," says the filing by Erika Kirk in the District Court of Utah's Fourth Judicial District. "This public attention cannot be ignored. And although it is critical that this Court balance the defendant’s right to a fair trial with the public’s First Amendment right of access to judicial proceedings, any request, by either party, to essentially close these court proceedings from the public eye should be denied."Tyler Robinson,

Maryland House lawmakers voted Monday to advance a new congressional map backed by Democrats, a move that has drawn resistance from state Senate leaders who warn it could carry political and legal risks.The proposal, approved by the Democratic-controlled House, is designed to reshape Maryland’s lone Republican-held congressional district and could alter the balance of the state’s U.S. House delegation.Democrats currently hold seven of Maryland’s eight seats in Congress. Under the new map, party leaders believe they would be better positioned to unseat Republican Rep. Andy Harris and potentially claim all eight districts.House leaders moved forward with the plan at the

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced on Monday that it was launching an investigation after a Catholic school in Long Beach, California, was broken into and vandalized."The @CivilRights will open an investigation into this awful crime," Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said on X.The Holy Innocents Catholic School was desecrated after its assembly hall, chapel and classrooms were broken into, school officials said.Statues were smashed, images of Mary and other religious figures were destroyed and a photograph of the pope was knocked to the floor, images of the destruction show.DRIVER RAMS CAR REPEATEDLY INTO DOORS OF

Former CNN host Don Lemon shed light on how his arrest over the Minnesota church storming transpired during an interview Monday with ABC's Jimmy Kimmel.Lemon began by revealing that his attorney Abbe Lowell had reached out to the Justice Department prior to the arrest to discuss his client turning himself in as top DOJ officials spoke openly about seeking charges against him, but that Lowell "never heard back."He then offered a timeline of what had transpired late Thursday night leading up to his arrest, how he had attended pre-Grammy events and that it wasn't until he got back to his

NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie on Monday thanked her followers for offering their prayers for her mother, Nancy, who authorities say was possibly kidnapped from her home in Arizona.Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen on Saturday evening at her residence near East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue, north of Tucson, at around 9:30 p.m. after family members dropped her off, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.In an Instagram post on Monday night, Savannah Guthrie said she believes in prayer and in God."We believe in prayer. We believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. We believe

The Senate's compromise to end the ongoing partial government shutdown survived an important hurdle on Monday night, teeing up the legislation for a vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.The House Rules Committee, the final gatekeeper before most bills get a chamberwide vote, advanced the upper chamber's deal with the White House with little internal discord among Republicans on the panel.But the measure could face issues on the House floor during a second procedural hurdle called a "rule vote," which needs a simple majority of lawmakers to unlock debate and a vote on final passage. House votes normally fall

TUCSON, Ariz. – Authorities in Arizona have revealed that the mother of NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie was possibly kidnapped from her home as investigators continue to search for the missing 84-year-old woman. Nancy Guthrie was last seen Saturday evening at her residence near East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue, north of Tucson, around 9:30 p.m., according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. "Sheriff Nanos has stated that he believes that a crime has been committed," a spokesperson for Pima County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.  "At this point, investigators believe she was taken from the home against her

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills, who is bidding to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, assured that her health was in good standing after a CNN journalist on Monday questioned her viability to campaign at her age."Speaking of electability, the one concern, one of the big concerns I hear about you is your age," CNN’s Manu Raju told the 78-year-old Mills."No! Really? Damn! I thought that wouldn't come up," Mills sarcastically replied.ANTI-ICE LAW SET TO TAKE EFFECT IN MAINE AS GOVERNOR FACES INCREASED CRITICISM FOR ALLOWING IT AMID SENATE RUN"Do you think that the memory in your party about Joe Biden,