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U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks to reporters following a meeting of the House Republican Conference on March 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

Texas: lawmakers launch ‘Sharia-Free America Caucus,’ aimed at countering Islam and Sharia law’s growing influence in U.S.

Two GOP lawmakers announced the launch of a new caucus in the House of Representatives, aimed at “protecting Western civilization in the United States” to educate Americans on the growing influence of Islam and specifically Sharia law.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 26: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a news conference marking the 6th anniversary of the Trump administrations Executive Order 13769, also known as the Muslim ban, outside the U.S. Capitol on January 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. On January 27, 2017, President Trump enacted the ban, banning people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Rep. Ilhan Omar doubles down on disparaging Kirk assassination comments after House censure effort fails

Representative Ilhan Omar has been confronted about her comments following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, where she said that she believes “he was a reprehensible, hateful man.”

Tyler Robinson mugshot, released by the FBI

‘We got him’: Tyler Robinson arrested in connection to Charlie Kirk assassination

Authorities are now reporting they’ve identified and taken into custody the assassin who shot Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University (UVU).

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: Charlie Kirk introduces U.S. Vice President-elect JD Vance on stage during the Turning Point USA Inaugural-Eve Ball at the Salamander Hotel on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

VP Vance to visit Charlie Kirk’s grieving family

Vice President JD Vance will travel with his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, to Salt Lake City on Thursday to pay their respects to Charlie Kirk’s family following the conservative debater’s horrific assassination at a Utah university.

(L-Top) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 14: California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum on August 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Newsom spoke about a possible California referendum on redistricting to counter the legislative effort to add five Republican House seats in the state of Texas. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) questions witnesses during a special forum on the rising cost of education at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Student Borrower Protection Center) / (Background) Democratic Texas Rep. Nicole Collier gestures from the House floor in the State Capitol on August 19, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Democrats accuse Capitol officials of ‘silencing a Black woman’ after forcing Texas Dem to hang-up Newsom call: ‘Committing a felony’

Texas Democrat Representative Nicole Collier abruptly exited a video call with party leaders on Thursday after claiming she had been warned that participating in the call from inside the State Capitol bathroom could constitute a felony offense.

(Background) The headquarters for National Public Radio, or NPR, are seen in Washington, DC, September 17, 2013. The USD 201 million building, which opened in 2013, serves as the headquarters of the media organization that creates and distributes news, information and music programming to 975 independent radio stations throughout the US, reaching 26 million listeners each week. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) ZEBULON, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 23: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable with faith leaders at Christ Chapel on October 23, 2024 in Zebulon, Georgia. Trump is campaigning across Georgia today as he and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attempt to win over swing state voters. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

NPR sues Trump over his executive order cutting public media federal funding: ‘It violates the First Amendment’

NPR has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to an executive order signed by the GOP president that effectively terminates all federal funding for NPR, PBS, and other public left-wing outlets.