MadAboutPolitics.com - Featured News

Featured News

Today's Political News Compilation - Monday, July 13, 2026

  • 13
  • 0
map.png
Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:



1784021574352.png

ap.png
Feds turn over evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings to Minnesota after months of delay

By PHILIP MARCELO and REBECCA BOONE
Updated 6:58 PM CDT, July 13, 2026

Federal prosecutors turned over key evidence long sought by Minnesota investigators in their ongoing probe into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during pitched protests against an immigration enforcement crackdown earlier this year, state prosecutors announced Monday.

The progress came as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a motorist in Maine on Monday, and Houston prosecutors complained the administration was still withholding critical information in their investigation into a fatal shooting by an ICE officer last week.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the evidence turned over by U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel Rosen’s office included previously withheld hard drives containing statements, police body camera video and other materials in the Minnesota killings. Federal prosecutors also turned over Good’s badly damaged SUV, she said.

“The wonderful thing now is we have all the evidence,” Moriarty said. “Any time the government is responsible in whatever way of taking the life of a community member we need to have a full and thorough investigation.”

Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed in her vehicle while leaving an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. ...

READ THE FULL STORY - AP

















[URL...

Latest Posts from our Message Boards

Latest Political News Feed

Bipartisan senators introduce Russia sanctions and tariff bill Graham championed

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill championed by Sen. Lindsey Graham that would impose sanctions on top Russian figures and heavy tariffs on the biggest buyers of Russian oil.

The "Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026" aims to squeeze Russian leaders in an effort to bring the Kremlin's four-year war on Ukraine to an end. It would target Russia's energy sector, a significant revenue source for its Ukraine war, by placing financial penalties on purchasers of those products. The White House has signaled its support for the bill, CBS News...
Continue reading...

Amy Coney Barrett recalls heartbreaking question from 12-year-old son over bulletproof vest

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
Justice Amy Coney Barrett shared before the House Appropriations Committee that the uptick in threats waged against her and fellow Supreme Court justices have taken a toll on her children.

"They have required my children to think about and see things that children should not have to see or think about," Barrett testified Tuesday.

Barrett shared how her security detail gave her a bulletproof vest to wear, and one day when she brought it into her bedroom, her 12-year-old son asked what it was.

"And I didn't know how to respond because maybe I lack...
Continue reading...

Senate Dems draw rare line against must-pass Pentagon bill

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
Senate Democrats drew a rare line in the sand against a yearly, must-pass defense package in an act of rebellion against President Donald Trump.

Democrats blocked a procedural hurdle for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a perennial bill that opens up funding for the Pentagon and military. Many were already frustrated by the overall funding target of the package and pushed over the edge by the renewal of the Iran war.

"It’s very disappointing," Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Fox News...
Continue reading...

DOJ charges 3 Russians in alleged $63M cybercrime scheme targeting Americans

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
Three Russian nationals allegedly scammed Americans in 21 states out of more than $63 million, according to a December 2024 indictment that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio unsealed on Tuesday.

The trio — Alexander Alexandrovich Volosovik, 43; Kirill Andreevich Zatolokin, 34; and Yulia Vladimirovna Pankova, 29 — conducted "malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure" through their St. Petersburg, Russia-based companies Media Land, LLC and ML.Cloud, LLC, according to federal prosecutors.

"From their...
Continue reading...

Johnson scores win as conservative rebels end House floor blockade over voter ID bill

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
House conservatives ended their weeks-long blockade of the House floor Tuesday, handing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., a key victory after the rebellion brought legislative business to a standstill for nearly a month.

The House successfully passed a procedural vote 215-211 teeing up votes on an appropriations bill funding the State Department, legislation making Daylight Saving Time permanent and a measure seeking to improve veterans’ benefits.

Johnson also agreed to pair the State Department funding bill with the SAVE America Act, prompting several...
Continue reading...

Strait of Hormuz remains a fault line as Iran and US drift back into war

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.
Continue reading...

How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
Continue reading...

Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister, sworn in as senator

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
Washington — Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, was sworn in Tuesday to serve out the remainder of his term in the Senate, following his sudden death over the weekend.

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa administered the oath of office on the Senate floor as dozens of senators, from both sides of the aisle, were in attendance and stood to applaud. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner were also in attendance.

Graham, who died late Saturday at 71, was not...
Continue reading...

House GOP leaders break logjam after conservative revolt

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 2
Washington — The House on Tuesday finally broke an impasse that had stalled most legislative action on the floor as GOP holdouts sought to leverage their votes to force the Senate to act on President Trump's top priority, the SAVE America Act.

The Senate's inability to pass the controversial voting and elections bill has frustrated Mr. Trump and hardliners in the House, who have held up other GOP priorities in response. The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship documentation to register to vote in federal elections and photo ID...
Continue reading...

Med school deans come up empty in tense hearing when asked point blank if men can have babies: 'Ridiculous'

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., asked two medical university leaders in a tense hearing on Tuesday to directly answer whether non-biological women can have babies and didn’t receive a straight answer, prompting a fiery statement from the congresswoman to Fox News Digital.

"Doctor Hawgood, you see UCSFs Classroom Guide titled framework for Gender and Sex Concepts in Teaching, advises against using the term pregnant women," Miller said to the Chancellor of the University of California San Francisco in an Education and Workforce Committee...
Continue reading...

Lindsey Graham's sister carries on late senator's work, becoming South Carolina's first female senator

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Newly minted Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., represents a series of firsts for the Senate and for her home state.

Graham, who was sworn in on Tuesday, is the first female senator from the Palmetto State, the first sister ever appointed to the upper chamber, and the first person to fill the colossal gap left behind by her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

"Lindsey has always been there for me, and now I will be there for him," Darline Graham said during her appointment ceremony. "My brother was the most amazing person, outstanding leader and...
Continue reading...

Trump says Lindsey Graham's heart condition was 'almost undetectable,' questions FBI's role in probe

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
President Donald Trump said Tuesday late Sen. Lindsey Graham's heart condition was "almost undetectable."

During a meeting in the Oval Office with newly elected Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, Trump answered a question about the South Carolina Republican, who died on Saturday night. A reporter asked about the FBI reportedly being seen at Graham's home, and FBI Director Kash Patel has stated the bureau is assisting local authorities in the death probe.

"I've watched all the medical reports, I've had the doctors from the White House come in and...
Continue reading...

Trump's AG nominee racks up massive support ahead of confirmation hearing: 'Real results'

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Several key groups are coming to the support of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as he navigates Senate confirmation to officially become the successor to Pam Bondi, according to the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Support cited by Grassley's office includes 670,000 sworn officers, 300 angel families, families who lost a loved one to crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, and 100 bipartisan U.S. attorneys and DOJ officials.

The office highlighted a statement from 23 attorneys general...
Continue reading...

Illegal alien ‘pirate’ who hijacked plane to US freed by Clinton-appointed judge

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
A Cuban national convicted of hijacking an airplane in the wake of 9/11 has been ordered released in Florida despite a standing order for his removal from the U.S.

Maikel Guerra Morales and several others assaulted a flight crew and hijacked a Cuban commuter airplane in 2003 and forced it to fly more than 100 miles north to Monroe County, Florida, where it eventually landed at Key West International Airport.

Morales was arrested that evening after U.S. Air Force jets scrambled from Homestead to intercept the plane, which originally took off from...
Continue reading...

After Lindsey Graham's death, sister joins long list of relatives who replaced late family members in Congress

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Following the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., South Carolina's Republican Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Graham's younger sister, Darline Graham, to fill his seat for the remainder of his term, continuing a legacy of family members stepping in to take the reins of power from their kin.

When Darline is sworn in on Tuesday afternoon, she will become the latest example of a U.S. lawmaker sliding into a seat vacated by a deceased family member.

Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., is a favorite of President Donald Trump and has his backing in her...
Continue reading...

Meet the Democrats gunning to replace Graham Platner in a crucial Senate showdown

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
PORTLAND, Maine - The clock is quickly ticking in the race to replace former candidate Graham Platner as Maine's Democratic Senate nominee in the race to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Candidates gunning to win the Democratic nomination must file with the state party by Wednesday to get on the ballot. Eight Democrats have filed so far to run for the nomination, which will be determined by 601 voting delegates at a July 25 convention held by the Maine Democratic Party.

Platner, a populist Democrat who was backed last September by...
Continue reading...

Trump reveals when US military will leave Iraq after 23-year mission

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States no longer believes it needs a military presence in Iraq, arguing Iran has been weakened enough for Baghdad to stand on its own as the U.S.-led coalition mission approaches its planned Sept. 30 conclusion.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi echoed that vision, declaring that armed factions operating outside state control would have "no justification" once the coalition mission concludes and insisting Iraq's security forces would be capable of protecting the country on their own. Al-Zaidi said...
Continue reading...

Pritzker skewered as ‘victim of his own’ policy after repeat offender arrested in governor’s backyard

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
A repeat offender was charged with trespassing at Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s Chicago home over Independence Day weekend, prompting renewed criticism from Republicans and crime-policy critics over the Democrat’s public-safety record.

Dwayne Cortez Milton was arrested on the night of July 4 after he was seen allegedly jumping a fence and entering Pritzker’s backyard. Milton faces a trespassing charge but was released from custody pending trial, ABC 7 Chicago reported.

Milton was ordered released in the trespassing case, but court documents show he...
Continue reading...

WATCH: GOP senators rally behind Lindsey Graham's sister as successor, remember late senator's legacy

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
In the midst of grieving for their late colleague Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., GOP senators rallied behind the appointment of Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to temporarily fill her brother’s seat to represent South Carolina in the Senate.

"She will do a great job," Sen. Roger Marshall told Fox News Digital. "She'll represent the same values that he represents."

He continued, "She'll intuitively know how he would vote on particular issues, even if she doesn't know as much about it as he would have. I think that she'll be a strong vote up...
Continue reading...

Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US prepares to resume blockade of Iran ports

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.
Continue reading...

Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
The president had sought to delay the payment as he tried to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn the judgement.
Continue reading...

Bangkok fire investigation finds locked doors and flammable decor as deaths climb to 30

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Survivors and first responders reported locked doors and a lack of signage marking emergency exits.
Continue reading...

Trump: FBI shouldn't waste time on "conspiracy theories" in Graham's death

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Washington — President Trump said the FBI is "wasting their time" if they're looking into "conspiracy theories" about Sen. Lindsey Graham's death, tamping down speculation that anything other than Graham's heart issues led to his death at age 71 over the weekend.

In the Oval Office Tuesday, a reporter asked the president if he was aware of why the FBI was involved. FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday that the FBI was "assisting local authorities."

"Well, I don't know why, because I think, you know, he had a problem," the president said of Graham...
Continue reading...

Blanche set to face harsh questioning at Senate confirmation hearing

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will appear Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to take over the role on a permanent basis, where he is set to face tough questions about hot-button issues he has been involved in during his time at the Justice Department.

Democrats are expected to grill him over what they believe are politicized prosecutions, the department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and his prior advocacy for a nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.

President Trump...
Continue reading...

Supreme Court pushes Congress for more security: "Threats have come very close"

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Washington — Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett urged Congress on Tuesday to provide additional funding to enhance protection for the justices as they face a rise in threats, with Kagan warning that the "threats have come very close" for some members of the high court.

Kagan and Barrett made a rare appearance before a House subcommittee to testify about the Supreme Court's budget request for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. The pair will also appear before a Senate panel later Tuesday, just weeks after the Supreme...
Continue reading...

General News Feed

Fact Checkers News Feed

Back
Top Bottom