Hasan Piker, left, and Adam Hamawy during a live-streamed interview. Voters in New Jersey advanced a foreign-born candidate who once volunteered for an al-Qaeda-linked group to the November general election in the race to succeed a retiring congresswoman. Adam Hamawy cruised to victory on Tuesday night in New Jersey's 12th district, where U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson will be retiring at the end of her sixth term. Hamawy is a complicated political figure. He was born in

Former '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley. CBS News fired Scott Pelley Tuesday night, a little more than 24 hours after the longtime 60 Minutes correspondent unleashed an angry tirade in a staff meeting during which he accused CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss of "murdering" the newsmagazine and mocked the credentials of his new boss, Nick Bilton. Pelley's termination came after Weiss and Bilton, who was named the new executive producer of 60 Minutes last week, made nu

The U.S. Declaration of Independence. The U.S. is just about a month away from celebrating its 250th birthday, but one woke church in Massachusetts has called off its annual Fourth of July celebration for the big semiquincentennial due to an overwhelming sense of guilt over its "whiteness." The Nantucket Unitarian Universalists Church announced in recent days that instead of holding an Independence Day celebration on July 4 this year, it will instead be staging a "political p

Former first lady Jill Biden. Former first lady Jill Biden continued making the rounds on her book tour Tuesday with a visit to The View, where she inadvertently said she's "not a doctor" during a discussion about her husband's cognitive abilities. Biden had famously been called on to drop the title "doctor" from her name by a columnist writing an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal days before her husband took the Oath of Office in 2021 and she became first lady. She holds a d

Tom Homan. Immigration czar Tom Homan says he made a surprise visit to the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, N.J., where Antifa agitators have been rioting for nearly two weeks and said there's no hunger strike happening inside the facility and that he tested the food being served to the detainees there. Homan appeared on Fox News late Monday night to discuss what he witnessed and what he tasted inside the facility. "I made a surprise visit this weekend and walked int

Scott Pelley. A longtime 60 Minutes correspondent threw an immature temper tantrum in front of colleagues during a meeting with his new boss at CBS News on Monday, according to multiple reports. In a meeting with Nick Bilton, who was appointed by CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss last week as the new executive producer of 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley came in hot and unloaded on his new boss, making a spectacle in front of his work colleagues. The New York Times based its repor

Jose Medina mug shot. The illegal immigrant charged with murder in the killing of college freshman Sheridan Gordon in Chicago was in possession of a makeshift knife while incarcerated, the Cook Country Sheriff's office said, prompting a strong reaction from the victim's grieving parents. Jose Medina, the 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela who authorities say murdered the 18-year-old college freshman in March, was found to be in possession of a six-inch shank early o

Rioters clashing with police outside Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ. As many as 20 rioters were arrested arrested late Sunday night in Newark, N.J., after more than a week of violent clashes with police and federal agents dragged on outside of an ICE detention center. According to The New York Post, police in riot gear detained 20-25 rioters after they defied the mayor's 9 p.m. curfew on Sunday night. Antifa protesters have been rioting there for more than a week, with some of t

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wearing a hijab. An Iranian dissident who has been the subject of numerous assassination attempts in recent years by Iran's hardline regime blasted U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for wearing a headscarf while she spoke at a rally this week with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. AOC, who in the past has touted her bonafides as a Roman Catholic, appeared at an Eid celebration alongside the city's first Muslim mayor at Macombs Da

Graham Platner onstage campaigning with Bernie Sanders. A veteran of the U.S. Army and Purple Heart recipient who was mocked by Graham Platner, the leading candidate to take on longtime U.S. Senator Susan Collins in the November election in Maine, fired back in a Wall Street Journal op-ed and in an interview on Fox News. “Flannel shirt and all, Graham Platner is Tim Walz on steroids. An entitled brat who campaigns with socialist Bernie Sanders," Teddy Daniels, who was wounded

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant on Thursday blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom's pledge to tax anyone in his state who receives funds from President Trump's newly-launched anti-government weaponization fund at 100% as "stupid" during a press conference at the White House. In exchange for dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS for having illegally leaked his tax returns in a bid to derail his presidency during his first term, the

Karen Bass, Nithya Raman, Spencer Pratt. With just days to go until California voters head to the polls in the state's primary election, a new poll shows the race for L.A. mayor tightening and incumbent Karen Bass' lead in the race shrinking to the point of being "statistically insignificant." Bass is still in the lead, the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies / Los Angeles Times poll showed, with 26% of those surveyed responding that they support the incumbent. City

Donald Trump shooting a free throw in 2005 as NBA legend Isiah Thomas watches. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday attempted to unleash a sick burn on President Donald Trump over the legitimacy of his Knicks fandom, but instead revealed her own lack of knowledge about the basketball team, which just punched a ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Hochul was in the midst of a press conference when a reporter asked, "What do you say to President Trump say

Former first lady Jill Biden. Former first lady Jill Biden said she "was frightened" while watching then-President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance nearly two years ago, and that she thought her husband was "having a stroke" during the monumental meltdown that significantly upended the 2024 presidential race. "I was frightened because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since," Jill Biden told Rita Braver in an interview set to air on CBS Sunday Morning th

President Trump flanked by Marco Rubio to the left and Pete Hegseth to the right. Former President Joe Biden on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block the Department of Justice from releasing audio and transcripts of interview sessions recorded in 2016 and 2017 that were at the center of an investigation led by a special counsel. On Wednesday, Trump reacted to the lawsuit when asked about it by a reporter at his Cabinet meeting. "Why do you think that Joe Biden is try

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Newt Gingrich, who from 1995 to late 1998 served as the 50th Speaker of the House of Representatives, said in an interview this week that it "was a mistake to impeach" then-President Bill Clinton over his 1990s affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Gingrich, who represented Georgia's sixth congressional district in the House from 1979 until he left Congress in 1999, made the remarks on Pod Force One, a podcast hosted by New York

Ken Paxton. President Donald Trump notched another endorsement victory as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton cruised to victory over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in a closely-watched primary runoff. Paxton won the race in a landslide, capturing nearly 64% of the vote to Cornyn's 36%, a dramatic shift from the initial primary in March when Cornyn barely edged Paxton, 42% to 41%, according to NBC News. The huge win by Paxton comes after Trump endorsed him last week, calling hi

The 'Trump House' in San Diego. Kerry Sheron, 69, a veteran of the U.S. Army, died over Memorial Day weekend in the hospital after a stranger attacked and brutally beat him last week. Sheron was known for his home that was decorated in celebration of the U.S. and of President Donald Trump, leading it to become known as the "Trump House." Sheron's home in San Diego was festooned with a copious amount of American flags as well as Donald Trump imagery, including the iconic photo

Extremists rioting outside of the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, NJ. Federal agents on Tuesday began detaining rioters who for days have been surrounding an ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, disrupting activities around the facility and clashing with authorities outside the building. The demonstration entered its fifth day on Tuesday and has mostly been attended by Antifa agitators who constructed barriers around the facility and tried to stop vehicles

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is reportedly considering mounting a White House run in 2028 or a run for U.S. Senate, depending on which office she believes could allow her to make the most change. Axios reported over the weekend that AOC's official line is that she hasn't yet decided about whether she'll run for president in 2028, but all of her recent actions and rhetoric suggest she may be planning one. Axios reporter Ale