Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.
Judge Michael Nachmanoff set a January 5, 2026, trial date, though Comey’s attorney indicated the defense planned to file several motions to avoid a trial.
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Authorities on Wednesday named a suspect in connection to the deadly, devastating Palisades fire in Los Angeles County.
The suspect has been identified as Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Florida.
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Newly-declassified revelations related to the FBI’s “Arctic Frost” investigation chronicle the 2022 lawfare assault against then-former President Donald Trump and MAGA world, as criminal inquiries — which would lead to criminal charges — spun into high gear as Trump leaned toward running for president again.
The new revelation that the FBI snooped on the phone records of Republican members of Congress during its January 6 investigation is bringing greater scrutiny to then-FBI Director Christopher Wray, during whose tenure the bureau effort occurred, and to then-Special Counsel Jack Smith, who was leading the Biden Justice Department’s investigation into Donald Trump.
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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Wednesday insisted he still supported Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones, despite an ongoing scandal over his alleged text messages fantasizing about the death of a political opponent.
“Jay has apologized. The statements that he made were indefensible, but I’ve known Jay Jones for 25 years, and I think those statements were not in character,” Kaine said, according to The Hill. “I wish other people in public life would sincerely apologize for stuff so, no, I still am a supporter.”
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The Hill President Trump announced Wednesday a ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Hamas, paving the way for the release of 20 living hostages and relief for nearly 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Trump said the two sides signed off on “the first Phase” of a peace plan he announced late last month, a major reprieve to halt more than two years of war since Hamas brutally attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing approximately 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. The president touted the first phase “as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace. All Parties will be treated fairly!” in a post on his social media site Truth Social. READ THE FULL STORY
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Politico The IRS said it was furloughing nearly half of its workforce and shuttering most operations Wednesday, but will continue work to implement President Donald Trump’s signature tax cuts. Work on preparing for next year’s tax-filing season will also continue, but numerous operations will be halted, including taxpayer services like call site operations. The agency will also suspend non-automated tax collections and “most headquarters and administrative functions not related to the safety of life and protection of property” during non-filing season, according to the agency’s latest contingency plan. READ THE FULL STORY
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Washington Examiner Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) plans to introduce a bill that would make it easier to sue the government over alleged censorship, he told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. Cruz’s statement comes after he disagreed with the administration’s threat toward ABC for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about the assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Censorship is wrong, regardless of who’s doing it,” Cruz said. READ THE FULL STORY
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U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said on Wednesday that telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon should explain their decision to cooperate with the Biden administration in 2021, when subpoenas were issued to grant FBI surveillance for the private communications of eight Republican senators, including Blackburn and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN).
Blackburn wrote in a post to X, “We need to know why [AT&T] and [Verizon] did not challenge the subpoena for the phone records of 8 United States Senators when the Biden FBI spied on us during an anti-Trump probe. There needs to be a reckoning for this.”
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The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Mike Dunavant as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee on Tuesday.
Dunavant was among more than 100 nominees confirmed by the Senate in an en bloc vote, with the chamber approving the group by a 51–47 margin.
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State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) launched a bid for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District on Wednesday, setting up a primary challenge between him and incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-09).
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Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis told the Memphis City Council on Tuesday that it appears the National Guard will be coming to Memphis on Friday.
Davis said her police department is having direct communication with National Guard leaders about what the daily deployment of guard members will look like when they arrive in Memphis.
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State Representative Jody Barrett (R-Dickson) said during his Tuesday concession speech that he “didn’t really want to win” the Republican primary contest to select the party’s nominee for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. He had just lost the election to Matt Van Epps, the veteran and former state official who, last Friday, was endorsed by President Donald Trump.
Though conceding the race to Van Epps following his landslide victory, securing about 52 percent of the vote compared to the 25 percent of the Republican electorate who voted for Barrett, the Dickson County Republican did not endorse his former opponent.
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The Supreme Court hasn’t yet determined all the cases it will hear regarding legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s executive actions.
But oral arguments have been scheduled for several cases involving trade as well as separation of powers when it comes to so-called independent agencies within the executive branch. Meanwhile, a decision on a case that has been fast-tracked on an “emergency docket” is still pending.
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The AI surge is exposing an old truth: electricity is the master resource. Data‑center power demand is projected to more than double globally by 2030. In the United States, the interconnection queue is now so large that both new generation and large loads face multi‑year delays. Unless utilities, grid operators, and hyperscalers strike the right deals, AI capacity will keep outrunning electrons—and public patience.
Start with a simple rule: buy electrons before bytes. Match each gigawatt of new data‑center load to contracted, firm low‑carbon generation (nuclear, hydro, geothermal, gas with CCS where credible) plus storage and specific transmission upgrades. Put these commitments in public, milestone‑based contracts. If the power doesn’t show up on schedule, the load waits. Negotiate water honestly: avoid evaporative cooling in arid regions; everywhere, publish water‑use metrics and site accordingly.
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The Virginia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is calling on Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia Attorney General, to withdraw from the race over newly revealed text messages Jones allegedly sent as a state delegate wishing death upon former House Speaker Todd Gilbert, his wife, and children.
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