Australian independent MP Helen Haines has lost both legs after a driver allegedly struck her twice outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria. Her husband, Phil Haines, confirmed the second amputation Wednesday as the accused man appeared in court. The 65-year-old lawmaker was standing near the back of

Federal authorities arrested a Kansas man two days before President Donald Trump’s scheduled appearance in Wichita, after investigators traced a Crime Stoppers tip to threatening comments posted beneath local news stories. Jaden J. Read, 24, of Clearwater, was arrested October 17. The Justice Department says he posted multiple threats

A reported exchange between Rep. Ilhan Omar’s sister and others has become a key part of the federal investigation now reaching into the Minnesota Democrat’s Washington home. The New York Post reported that investigators used messages recovered from Sahra Noor’s phone to help persuade a federal judge

A former immigration judge says the legal question at the center of the investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is whether records support her account of how she became a U.S. citizen. Art Arthur, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, told The National News Desk that if evidence

The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s decision to remove her, leaving in place a lower court ruling that upheld the firing. The justices did not issue a new ruling on the constitutional questions behind

The Justice Department has charged 28 noncitizens in California with federal election-related offenses, intensifying the Trump administration’s dispute with state officials over voter eligibility two weeks before the November 3 midterms. Federal authorities arrested 11 defendants Monday as part of “Operation Protect the Vote,” a coordinated effort involving

A $2,500 donation from Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush, has drawn attention in Texas’ closely watched U.S. Senate race. Federal Election Commission records show Bush contributed to Lone Star Rising PAC on September 23, according to Texas Public Radio and Fox News. The outside

Republican candidates have moved ahead in several closely watched Senate contests just days before the November 3 midterms, offering the party fresh momentum as it tries to defend its 53-47 majority. Recent surveys show GOP candidates leading in Texas, Kansas and Iowa, along with at least one poll each

Border Czar Tom Homan has publicly acknowledged that Rep. Ilhan Omar could face denaturalization if investigators establish that she committed fraud during the naturalization process. Appearing on Fox News over the weekend, Homan said revoking citizenship was a possibility, depending on what the evidence shows. “If you lie during the