Physical assaults against Jewish people in the U.S. last year reached the highest levels since 1979, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced Wednesday. Why it matters: An overall decline in anti-Jewish harassment and vandalism didn't extend to a reduction in violence. Read more
May 6, 2026
Stephen Colbert travels to Chicago to interview former President Barack Obama at the newly-completed Obama Presidential Center.
Watch as they discuss the president's love for Chicago, his long-term hopes for his legacy, and which presidential powers are ripe for abuse.
Keep watching for three more segments with President Obama and grab tickets to the Museum at the Obama Presidential Center starting May 6th.
Oil prices have plunged on on reports that the US and Iran are nearing a peace deal, a development that paid off big for traders that happened to be shorting crude just ahead of the news.
The Institute for Primary Facts has compiled more than 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files for public display at the newly opened Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room. 17,000 pounds of analog evidence and documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and his association with Donald Trump.
Acquitted killer Kyle Rittenhouse said he was hospitalized after a venomous spider bite on Wednesday.
The right-wing darling, who was acquitted of murdering two people and shooting another with an AR-15-style rifle during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest when he was 17, shared photos of himself in the hospital and where the apparent spider bite was located on his leg.
Iran says a US proposal to end the war is "still being considered", after reports the two sides could be close to an agreement.
US news outlet Axios reported on Wednesday that the White House believes it could be closing in on a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran.
A senior member of Iran's parliament dismissed it as a "wish list", while a foreign ministry spokesman said Tehran would share its views of a US proposal with Pakistani mediators.
The US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, appeared before the House oversight and reform committee on Wednesday to answer questions over his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
After the hearing concluded, Democrats on the committee lambasted Lutnick's performance.
"Now we know why that interview was not videotaped. If Donald Trump had seen the video transcript, he would've fired Howard Lutnick," said Ro Khanna, a Democratic congressman of California, who has helped lead efforts in Congress to force the release of the justice department's files related to Epstein.
"It was just contortions and lies ... He made a farce of the English language."
Tennessee-based Pentecostal televangelist Perry Stone and founder of Perry Stone Ministries, claimed that his friend told him a group of pastors were recently briefed by US officials to prepare their congregations for the disclosure of UFOs and extra-terrestrials.
"They're here!"
Democracy Docket reports that Phillip "Bert" Callais, the lead plaintiff in Louisiana v. Callais, has long claimed U.S. elections are rigged on social media. Callais posted photos and video from the scene at the infamous "Stop the Steal" protest prior to the 2021 Capitol riot, and his Facebook page is full of MAGA and right-wing content, including attacks on vaccines and anything to the left of President Trump.
The FBI is raiding the office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas in connection with a corruption probe, Law enforcement told Fox News that the FBI secured multiple search warrants from a federal judge and were also searching the building next door. Lucas, a Democrat is reportedly on the scene.
The FBI has launched a criminal leak investigation focusing on an Atlantic magazine journalist who wrote a deeply unflattering account last month of Director Kash Patel's work habits, two people familiar with the matter told MS NOW. The sources said the so-called insider threat investigation is highly unusual because it did not stem from a disclosure of classified information and because it is focused on leaks to a reporter. The agents involved are part of an insider threats unit based in Huntsville, Alabama, the sources added. Typically, leak investigations look into government officials who may have disclosed state secrets or classified documents. Journalists who receive and publish such information have typically only been involved as potential witnesses.
As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. " A man accused of killing one person and injuring a dozen more in a firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators showing support for Israeli hostages in Gaza plans to plead guilty this week to murder and other charges, according to court documents.
Breakdown of the latest security footage. There is absolutely 0% chance this was legit and there was ever a threat.
With their services pistols drawn, two USAF Security Forces airmen forcefully entered the wrong residence on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, while a child was alone inside. Both have been assigned to desk duties and are under investigation.
FLETC No-No
"I want to show a snippet of an interview that Timothy Snyder had with Katie Couric the other day.
Snyder is a prominent American historian and Yale University professor and he specializes in central and Eastern European history, the Holocaust, and especially modern authoritarianism.
But a couple friends of the channel mentioned a specific statement of his during this interview in which he said that Donald Trump is "fighting with God."
Here's that short clip and I have a link to the entire interview down below pinned to the top of the comments. It's a very interesting interview and I highly recommend you take the time to watch it if you're able to.
