Bobby J. Brown, the actor who played Officer Bobby Brown on the hit HBO series “The Wire” died tragically in a barn fire at the age of 62.

Brown’s daughter told TMZ the beloved actor died Tuesday of smoke inhalation after being trapped in the terrible blaze. She told the outlet she believes he died before he felt the pain of the severe burns he incurred in the horrific incident. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said his cause of death was ruled diffuse thermal injury and smoke inhalation. They indicated the manner of his death was determined to be an accident.

Baltimore, Maryland’s watchdog agency is suing Democratic Mayor Brandon Scott for allegedly withholding records on potential abuse of public funds.

Scott is hampering officials’ “ability to adequately investigate complaints of fraud, financial waste, and abuse in City government,” Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Cumming’s office claimed Tuesday in local court. The lawsuit follows Scott continually barring Cumming from accessing payroll information on the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE), which Scott created in 2020 to reduce gun violence through community organizing, according to multiple reports. (RELATED: SCOOP: Tim Walz Accused Of Stonewalling Key Probe As Somali Fraud Sweeps His State)

In an exclusive interview, California Republican Rep. Young Kim discussed how her bipartisan bill could demolish China’s critical mineral vice grip.

Kim is among the few secure Southern California Republicans after the state passed the redistricting measure Proposition 50 in November 2025. The Golden State politician told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the U.S. must forge muscular partnerships to break China’s chokehold on the critical mineral supply chain by presenting the U.S. as a key partner and investing in projects overseas.

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz claimed Thursday that he is the “angriest” person about his state’s vast fraud scheme, about a minute after he called President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on the fraud “targeted retribution.”

New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani made an unannounced visit to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Donald Trump Thursday.

Mamdani later suggested that he had found common ground with Trump on the issue of building more housing in NYC.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed on Wednesday that she did not join Congress for the money, though her net worth has dramatically increased through investments during her decades on Capitol Hill.

Pelosi touted that she was the highest paid congressperson during her time as speaker while she attended a forum at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. Despite claiming she was not in politics for the money, her wealth grew by at least 2,292% throughout her 37 years in Congress.

Reality star Lisa Rinna claimed that she was drugged with fentanyl in January while attending the “Traitors” Season 4 premiere celebration during a Feb. 26 interview.

During Thursday’s episode of “Good Day New York,” the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star and “Days Of Our Lives” alum told Jerry O’Connell and Rosanna Scotto that tests confirmed she had tests done — and they came back positive for fentanyl.

Team USA’s bar tab was reportedly legendary.

According to the Daily Mail, the team ripped through $150,000 worth of champagne, tequila, and vodka at the E11EVEN club in Miami, Florida. That does sound fun, but it also sounds like the hangover from hell. (RELATED: We’re Proud Of YOU, Toothless Jack)

Energy Secretary Chris Wright explained to the Daily Caller why the Trump administration is in favor of building data centers in the United States, as concerns grow about their presence in the country.

Americans seem conflicted about the growing presence of AI and data centers across the country, though in some areas of the country the issue is proving to cause a stir. Wright told the Caller that the administration prefers data centers be built in America over other competitive countries like China.

Police accused a 22-year-old man of shooting a millionaire philanthropist at a Maryland senior living facility to death on Feb. 14 while wearing a woman’s wig.

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) announced during a Feb. 25 news conference that officers took Marquise James into custody during a traffic stop the previous day after he allegedly shot at a Maryland State Trooper. Police also said James is a suspect in the murder of 87-year-old Robert Fuller.

Ford is recalling roughly 4.4 million vehicles due to a software issue that could cause an attached trailer’s tail lights, turn signals and brakes to fail — increasing the risk of crashing.

The recall will impact Ford trucks, vans and SUVs from the 2021 through 2026 model years, CBS News reported. Ford F-150 and F-250 pickup trucks account for the vast majority of the affected vehicles, numbering around 3.4 million recalls, the outlet reported.

Some Senate Republicans are rejecting the possibility of invoking a little-known tactic to pass the SAVE America Act — despite their own staunch support for its policies and President Donald Trump’s calls to get it to his desk.

The “talking filibuster” gambit — which other GOP senators view as a possible last-ditch effort to pass the election integrity bill — would force Democrats in the upper chamber to deliver speeches to stall votes rather than simply threaten to withhold them. However, Senate rules pose multiple hurdles for Republicans seeking to pass the SAVE Act, as Democrats, if forced into a talking filibuster, could grind the chamber to a halt for weeks or even months and put the president’s agenda on pause. (RELATED: John Thune Outlines GOP Strategy To Push DHS Funding Forward)