A Michigan Democrat's campaign aide compared Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers' patriotic Woodward Dream Cruise video to white flight and a Ku Klux Klan cross burning.
Rogers posted footage Sunday showing him riding in the passenger seat of an antique red Ford pickup as it cruised down the road with two American flags flying from the tailgate. Toby Keith's "American Ride" played in the background.
"Gotta love this American Ride! There's no better way to do the Woodward Dream Cruise!" Rogers wrote in the post accompanying the video.
But Mason Pressler, El-Sayed's political manager in northern Michigan, saw something far darker in the display.
"Mike Rogers' campaign has the aesthetics of a 1960s white flight suburb and a KKK cross burning," Pressler said on X.
The Mike Rogers campaign quickly fired back, accusing Pressler of believing that "driving a Michigan-made Ford truck is akin to the KKK."
The campaign
House investigators have opened a probe into Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California over serious allegations that include "inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer."
The House Ethics Committee announced the investigation Monday, putting the longtime Democratic lawmaker under fresh scrutiny as Capitol Hill continues to grapple with allegations of misconduct involving members and their staff.
Gomez, who has served in Congress since 2017, acknowledged that he had been unfaithful to his wife but insisted the relationships were consensual and did not violate the law or House rules.
The allegations are particularly striking given Gomez's public role as founder and chair of the Congressional Dads Caucus, which says it was created to "ensure that dads step up at home and in the halls of Congress."
Gomez is married and has one child.
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Dolly Parton is giving fans a reassuring health update after a string of medical issues forced the country music legend to cancel her Las Vegas residency and scale back travel.
The 80-year-old singer was expected to attend the Aug. 14 grand opening of NightFlight Expedition, a new attraction at Dollywood, but instead appeared in a prerecorded video from her home in Nashville.
Parton explained that her doctor advised her not to make the roughly 200-mile trip to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, because she had been dealing with dizziness and dehydration.
"I've told you before, all my fans, that I've had a few little health issues and sometimes I get a little dizzy and I get dehydrated. And I'm dehydrated," she said. "So my Nashville doctor has kind of clipped my wings, saying, 'You ain't traveling this week.' So I guess if your doctor tells you, 'You ain't traveling
Seattle's socialist mayor is taking fire from fellow Democrats as a recall drive threatens to cut short her rocky tenure at City Hall.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson appeared to take a swipe at Mayor Katie Wilson this week by reposting journalist Ari Hoffman's blistering account of her response to the July 27 mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival.
Three people were killed in the bloodshed.
Hoffman reported that Wilson refused to speak or turn on her camera during an emergency Zoom call hastily arranged for Washington leaders after the shooting.
When Hoffman filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking records of the call, Ferguson's office said it did not have a recording.
The Democratic governor's account then shared Hoffman's post targeting Wilson, an unexpected move that caught the conservative journalist by surprise.
Hoffman wrote on X that the repost "wasn't on my bingo card for today."
"He
"Today" host Craig Melvin became visibly emotional during Monday's broadcast after a touching cancer-related segment hit especially close to home.
The moment unfolded during Jenna Bush Hager's regular "Morning Boost" segment, which featured a grandmother being surprised by her granddaughter during her final chemotherapy treatment.
As the clip ended, Bush Hager noticed Melvin struggling to hold back his emotions.
"Oh, Craig, you have the Monday feels over there," she said, adding that the clip was "pretty sweet, right?"
Co-host Carson Daly jumped in with some light teasing.
"Look, he does have a heart!"
Melvin then explained why the story had hit him so hard.
"Yeah, well, my mom rang the bell today, so, yeah, that's a good one."
Daly quickly realized the deeper meaning behind the reaction.
"It hits home. That's what the Boost does!"
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Melvin's mother, Betty Jo Melvin, was
The Trump administration is publicly rebuking Israel after the longtime U.S. ally carried out airstrikes on a Syrian military base, calling the attack an unnecessary escalation that could undermine stability in the region.
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said Washington was "deeply concerned" by the Israeli strikes on Abu al-Duhur Airbase in Syria.
Barrack argued that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has not taken the same approach as the regime that came before him and has instead signaled that he wants to avoid a wider confrontation with Israel.
According to Barrack, al-Sharaa has not "adopted a predatory posture nor maintained proxy forces" and has "repeatedly indicated a preference for de-escalation with Israel."
The ambassador said the United States believes diplomacy and restraint remain the better path as tensions continue to simmer across the Middle East.
Barrack said the U.S. "continues to believe that restraint and engagement offer the more
An Alaska Airlines flight bound for Seattle was forced back to the gate Sunday evening after two unruly passengers allegedly threatened to seize control of the aircraft, prompting the crew to trigger a cockpit lockdown and call for law enforcement.
The Boeing 737 had pushed back from the gate at Miami International Airport and was taxiing for departure around 6:40 p.m. when the situation escalated.
According to air traffic control audio obtained by ATCapp, the pilot alerted controllers that the crew was responding to a serious onboard disturbance.
"Ramp, Alaska 305, we have set the parking brake and we have a customer disturbance onboard right now, with threats coming from customers," the pilot said.
"We want to go into a lockdown protocol. We are shutting down the engine and parking brake set."
Cockpit lockdown procedures are designed to protect the flight deck whenever its security may be at risk,
A massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 20 people, collapsing buildings and sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets as rescuers scrambled to reach the hardest-hit areas.
The powerful quake was centered near San José del Palmar in the western department of Chocó, roughly 173 miles west of Bogotá.
The shaking was felt across a wide swath of Colombia, including the capital, where emergency alarms sounded and residents evacuated buildings as a precaution.
The death toll climbed rapidly Monday morning as authorities received reports from devastated communities closer to the epicenter.
At least 18 people were reported dead in Pereira, while additional deaths were confirmed in Manizales. More recent reports placed the nationwide toll at at least 22 as emergency crews continued searching damaged structures.
Authorities warned that the casualty count could rise as rescuers reach collapsed buildings and isolated areas.
In Cali, officials reported
President Donald Trump is making a major personnel move at the White House just weeks before the midterm elections, elevating longtime legal ally Will Scharf to serve as White House counsel.
Scharf, who had been serving as White House staff secretary, will replace David Warrington in one of the administration's most important legal posts as Republicans brace for a possible wave of Democratic investigations if control of Congress shifts.
Trump announced the move Saturday and made clear he has confidence in Scharf.
'I know Will well!' Trump wrote on social media on Saturday, praising him as 'tough, strong, and smart.'
Warrington is expected to leave the administration and return to the private sector.
Scharf, 40, has become one of Trump's most trusted legal hands and previously represented him in major personal legal battles, including the Supreme Court fight tied to Special Counsel Jack Smith's election interference case.
'Will Scharf will
CNN anchor Sara Sidner revealed Monday that she feared her breast cancer had returned after a recent scan appeared to show the disease had spread throughout her body.
The veteran journalist, who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2023 before announcing she was cancer-free in 2024, told viewers on "CNN News Central" that a recent PET scan delivered devastating news at first glance.
"It indicated I was likely metastatic, stage 4 cancer, incurable. It appeared to have spread to my hip, my spine, my liver, my lungs. I was inconsolable at the time," Sidner said.
She said the alarming results immediately sent her spiraling.
"I looked up, 'How long do I have to live?' The number came back, less than five years. It knocked the breath out of me, as you might imagine. Then I cried."
Doctors ordered a biopsy to determine whether the scan was accurate,
NBA legend Don Nelson, a five-time champion and one of the most influential coaches in basketball history, died Sunday at age 86.
Nelson's family announced that the Hall of Famer died peacefully while surrounded by loved ones.
"On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family," his family said in a statement. "Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memories."
Nelson leaves behind a remarkable basketball legacy that stretched from his championship years with the Boston Celtics to a coaching career that helped reshape the modern NBA.
After becoming an All-American at the University of Iowa, Nelson was selected with the No. 17 overall pick in the 1962 NBA Draft by the Chicago Zephyrs.
He later spent time with the Los
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing fresh scrutiny after years-old writings resurfaced in which he blamed "toxic masculinity" for problems in American football and described racism, misogyny and homophobia as deeply embedded in the sport's culture.
The remarks came in a 2021 Substack post written after then-Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigned over emails containing racist, homophobic and misogynistic language.
"The toxic masculinity at the heart of America's most popular sport — and men's sports culture more generally — is way deeper than a few emails or a Jay-Z turnaround," El-Sayed wrote.
The comments are notable because El-Sayed spent years playing football himself.
He was a captain and two-year starter at Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, playing center on offense and nose guard on defense.
A 2002 newspaper preview listed him at 5-foot-8 and 205 pounds and identified him as one of three returning
