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Months before ever beginning to target Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Nicholas Roske was obsessed with finding someone to assassinate. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Bipartisan bill would end legal shield for social media giants

A bipartisan pair of senators is taking aim at the legal shield that has protected internet companies for three decades, arguing that tech giants have transformed from neutral platforms into profit-driven algorithmic powerhouses.

February 5, 2026
FILE - Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Who is Ryan Routh, the man convicted after attempting to assassinate Donald Trump?

Ryan Routh, 59, was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus seven years on Wednesday after being convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump -- who at the time was a former president and a presidential candidate -- at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 15, 2024.

February 4, 2026
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at the annual Fancy Farm picnic, Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

What happens if Mitch McConnell can’t finish his term?

Sen. Mitch McConnell's hospitalization this week with flu-like symptoms has renewed attention not just to the 83-year-old's health, but to a question with significant political ramifications: What happens if Kentucky's senior senator cannot complete his term?

February 4, 2026
Journalist Kaitlan Collins poses for photographers as she arrives at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 29, 2023. Donald Trump's town hall forum on CNN on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, is the first major TV event of the 2024 presidential campaign, and a big test for the chosen moderator, Kaitlan Collins. The former White House correspondent and now-morning show host must juggle questions from an audience of Republican primary voters, her own follow-ups and the need to fact-check false statements. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump scolds CNN’s Kaitlan Collins over Epstein question

President Trump criticized CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins during an Oval Office exchange Tuesday, calling her "the worst reporter" and chiding her for not smiling as she pressed him about newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

February 4, 2026