Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas will not run for re-election in 2026. The long-serving lawmaker noted during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” that he will serve the rest of his current term but is seeking a “new challenge.” McCaul has previously chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. ‘JUST EVIL’: TOP REPUBLICAN DETAILS RUSSIA’S ‘HORRIFIC’ MASS ABDUCTIONS OF UKRAINIAN...

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk signals a troubling new chapter in America’s political violence, former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan said. Kirk, 31, died after he was shot in the neck during his “American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The assassination comes a year after two attempts to take the president’s life.  “We like to say that something happened gradually and then suddenly,” Noonan...

The federal trial of Ryan Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump during a round of golf in September 2024, resumes Monday after a week that saw jurors seated, opening statements delivered and a flurry of early testimony. In just two days of testimony last week, prosecutors called 13 witnesses — mostly FBI and Secret Service agents — to walk jurors through the investigation and...