Author: Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner

A musical comedy centered on Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is set to debut next month in San Francisco. Titled Luigi: the Musical, the show focuses on the “surreal scenario” of Mangione sharing a prison with “real-life” inmates Sean “Diddy” Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried, according to the musical’s…

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said Friday that Republicans’ major tax and domestic policy bill could be on President Donald Trump’s desk as late as August because “good policy is good politics.” “Good policy is good politics, and, so, if we get something that delivers on President Trump’s promise to make our economy…fairer to the American…

British actor and podcaster Russell Brand was granted conditional bail Friday after appearing in a London court on charges of rape and sexual assault. Brand, 49, did not enter a plea at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and was told that he is required to attend all future court hearings whether he is in the United Kingdom or United…

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Thursday that voters who wanted to “disrupt the status quo” in November are now suffering under President Donald Trump. “I think for many people that voted for the president, they voted because they wanted to disrupt the status quo, which I understand,” Moore told ABC News’s The View. “I…

CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings is reportedly open to replacing outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) if President Donald Trump gives him the go-ahead. “If the president wants me, I’ll run,” Jennings, a Kentucky native, said at an afterparty following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, according to a report. “If he wants somebody else, I’ll support that…

Republican lawmakers in Colorado sent Attorney General Pam Bondi a letter appealing for an investigation into state gun control laws following the passage of a new law they claim infringes on the Second Amendment. “We respectfully request that the Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force launch a thorough investigation into Colorado’s anti-Second Amendment agenda,” the letter…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is “very confident” that the suspects arrested in connection with her purse robbery were in the country illegally. “From the information that has been shared with me so far in the investigation, and I understand that they’ve been talking to them and getting information, these are career criminals,” Noem told Tony Dokoupil…

Philadelphia Eagles running back and Super Bowl champion Saquon Barkley said his Sunday golf outing with President Donald Trump was out of respect for the presidency and not political. “Some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT,” Barkley posted to X. “Maybe I just respect…

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) called for “mass protests,” urging Democrats and their allies to act in a way that will not give Republicans “a moment of peace.” “Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption, but I am now,” Pritzker said while delivering the keynote address at the New Hampshire…

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts stayed silent after being asked if he planned to join his teammates in visiting the White House to celebrate the Eagles’ victory in Super Bowl 59. “Um…” Hurts responded to the question at the 2025 TIME100 gala before offering a quick smile and looking around. The interviewer appeared to take the…