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[OFFICIAL] To Maj.-Gen. Dix: WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 24, 1865. This department has information that the President's murder was organized in Canada and approved at Richmond. One of the assassins, now in prison, who attempted to kill Mr. SEWARD, is believed to be one of the St. Albans raiders. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. A DAY OF MOURNING FOR PRESIDENT LINCOLN. [OFFICIAL] By the President of the United States of America A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, by my direction, the Acting Secretary of State, in a notice to the public on the 17th of April, requested the various religious denominations to...

[OFFICIAL] WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 22. To Maj.-Gen. Dix, New-York: In a dispatch, dated Mobile, 5 P.M., April 14, Maj.-Gen. CANBY reports as follows: We find in Mobile and its defences, on the west side of the bay, over 150 guns and a very large amount of ammunition and supplies of all kinds, and about one thousand prisoners. Inventories are now being taken, and a detailed report will be forwarded as soon as they are complete. The quantity of cotton will probably reach 3,000 bales, and there is a large amount of provisions and forage. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of...

On Wednesday, Judge Beryl Howell excoriated DOJ lawyers and signaled that she may permanently block President Trump from taking action against Perkins Coie. Last month, President Trump stripped security clearances of the employees at DNC law firm Perkins Coie. Recall that Hillary Clinton and the DNC paid law firm Perkins Coie more than $1 million to hire oppo research firm Fusion GPS to peddle the bogus ‘Trump-Russia’ dossier during the 2016 election. Former British spy Christopher Steele compiled over a dozen memos alleging the Russians had blackmail on Trump and that his associates were conspiring with the Kremlin to win...

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Saturday, April 22. Yesterday evening a bearer of dispatches arrived from Gen. SHERMAN. An agreement for a suspension of hostilities, and a memorandum of what is called a basis for peace, had been entered into on the 18th inst., by Gen. SHERMAN with the rebel Gen. JOHNSTON. The rebel Gen. BRECKINRIDGE was present at the conference. A Cabinet meeting was held at 8 o'clock in the evening, at which the action of Gen. SHERMAN was disapproved by the President, by the Secretary of War, by Gen. GRANT, and by every member of the Cabinet. Gen. SHERMAN was...

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Special Dispatch to the New-York Times. WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21 -- 9:30 P.M. The remains of ABRAHAM LINCOLN have departed from Washington. All of the moral part that is left on earth is now on its way to its final resting place beneath the sod of his chosen State. The last tribute of honor that could be paid by the people of Washington, was tendered this morning in escorting the body from the capitol to the cars. All day yesterday, despite the rain, until 6 o'clock, thousands wended their way up the Capitol steps, into the grand rotunda, by the...

WASHINGTON, April 20, 1865. Maj.-Gen. John A. Dix: ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD. The murderer of our late beloved President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, is still at large. Fifty thousand dollars reward will be paid by this department for his apprehension, in addition to any reward offered by municipal authorities or State Executives. Twenty-five thousand dollars reward will be paid for the apprehension of G.A. ATZEROT, sometimes called "Port Tobacco," one of BOOTH's accomplices. Twenty-five thousand dollars reward will be paid for the apprehension of DAVID C. HAROLD, another of BOOTH's accomplices. Liberal reward will be paid for any information that shall...

(Reuters) -A U.S. judge barred the Trump administration from rapidly deporting hundreds if not thousands of migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to show they fear being persecuted, tortured or killed there. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy's preliminary injunction on Friday was the latest setback to an immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump when he took office on January 20.

[OFFICIAL.]FROM SECRETARY STANTON TO GEN. DIX. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 1:30 P.M. Maj.-Gen. Dix: The arrangement for conveying the President's remains to Springfield, Ill., has been changed this morning. They will go direct from Washington to Philadelphia, Harrisburgh, Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and thence to Springfield. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. SECOND DISPATCH. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 11 P.M. Maj.-Gen. John A. Dix, New-York: It has been finally concluded to conform to the original arrangements made yesterday for the conveyance of the remains of the late President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, from Washington to Springfield, viz.: By way...

[OFFICIAL.]WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 16, 1865. Major-Gen. Dix, New-York: Official information has reached this department of the occupation of Mobile, on the 12th inst. by the troops under command of Maj.-Gen. CANBY. No particulars of the capture have yet been received. The following despatches, confirming details of the expedition under command of Maj.-Gen. STONEMAN, have been forwarded to the department of Maj.-Gen. THOMAS: HEADQUARTERS, NASHVILLE, April 18 -- 1:30 P.M. Major-Gen. H.W. Halleck, Chief of Staff: I forward the following report from Major-Gen. STONEMAN, just received, for the information of the Secretary of War and the Lieutenant-General, and take pleasure...

Friday on FNC’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he saw Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) emerging as a leader in the Democratic Party. He predicted a civil war with Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) lining up against former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). “[T]he DNC is supposed to unite the party, but what we’re watching live is a civil war inside the Democratic Party, and they’re fighting for new leadership,” he said. “And this...

APPEARANCE OF THE CITY. WASHINGTON, D.C., Tuesday, April 17 -- 9:20 P.M. The city has to some extent resumed its wonted appearance, though the great grief is still uppermost in all hearts, and its signs are apparent on every hand. Every yard of black fabric in the city on Saturday, was bought up at an early hour on that day, and hundreds of persons who wished to testify their grief by draping the residences were unable to so. This morning, however, further supplies arrived here, and this afternoon many more houses have been draped in morning. Business has been partially...

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump DOJ’s effort to block Judge Xinis’ order requiring the US government to “facilitate” the return of alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia. A three-judge panel: Harvie Wilkinson (Reagan), Robert King (Clinton), and Stephanie Thacker (Obama) issued the order. Judge Wilkinson, the Reagan appointee, repeatedly referred to Abrego Garcia as a “resident” even though he’s an illegal alien. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is an El Salvadorian national who was illegally residing in Maryland. In 2019, an immigration judge ordered Abrego Garcia, an alleged member of the dangerous MS-13 gang, removed from the...

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 15 -- 4:10 A.M. To Major-Gen. Dix: The President continues insensible and is sinking. Secretary SEWARD remains without change. FREDERICK SEWARD's skull is fractured in two places, besides a severe cut upon the head. The attendant is still alive, but hopeless. Maj. SEWARD's wound is not dangerous. It is now ascertained with reasonable certainty that two assassins were engaged in the horrible crime, WILKES BOOTH being the one that shot the President, and the other, a companion of his, whose name is not known, but whose description is so clear that he can hardly escape. It...

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 15 -- 4:10 A.M. To Major Gen. Dix: The President continues insensible and is sinking. Secretary SEWARD remains without change FREDERICK SEWARD'S Skull is fractured in two places, besides a severe cut upon the head. The attendant is still alive, but hopeless. Maj. SEWARD's wound is not dangerous. It is now ascertained with reasonable certainty that two assassins were engaged in the horrible crime, WILKES BOOTH being the one that shot the President, and the other companion of his whose name is not a known, but whose description is so clear that he can hardly escape....

QUIET PART OUT LOUD: Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA) admits that House Democrats are meeting "every single week behind the scenes" with left-wing attorneys general to employ lawfare against President Trump's agenda. pic.twitter.com/HBsjVDg8Ip— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 15, 2025

Two months ago, the English podcast host Louise Perry hosted David Betz, a professor at King’s College, London, and an expert in civil wars. The topic? “The Coming British Civil War.” Betz argues that the United Kingdom now has all the traditional hallmarks of a society on the verge of violent civil conflict. He mentions the collapse of faith in British institutions, the two-tier justice system, Islamic radicalization, and the polarization wrought by official multiculturalism, among other factors. The YouTube version of the interview has had nearly 200,000 views—so many that Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley noticed, writing in his April...

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[OFFICIAL.] WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 15 -- 1:30 A.M. Maj.-Gen. Dix: This evening at about 9:30 P.M., at Ford's Theatre, the President, while sitting in his private box with Mrs. LINCOLN, Mrs. HARRIS, and Major RATHBURN, was shot by as assassin, who suddenly entered the box and approached behind the President. The assassin then leaped upon the stage, brandishing a large dagger or knife, and made his escape in the rear of the theatre. The pistol ball entered the back of the President's head and penetrated nearly through the head. The wound is mortal. The President has been insensible ever...

From Our Own Correspondent. ON BOARD STEAMER "CITY POINT," JAMES RIVER, Va., Wednesday, April 12 via WASHINGTON, D.C., April 13 -- 12:20 P.M. Lieut.-Gen. GRANT and staff arrived at City Point this morning at half-past four o'clock, having left Appomattox Court-house -- the scene of the surrender of Geo. LEE and his army -- on Tuesday morning at daylight. They came on horseback to Burkesville Station, on the Southside Railroad, and thence by rail to City Point. Appomattox Court-house is one hundred and three miles west of Petersburgh, and only twenty-two miles east of Lynchburgh. Gen. LEE did not arrive...