President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced plans to veto a bipartisan bill that would add 66 federal judgeships, citing concerns over the timing of and motivations for the legislation following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. The bill, known as the JUDGES Act, which passed the Senate unanimously in August, is meant to address a judicial backlog […]
The suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, screamed at reporters before his extradition hearing in Pennsylvania. Mangione’s extradition hearing came one day after his first court appearance on Monday evening, following his arrest by police at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in the wake of a five-day manhunt. Authorities are looking to […]
The White House denounced political violence against greed after Luigi Mangione was denied bail following charges related to the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last week. Mangione had a three-page handwritten note saying, “These parasites had it coming,” when he was detained by police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday. Shell casings […]
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Tuesday assailed President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that he and other former members of the defunct House Jan. 6 committee be imprisoned. Trump advocated that those on the former panel who investigated the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot and his role in overturning the 2020 election should “go to jail.” “I don’t […]
The state of Florida experienced the highest amount of tourist money spent in 2023, an achievement Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) touted on social media. A record-breaking $131 billion was spent by tourists visiting the Sunshine State last year, up by 5% from 2022. The governor took to Facebook to promote the newly confirmed statistics for […]
The Wisconsin Department of Justice charged two of President-elect Donald Trump‘s lawyers and a former aide with ten additional felony charges on Tuesday for their alleged roles in Wisconsin’s “fake electors” scheme surrounding the 2020 presidential election. The two attorneys, Jim Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro, and the aide who directed Election Day operations in 2020, […]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covered his ears when faced with criticism from Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) over his handling of the U.S. Postal Service, a move the Republican mocked and emphasized after it happened. DeJoy was testifying before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee when McCormick asked him “some very tough questions,” specifically over the […]
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) claimed it was “wrong” of President-elect Donald Trump to suggest members of the Jan. 6 committee deserve jail time. Trump made “retribution” a key plank of his winning platform a month ago. Now that he’s weeks from returning to the White House, the president-elect’s foes wonder what his promises will look […]
A last-minute attempt by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to keep the federal agency that oversees U.S. labor law under Democratic control into President-elect Donald Trump’s term is coming down to the wire. The Senate will vote Wednesday to advance President Joe Biden’s nomination of National Labor Relations Board Chairwoman Lauren McFerran to another […]
President-elect Donald Trump‘s electoral victory over Vice President Kamala Harris moves one step forward on Wednesday, which is when states are expected to issue certificates of ascertainment. This is the latest step between the Nov. 5 election and the Jan. 20 inauguration that allows President Joe Biden‘s administration to transition to a second Trump term. […]
