France is ramping up its investigation into X owner Elon Musk and his social media platform by announcing a slew of criminal charges pertaining to multiple scandals. In a press release on Thursday, the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office said an introductory indictment was filed on nine charges the day before. The first charge is for […]
The Southern Poverty Law Center pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal fraud and money laundering charges tied to its use of paid informants within extremist groups, with the organization vowing to aggressively fight the case. The SPLC was arraigned Thursday afternoon in federal court in Montgomery, Alabama, where federal prosecutors accused the group of improperly […]
The House could follow the Senate’s lead and ban representatives and its staff from trading on prediction market platforms. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduced a resolution on Thursday that would amend House rules to prohibit members and their staff from placing bets on the occurrence of specific events on prediction market platforms, such as Polymarket […]
The U.S. Court of International Trade on Thursday blocked the 10% global tariffs that were instituted by President Donald Trump after the Supreme Court struck down his “Liberation Day” tariffs in February. The order, handed down in a 2-1 majority ruling by a panel of judges, narrowly blocks the tariffs that apply to the plaintiffs. […]
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill posted a photo depicting President Donald Trump dead, including the text “if only,” just weeks after the third assassination attempt against Trump in two years. The since-deleted photo, posted to BlueSky on Wednesday, shows Trump lying in front of a gravesite. While the post suggests Hamill wants Trump dead, the […]
A New York appeals court granted Fox News additional discovery on Thursday in a case brought by voting machine maker Smartmatic, giving the defense more time to prepare for a trial. The order, issued by the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, allows the outlet to consider the impact of the federal criminal […]
President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of “MAGA warrior” Jackson Lahmeyer in Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District in a recent X post. Lahmeyer, a pastor, business leader, and fourth-generation Oklahoman, is running for Congress with Trump’s “full endorsement.” The president said he “won’t let the people down.” According to his campaign website, Lahmeyer has built his […]
A massive round of local elections in the United Kingdom threatens to reshuffle Parliament and undercut the already unsteady Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer is not up for election this week, and his office should be secure until 2029, but he will be watching the results of the Thursday election roll in with dire concern […]
A top Justice Department attorney who has defended some of the Trump administration’s most politically and legally contentious cases is set to leave the department later this month after facing off against the nation’s most prominent appellate advocates. Abhishek Kambli, a deputy associate attorney general who has been working under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche […]
Louisiana will hold some of its primary elections on May 16, though its House primary races have been delayed at the direction of Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA). Landry announced the delay after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling late last month in Louisiana v. Callais, which held the state’s creation of a second minority-majority district in compliance with Section […]
