Republicans are increasingly pointing fingers at FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as an unlikely factor reshaping the Texas Senate race, warning his aggressive posture toward broadcasters may have backfired and put a once-reliable GOP seat into play. What party operatives once saw as a favorable matchup, with many privately viewing Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) as the […]
The Senate is holding a confirmation vote on Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-OK) appointment as Department of Homeland Security head. The vote is slated to be held at 7:30 p.m. Mullin only needs a simple majority to be confirmed, a total he’s expected to receive, largely along party lines. HOW MARKWAYNE MULLIN WOULD LEAD DHS DIFFERENTLY […]
President Donald Trump took a tour of Graceland, Tennessee, the historic estate of rock star Elvis Presley, all the while drawing parallels between himself and the rock icon. “We love Elvis. Who doesn’t love Elvis. Everybody loves Elvis, right?” the president asked as he entered the main mansion. Amid uncertainty about the war with Iran, […]
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Republican National Committee on Monday of asking the Supreme Court to legislate from the bench by striking down late-arriving mail ballot laws, rather than having Congress or individual states pass laws ending mail ballot collection on Election Day. The justices heard arguments in Watson v. RNC, where they weighed […]
Justice Samuel Alito expressed concern over how the rise of state laws allowing mail ballots to be received after Election Day could undermine public confidence in the electoral process, as the Supreme Court grappled with the legality of Mississippi’s late-arriving mail ballot law Monday. The Supreme Court heard arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee, […]
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that U.S. officials had been in indirect communication with Iranian leaders about a possible off-ramp to end the war, but it is unclear how Israel will factor into these discussions. The president’s remarks were the first indication of a possible off-ramp to conclude the conflict, but his objectives and […]
New Jersey district judges and the Trump administration came to an agreement to appoint career prosecutor Robert Frazer as Alina Habba’s replacement as U.S. attorney for New Jersey. Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb announced Frazer’s departure in a single-sentence notice on the state court’s website on Monday, with the appointment effective Monday. The appointment marks […]
Kermit Gosnell, the former abortionist convicted in Pennsylvania of first-degree murder of three born-alive infants during botched late-term abortions, died this month in state custody. Gosnell, 85, was serving three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole in Huntingdon County after being convicted by a jury in May 2013. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections […]
Donna Motsinger has been awarded $19.25 million after a jury found that entertainer Bill Cosby had drugged and raped her, concluding a civil trial centered on allegations dating back more than five decades. A California civil jury found Cosby liable for sexual assault and sexual battery, awarding Motsinger $17.5 million for past mental suffering and […]
California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer dodged answering how he would grade the current governor’s two terms on Sunday. Steyer is one of many Democrats running to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) in this November’s election. A reporter asked Steyer how he would grade the term-limited governor’s leadership from A to F, to which Steyer […]
