Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide by a jury on Monday for placing a man in a chokehold on a subway train in Manhattan. The decision by the seven women and five men comes after Penny’s manslaughter charge was dismissed Friday due to the jury being unable to reach a unanimous decision. […]
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to lift a gag order restricting President-elect Donald Trump from making statements about jurors, court staff, and their families in his New York criminal case. Justice Samuel Alito handled the denial on behalf of the full court, marking the second time this year the justices have upheld the restrictions. […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced his new fragrance line Sunday alongside a photo of him with first lady Jill Biden at the Notre Dame reopening. The launch comes a month after Trump won the 2024 presidential election. The fragrance, named “Fight, fight, fight,” is a reference to his first words after the first assassination attempt against […]
Ryan Routh asked a judge on Sunday to postpone his trial until December 2025, arguing he needed more time to prepare a defense against charges that he attempted to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. Routh’s request would mark a 10-month delay of the trial, which Judge Aileen Cannon set for February 2025. “Proceeding with the scheduled trial or anytime […]
President-elect Donald Trump has more than a month before he returns to the White House, but he has already taken a prominent role on the world stage — even as President Joe Biden is still commander in chief. Trump’s imminent return to power was evident during his weekend trip to Paris, where he attended the […]
Following the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime, Israel said it entered its border with Syria in order to secure a buffer zone. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the collapse of Assad’s regime in Syria was a “direct result” of Israel’s military campaign against Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah, in […]
Former Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger is a critic of President-elect Donald Trump but doesn’t think he will throw members of the Jan. 6 committee in jail for investigating the riot. Trump made “retribution” a key plank of the platform he rode to victory on a month ago. Now that he’s weeks from returning to […]
Washington, D.C., lawmakers are trying not to attract Republicans‘ attention, opting for benign bill names to avoid getting any attention from the next White House and Congress. The Council of the District of Columbia so far renamed two bills, according to the Washington Post. The previously named Reparations Foundation Fund and Task Force Establishment Act, […]
Draining the swamp 2.0 President-elect Donald Trump rode to victory eight years ago on a promise that he, an outsider, could row into Washington and sweep up the streets. It’s hard for him to make that same case now. He is an established member of the political class as a former president and perennial campaigner. […]
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to shake up Washington, D.C. upon his return to the White House, taking aim at the federal workforce based in the capital city. Trump has railed against the “deep state” and vowed to “dismantle” it as part of his campaign pitch, setting up several actions that could reshape Washington, D.C., […]
