An Arizona Republican pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor Tuesday in the state’s 2020 election case, marking the first guilty conviction prosecutors have secured since bringing the sweeping indictment in April. Loraine Pellegrino pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false document, a significant reduction in her initial charges, according to a court filing. Pellegrino […]
A new report released by the conservative Heritage Foundation puts a spotlight on a Washington Examiner investigative series on right-leaning media outlets appearing to be “censored” by government actors. The report focuses on the National Endowment for Democracy, a State Department-funded nonprofit group that the author, former U.S. Agency for International Development official Tim Meisburger, […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is demanding transcribed interviews with employees in the Biden administration’s special presidential envoy for climate office as the committee continues its investigation into John Kerry‘s role. Comer sent a letter to President Joe Biden‘s top climate diplomat, John Podesta, requesting an interview on his transition to assume Kerry’s […]
A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld Maryland‘s ban on “assault weapons,” prompting a major pro-Second Amendment legal group to vow to petition the Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled 10-5 that the weapons ban by Maryland, a 2013 law that was challenged as unconstitutional by the Firearms Policy Coalition, […]
The State Election Board in Georgia approved a rule on Tuesday that could have ramifications for the election in November and challenges to the results. The rule, passed by a 3-2 vote of the board on Tuesday evening, stipulates that local election officials may conduct a “reasonable inquiry that the tabulation and canvassing of the […]
A Maryland-based pest control company has agreed to pay Washington, D.C., nearly $140,000 after allegedly polluting the city with toxic chemicals. District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s office accused Kenmore Pest Control & Termite Services of illegally and repeatedly applying pesticides in the district, endangering residents and harming the city’s natural resources. Kenmore regularly […]
An Arizona grand jury that had already indicted 18 of Donald Trump’s allies also wanted to charge the former president himself. Prosecutors advised the jury members against doing so because they felt it would be prosecuting someone for the same crime twice and were concerned about a lack of evidence, according to the Washington Post. […]
President Joe Biden is planning to hit the 2024 campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris, breaking from his past few weeks of relative silence. After stepping down as the Democratic nominee on July 22, Biden has been relatively quiet, with media attention moving to his successor. He is due to break that self-imposed exile […]
Former President Donald Trump expressed more of a willingness to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on the originally proposed date than he has in recent days. When President Joe Biden was still in the race, he and Trump were set to debate on ABC News on Sept. 10. Since Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee, […]
Former President Donald Trump was surprised by Vice President Kamala Harris‘s running mate selection of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and said he “could not be more thrilled” with her decision. Walz, a two-term Minnesota governor, was selected as Harris’s running mate on Tuesday over reported finalists Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA). […]
