This year’s summer solstice is the earliest in 228 years. The summer solstice marks the day of the year with the most hours of daylight and the beginning of summer — it’s set to get earlier and earlier each year until the end of the millennium. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is marked […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s attorneys told an appeals court in Georgia that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s attempt to toss out their request for her disqualification was a “Hail Mary,” according to a court document filed Thursday. The attorneys’ filing comes in response to Willis asking the Georgia Court of Appeals last week to […]
The Supreme Court upheld a California woman’s drug trafficking conviction on Thursday that was based on an expert who testified that gangs rarely use “blind mules” to move drugs across the southern border, prompting a striking dissent from Justice Neil Gorsuch. In a 6-3 decision that was not on the court’s usual ideological lines, the […]
An embattled Georgia probate judge was arrested in Atlanta on Thursday on felony charges after allegedly hitting a police officer. Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson was arrested on simple battery against a police officer and felony willful obstruction of law enforcement officers by use of threats or violence charges on Thursday, according to Fulton […]
Republicans hold a narrow advantage with older voters, according to a new survey of competitive House districts, though retirement-age voters on average are breaking for the Democrats. A generic Republican candidate and a generic Democrat are tied at 45% in a hypothetical matchup, according to polling from AARP released on Thursday, suggesting the fight over control […]
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is leading a Senate investigation into Jared Kushner’s Saudi-backed private equity firm as the former president’s son-in-law faces allegations he profited off his proximity to the White House. Kushner created Affinity Partners after he left his role as senior adviser to his father-in-law, former President Donald Trump. In April 2022, Kushner […]
Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, a Democrat, was undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment when she was shot in 2011. In a new story published in People Magazine, Giffords and her husband, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), detailed their experience going through IVF treatment, which was abruptly cut short after Giffords was a victim of gun violence. […]
The Biden administration announced that it will provide additional air defense systems to Ukraine by prioritizing them over other allies who have already purchased this equipment. The decision to prioritize Ukraine for the deliveries of Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems missiles, which National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced on a call with […]
South Korea has begun to rethink its policy on providing weapons to Ukraine as a concrete partnership grows between Russia and North Korea. In a statement from Seoul, the government plans to “reconsider” a long-standing principle that bars the sale of weapons to countries in the middle of conflict. South Korea has further condemned any […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed new legislation on Thursday that seeks to preserve the history of Florida veterans and the stories of their service. House Bill 725 and House Bill 1329 are aimed at improving the lives of U.S. veterans and their families who live in the Sunshine State, with the latter bill creating and […]
