Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is eyeing a political comeback, seeing an opening in the struggles of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Though Adams has insisted he will not resign, mounting pressure after his five-count indictment for corruption is likely to end his future aspirations. Two people familiar with the matter told Axios […]
Hackers targeted the Federal Election Commission earlier this year, prompting the agency to move swiftly to revamp its website and launch a “threat hunt” just weeks before the 2024 election. Secrets learned this week that the Department of Homeland Security told FEC officials in April that they had detected evidence that unknown sources were trying […]
The mayor of the central Wisconsin city of Wausau hauled away a ballot drop box, an action that has angered some local residents. Mayor Doug Diny posed for a photo sporting a hard hat and work gloves as he wheeled away the city’s only ballot drop box outside City Hall. When Diny ran for mayor […]
The White House pushed back against criticism from Republicans who are alleging Democrats effectively sponsored an illegal campaign event in Pennsylvania earlier this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to a Pennsylvania ammunition factory on Sunday was rebuked by Republicans, who are asking for information to determine whether it was “politically motivated” and paid for […]
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) says federal law enforcement will need to be subpoenaed by Congress to get to the bottom of what caused the security failures behind the two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump. Johnson’s comment was made shortly after the Senate released its first public report on the first assassination attempt on […]
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are delivering remarks on gun violence at 4:45 p.m. Biden is set to unveil an executive order to address matters in the gun industry as Biden cements his gun control legacy in the remaining months of his presidency. The executive order is twofold: One element looks to […]
A House task force investigating the assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump held its first public hearing Thursday, during which local Pennsylvania officials placed blame for the incident in their state on the Secret Service. Three state and local law enforcement officials involved with securing the Trump rally on July 13, when the first […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) will no longer voluntarily participate in a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use, the Florida Republican announced Thursday. In a letter, Gaetz accused the panel of using the inquiry as a “political payback exercise” that seeks “deeply personal information that is no business of Congress.” […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams‘s federal indictment on corruption charges has garnered a variety of reactions from various officials, with some calling on him to resign while others are calling for the judicial process to play out. Adams has maintained that he will not resign, vowing to fight the allegations made against him, despite […]
NEW YORK — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump told a New York City appeals court Thursday that the nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment against the former president stemmed from a “clear-cut” violation of the statute of limitations and that the costly judgment should be overturned. D. John Sauer, Trump’s lawyer, told a five-judge […]
