President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he would “certainly” consider pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, noting how the mayor made “some pretty strong statements” opposing illegal immigrants. Adams had been indicted by a grand jury on five counts earlier this year, to which he pleaded not guilty to the charges he faces. When […]
A committee has recommended that District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White lose his seat following accusations that he took over $150,000 in bribes. A D.C. Council ad hoc committee unanimously voted Monday in favor of expelling White, who assumed office in 2017. The Democratic Ward 8 councilman will face a formal vote from the entire […]
The German Parliament has voted to oust Chancellor Olaf Scholz, dissolving the government and setting the stage for a snap election in February. In a vote of confidence, 394 members of Parliament voted “no” and 207 voted “yes,” with 116 members abstaining. The outcome is exactly what Scholz expected when he announced his intention to […]
A watchdog group lobbying for Supreme Court reforms in the name of “ethics” and “transparency” ran a deficit while paying the charity’s leader the equivalent of 96% of its annual revenue, financial disclosures show. Fix the Court, a nonprofit organization registered under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS, reported on tax forms covering fiscal 2023 paying […]
MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend took to George Stephanopoulos’s defense Sunday, agreeing with his characterization of President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction. Stephanopoulos is fresh from settling with Trump in a lawsuit over his comment that Trump was “liable for rape,” for which his network will pay $15 million. Trump will take the settlement toward establishing a “Presidential […]
CNN is looking into the background of a purported Syrian prisoner who was rescued from solitary confinement on camera with one of its reporters. The video has been scrutinized, with a report claiming the man is actually an infamous intelligence officer in the Assad government. CNN told the New York Post that it was aware […]
The House unanimously passed legislation Monday to deny lawmakers their taxpayer-funded pensions if convicted of using their office to commit corruption-related offenses. The chamber sent the measure, which was approved in the wake of ex-Sen. Bob Menendez‘s bribery scandal, to the White House by voice vote. President Joe Biden has not taken a stance on the legislation […]
President Joe Biden is prepared to veto legislation that would create new federal judgeships for President-elect Donald Trump to fill, a move that would give him the most presidential vetoes since Bill Clinton. Biden has already vetoed 12 bills during his term in office, the same number former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush […]
Although he hasn’t started his second term yet, President-elect Donald Trump has begun to act as the leader of the United States as President Joe Biden fades from the spotlight. He announced Monday that SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son will make a major investment during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, […]
(The Center Square) – Despite a recent lawsuit affecting real estate commissions, a new survey shows home sellers still prefer hiring a real estate agent for the transaction. In the settlement, the National Association of Realtors agreed to pay $418 million over four years and amend some of its rules. The most prominent changes, which […]
