Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to gain ballot access in North Carolina was blocked by three Democrats on the state’s election board. North Carolina State Board of Elections Chairman Alan Hirsch, along with members Jeff Carmon and Siobhan O’Duffy Millen, voted Wednesday to deny Kennedy’s We the People Party access to the […]
For years, prisoners and their families have been charged staggeringly high rates for phone calls behind bars. Now, the Federal Communications Commission is seeking reform as early as July 18. In a report released Wednesday by the FCC, the organization revealed it will soon “vote to end exorbitant phone video call rates that have burdened […]
Roberta Kaplan, a prominent lawyer best known for ending the ban on gay marriage and her advocacy work for sexual assault victims, is leaving the law firm she formed in 2017. Kaplan’s exit from Kaplan Hecker & Fink comes following reports to the New York Times from those who worked with her that she mistreated lawyers […]
Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake skipped the debate ahead of Arizona’s July primary election. Mark Lamb, the other candidate in the running for the Republican nomination, was the only one present during Wednesday night’s debate and tried to treat it like a job interview. Lamb is the sheriff of Pinal County. “My presence here should […]
The Department of Justice is charging five people in Minnesota for their part in a conspiracy to bribe a juror $120,000. The charges come after one juror reported being approached by a woman with a bribe to acquit the defendants in the Feeding Our Future scheme. Five of seven defendants were found guilty of receiving […]
Former President Donald Trump might be handcuffed by new rules on the debate stage, but his team is ready to exploit the opening created by two commercial breaks during the prime-time event. The two Trump team ads will focus on President Joe Biden’s shortcomings during his time in office and insinuate that he lacks the […]
Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador told reporters he was optimistic about further legal proceedings following the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to allow the lower courts to continue their review of the Biden administration’s effort to block the state’s strict anti-abortion statute. Labrador said in a press call following the decision in Moyle v US […]
The White House is countering Republican attempts to paint President Joe Biden as in mental decline with a strategy that casts GOP-cut videos of his alleged stumbles as misinformation. Biden’s advisers even believe they can go on offense with their own social media scrutiny of apparent missteps by former President Donald Trump on the campaign […]
Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union after a man was criminally charged for raising his middle finger at a state police officer. The ACLU Vermont chapter and the Foundation of Individual Rights and Expression filed the lawsuit on behalf of Gregory Bombard against the […]
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to debate today at 9 p.m. E.T. The contest is the first time an incumbent and a former president will be on the stage. CLICK HERE TO READ LIVE COVERAGE OF DEBATE The debate is being hosted by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. Candidates have agreed […]
