House Republicans dismissed Democratic plans to bring a failed border deal up for a vote in the Senate this week as an attempt to provide political “cover” to Democrats running in swing states this fall. In a Monday statement, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced the border bill, should it pass the Senate, is “dead on […]
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s defense attorney grilled Michael Cohen on Monday during the former president’s hush money trial on how Cohen lied about a reimbursement request in 2017 so that the Trump Organization would overpay him by tens of thousands of dollars. Attorney Todd Blanche questioned Cohen during a third day of cross-examination about […]
Three people were injured Sunday after a man stole and crashed a Los Angeles Police Department patrol cruiser. Around 3:30 a.m., the male suspect approached the cruiser in the area around 12th and Figueroa streets before entering the vehicle and driving off, according to a report citing the LAPD. It is not clear if the […]
Popular seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy late Sunday, less than a week after closing several locations across the country. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida over the weekend, and the business says it will use the process to improve […]
A judge on Monday said attorneys will begin delivering closing arguments in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial next Tuesday, meaning the former president’s trial is on pace to end next week. New York Judge Juan Merchan made the announcement at the start of court proceedings on Monday and indicated a change had occurred over the […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Sunday evening that he would bring the failed Senate border bill back up for a vote this week, but Republicans claim the vote is a stunt to defend vulnerable Democrats up for election in November. Schumer proclaimed in his “Dear Colleague” letter that the upper chamber of Congress […]
The International Criminal Court announced on Monday that it intends to seek arrest warrants for senior Hamas and Israeli leaders for the Oct. 7 attack and subsequent conflict. The top Hamas officials the ICC will seek warrants for are Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, Mohammed Deif, the head of the military, and […]
(The Center Square) – Tennessee collected $74.2 million less than the budgeted estimate in taxes and fees in April. That makes the state $494.2 million short of the budgeted estimates for the fiscal year, which runs through July on an accrual basis. The April collections topped $3 billion but were down less than half of […]
(The Center Square) – The Illinois legislature has approved changes to the state’s strict Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), but some say they didn’t go far enough. Currently, a company that violates BIPA’s protections is subject to damages for each instance of the collection of an individual’s biometric data without a person’s consent. The highest […]
(The Center Square) – Overlap and duplication cost taxpayers billions, according to a new report from a Congressional watchdog. The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s annual report identified opportunities to save billions of dollars by reducing overlap, duplication and fragmentation across the federal government. The report outlines 112 measures that Congress and federal agencies could take […]
