Judge Aileen Cannon spent Monday morning in Florida questioning attorneys in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case about the funding for special counsel Jack Smith‘s office. Cannon’s questions came during a continuation of a hearing that began on Friday in which the judge heard arguments about whether Smith was lawfully appointed to his position […]
President Joe Biden joined other Democratic officials in condemning violent scenes outside of the Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles. “Intimidating Jewish congregants is dangerous, unconscionable, antisemitic, and un-American,” Biden posted on X. “Americans have a right to peaceful protest. But blocking access to a house of worship — and engaging in violence — is never […]
Certain Kia and Hyundai customers have two weeks to see if they benefit from the auto companies’ undisclosed settlement to resolve claims that some vehicles from model years 2010 to 2020 suffer from a defect. The defect is related to the engine’s connecting rod bearing. This bearing can fail, causing engine seizure, stalling, engine failure, and even engine fires — […]
NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland — Larry Hogan summed up in one word his surprise over the unexpected, and unwelcomed, endorsement from former President Donald Trump: “What?!” “To this day, I haven’t seen the actual video,” the Maryland Republican Senate candidate told the Washington Examiner on Sunday during an interview at an Asians for Hogan fundraiser just […]
Maryland Senate candidate and former Gov. Larry Hogan is trailing Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks despite drawing a higher approval rating, according to a new poll. The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling, which has a Democratic lean, surveying 635 Maryland voters on June 19 and 20 with a margin of error of […]
San Francisco residents are not ‘lovin’ it’ after one of the city’s long-standing McDonald’s restaurants was forced to shut down for good over the weekend due to California’s minimum wage increase. The closure comes after more than 30 years of serving customers. The franchisee’s owner, Scott Rodrick, called the closing “gut-wrenching.” The state of California […]
Actor and rapper Will Smith is set to appear at the BET Awards this Sunday, which will be his first appearance at an award show since his slap at the Oscars in 2022. Smith’s performance at the show comes two years into a 10-year ban from the Academy Awards, which he received for slapping comedian […]
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) attempted to clarify Republicans’ stance on contraceptives and in vitro fertilization Sunday, claiming GOP lawmakers are not against these treatments per se, but were instead opposed to other items Democrats put in recent legislation concerning these topics. Specifically, Lankford said Senate Democrats legislation addressing contraception included language that would have undermined […]
The House is set to consider several annual spending bills as lawmakers return to Washington this week, including proposals to slash the salaries of top Biden administration officials and defund special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutions against former President Donald Trump. Lawmakers are expected to vote on three of their must-pass appropriations bills to fund the […]
Incoming White House associate communications director Tyler Cherry is under the microscope for social media posts he made that were circulated after it was announced he had got his new job. Cherry said in a post on X that the views espoused in the prior posts were from when he was younger and “do not […]
