America ratified the Constitution with the understanding that the federal government would be one of limited, enumerated powers. That understanding was quickly upended. Within a few decades, the commerce clause had been expanded to reach nearly every commercial activity, the necessary and proper clause had been transformed into the “elastic clause,” and the spending and […]
Israeli officials have rebuked the International Criminal Court’s announcement that it is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders for the ongoing conflict. The ICC announced on Monday that it intends to pursue arrest warrants against Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, Mohammad Deif, the head of the military, and Ismail Haniyeh, […]
After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) a bully for deriding last week’s chaotic House Oversight Committee hearing, the Pennsylvania senator is defending his comments. In an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, Fetterman said he found the congresswoman’s words “absurd.” The senator added he was “simply responding to the kind of […]
Florida’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge will not be displaying rainbow lights this year and will instead be lit with red, white, and blue lights for over three months. The bridge, which serves as a gateway to Tampa Bay, will be lit with patriotic colors starting Memorial Day on May 27 all the way through Labor Day […]
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 […]
