A New York judge chose five jurors on Friday to serve as alternates in the hush money case against Donald Trump, marking the conclusion of the jury selection phase of the former president’s trial. The process, which began Monday in Manhattan, wrapped up more quickly than some legal experts had anticipated but still featured its […]
One Democratic House representative has filed legislation that would block convicted felons from being protected by the Secret Service — which would affect former President Donald Trump if he is convicted in his trial. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) introduced legislation on Friday that stated Secret Service protection would “terminate for any person upon sentencing following […]
Retired soccer star Megan Rapinoe has traded sports for Hollywood as she will soon release a television series centered on lesbian athletes. Rapinoe and her partner Sue Bird’s production company, A Touch More, will create the series based on the novel Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner. The story centers on two players on the same […]
In a state that hasn’t elected a Republican House representative since 1993 and only two Republican senators since 1967, Massachusetts GOP Chairwoman Amy Carnevale is optimistic for her party amid recent opinion polls. Carnevale cited a poll in a recent recruitment email that indicated 67% of Bay Staters think the migrant situation is a crisis […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre opened her Friday press briefing by alerting reporters that she would not be commenting in any form about the overnight strikes against Iranian military facilities. Israel reportedly launched three targeted strikes early Friday morning that destroyed Iranian military equipment in an apparent retaliation for the 300 drones and missiles […]
Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss said she hopes for a second term for Donald Trump. Truss appeared on Fox Business’s Varney and Co. on Friday, where she was asked if she was a “backer of Trump.” She was in office after Trump’s second term and about a year into President Joe Biden’s term. “Yes. […]
The Senate is flirting with a temporary lapse in a controversial spy law as a bipartisan coalition of senators protest what they say is an unconstitutional expansion of the government’s surveillance powers. The bill, which would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for another two years, passed the House last week with […]
A man set himself on fire outside the New York courthouse where former President Donald Trump is being tried for an alleged hush money payment. On Friday, with several news cameras present, a man set himself on fire. The act occurred near where a group of Trump supporters were protesting. The presence of security barricades […]
A man self-immolated outside the New York courthouse where former President Donald Trump is being tried for an alleged hush money payment. On Friday, with several news cameras present, a man set himself on fire. The act occurred near where a group of Trump supporters were protesting. The presence of security barricades hampered a response […]
President Joe Biden took a number of shots at his opponent in the 2024 general election, former President Donald Trump, during his Friday speech at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Construction and Maintenance Conference. Biden and Trump are chasing union endorsements ahead of the general election in 2024, with both men relying on support […]
