Defense lawyers for Tyler Robinson argue their client should not be eligible for the death penalty in Utah because conservative activist Charlie Kirk was his only “intended target” in the fatal shooting last year. Robinson’s attorneys made the argument in court documents filed late Tuesday as they have tried to block the high-profile murder case […]
The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against 11 people accused of orchestrating a decadelong marriage fraud operation that allegedly engineered more than 1,000 sham marriages between Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens to secure fraudulent green cards. In his first press conference since he was sworn in this week, Attorney General Todd Blanche called the case […]
The Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization fund” to payout Jan. 6 rioters and other perceived victims of “lawfare” might be dead, but the defunct Department of Justice initiative just won’t go away in the high-stakes Georgia Senate race. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), the GOP nominee, was questioned Tuesday at a town hall in Savannah, Georgia, by […]
New Jersey’s noncitizen voter scandal is moving under a national microscope after several House Republicans sent a letter to the software company blamed for the voter roll error, seeking more information from their side of the story. When Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) announced that her administration removed about 6,600 noncitizen residents from its voter rolls, […]
A total solar eclipse is sweeping across skies in Greenland, Iceland, and Spain Wednesday afternoon, with portions of North America also be witnessing a partial eclipse. A Solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the earth and the sun, temporarily blocking the sun’s light. Where to see the solar eclipse Observers in the path of […]
Vice President JD Vance reportedly demanded Ukraine cease its attacks on oil tankers trafficking through Russian ports in the Black Sea, citing disruptions to the world energy markets. The vice president spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 31, with a read-out from the Ukrainian side noting that the two “discussed the consequences of Russia’s […]
A surrogate mother seeking to get life-saving healthcare for the unborn baby she is carrying won a key court victory late Tuesday, in a high-profile legal battle that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined. McKenna West, an Alaska resident and surrogate mother, traveled to Texas to prepare to get treatment for the unborn baby’s […]
Newly crowned Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Crowley called for party unity Wednesday after a contentious primary against socialist challenger Francesca Hong, as Wisconsin Democrats seek to move past a divisive contest and focus on defeating Republican nominee Tom Tiffany in November. The primary exposed deep divisions within the Democratic Party, with progressive Democrats testing whether […]
Former Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong said that she, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed face different “expectations” as politicians because they are “people of color.” “Well, first of all, look at what happened when you’re out here parading [former Republican Wyoming U.S. Rep.] Liz Cheney during […]
Bob Iger, the former chief executive of Disney, and Joshua Kushner, the younger brother of Jared Kushner, are moving to buy the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team for $12 billion. The NBA franchise was last bought by billionaire businessman Mark Walter for $10 billion last year. He now wishes to relinquish his majority stake in […]
