A nonprofit ethics watchdog is calling for an investigation into Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) for allegedly violating Senate Ethics Rules by linking official action with solicitations for campaign contributions. In a letter sent to Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and James Lankford (R-OK) on Monday, the leaders of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, the Foundation […]
Los Angeles County prosecutor Diana Teran is facing 11 felony charges for allegedly obtaining confidential information on 11 deputies in 2018 while working at the sheriff’s office and then using the information while working for District Attorney George Gascon three years later. While working under Gascon, Teran allegedly used some of the improperly obtained data […]
The House approved a proposal to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list after concerns from Republicans that the distinction disproportionately affected farmers by threatening their livestock. Lawmakers voted 209-205 to pass the Trust the Science Act on Tuesday, which would delist the gray wolf and remove any judicial oversight over the animal […]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflected on the impact of adding five new long-haul flights at Ronald Reagan National Airport during a House Appropriation Committee hearing, emphasizing there is concern about how the added flights could put “pressure” on the system on Tuesday. “We would be concerned about the pressure that could put on the system,” […]
Rapper 50 Cent is opening a new film studio in a Louisiana city, making him the latest celebrity to leave Tinseltown for alternative pastures. The rapper, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, is opening his new film studio in Shreveport, Louisiana, which he views as “a beacon of inspiration and creativity.” Jackson’s studio, […]
The hosts of The View talk show warned viewers that there “won’t be guardrails” should former President Donald Trump get elected this November. The hosts were discussing a new interview that Trump conducted with Time magazine, in which the former president said he would appoint a “real special prosecutor” to go after President Joe Biden […]
The workers fired from Google for staging an office sit-in to protest the company’s contract with Israel have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging the company violated their labor rights by terminating them. The workers in the complaint are demanding their jobs be reinstated with back pay and the company release […]
The Senate’s top leaders on Tuesday offered bipartisan rebuke for violent pro-Palestinian student demonstrations on college campuses and called for repercussions from higher education institutions. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the nation’s highest-ranking Jewish elected official, decried hammer-wielding student protesters who took control of a Columbia University building in New York early Tuesday morning as […]
Chinese coast guard vessels initiated a “barbaric and unruly” confrontation with Philippine vessels in a disputed area of the South China Sea, even as U.S. and allied forces conduct major military exercises in the region. “The recent incident involving China’s provocative actions and blatant disregard of international law towards the Philippines’ coast guard and fishery […]
Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in most polls in key swing states, but in many of those states’ pivotal Senate races, GOP candidates are lagging behind. An Emerson College-the Hill poll released on Tuesday shows Trump leading Biden in seven swing states, while in five of those states’ Senate races, the […]
