Many of us appalled by former President Donald Trump’s lifetime of dishonesty may take schadenfreude in the massive financial judgments now threatening his business empire — but the sizes of those judgments, and the bonds pertaining to them, are utterly unwarranted. Appeals courts should grant temporary injunctions to halt the bond collections and delay enforcement […]
After weeks of traveling across the Garden State, New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy and Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) can begin to focus on the primary election instead of gaining crucial county endorsements. Murphy and Kim are looking to unseat indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who said he might run as an independent. New Jersey’s […]
Former Trump administration trade adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison ahead of his 2 p.m. deadline on Tuesday to start his four-month sentence in Miami. Navarro was convicted of defying a congressional subpoena in September after he failed to testify and turn over documents related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Navarro has claimed he […]
The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to implement a state law that allows state police to arrest immigrants on state, not federal, charges if they illegally enter the United States from Mexico. The high court’s 6-3 decision comes just one day after the high court ruled to continue a temporary hold that was initially issued […]
The Los Angeles Police Department launched a task force in response to Latin American groups robbing wealthy families’ homes in Southern California. “I can tell you that we have a significant increase in burglaries from organized groups that are outside this country, that are coming into the country, and they are targeting high-end residents,” LAPD […]
Christine Blasey Ford said Tuesday that she would still testify against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when reflecting on her testimony in 2018, noting that the aftermath was “survivable.” Ford was promoting her new book recounting her testimony and accusations against Kavanaugh when she was asked about testifying on live television. The college professor said she […]
Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) wishes she had used a different word to describe her displeasure over her primary loss in the California Senate race after declaring multiple times that it was “rigged.” Porter came in third place in the jungle primary — where the top two candidates, regardless of party, advance to the general election. […]
In two days, the Alaska Department of Revenue is scheduled to send out payments from the Permanent Fund Dividend to another batch of residents who have yet to receive their checks from the program. The state will issue this latest round of PFD payments on Thursday to those who had the “Eligible-Not Paid” status as of last Wednesday and have not […]
A growing number of high school students and nonenrolled adults are finding college degrees less valuable, a new study found. While majorities in both groups see value in two- and four-year universities, those educational options rank in the “middle of the pack” compared to alternatives such as on-the-job training, licenses, and certificates, according to the […]
One of the Arizona Democrats’ newest legislators has resigned from his position a little over a month after taking the role after allegations of sexual misconduct arose from his time as a student at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Arizona House Democrats released a statement on Tuesday confirming that state Rep. Jevin Hodge […]
