NEW YORK — The jury in the criminal hush money trial of Donald Trump faces the difficult task of deciding a former president’s guilt or innocence without the help of paper copies of instructions the judge gave. A significant portion of the 55-page instructions were reread for the 12 jurors on the second day of […]
Former President Donald Trump has inserted a variety of names into the media ecosystem for his open vice president position. The list of names is long and has appeared to flourish rather than be pruned as the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee inches closer. But despite Trump dropping hints about who the front-runners might be, […]
First lady Jill Biden is ramping up her campaigning for President Joe Biden‘s reelection bid, shining a light on Melania Trump‘s relative absence from the campaign trail. The former first lady has actively avoided the public spotlight after former President Donald Trump left office and has rarely campaigned for her husband outside of events hosted […]
Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in its war against Ukraine, a U.S. defense agency has confirmed. A report from the Defense Intelligence Agency released on Thursday detailed how experts were able to compare the missile debris found in Kharkiv on Jan. 2, 2024, to publicly available images of known North Korean missiles and […]
The Council of the District of Columbia has granted preliminary approval for next year’s budget, which includes tax hikes and the reversal of some of the proposed major program cuts. Wednesday’s initial vote marks the first of two, with the second scheduled for June 12, before the proposed budget is sent to Washington Mayor Muriel […]
Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany recommended the Biden campaign avoid a “victory dance” should former President Donald Trump be found guilty in his hush money trial. The jury is still deliberating whether or not to convict Trump on 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. This comes amid allegations that Trump paid hush money to multiple women […]
San Francisco removed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag that flew outside city hall after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was in the spotlight for hanging one himself. On Saturday, city officials swapped the flag with an American one. The city said the “Appeal to Heaven” flag was originally raised on Flag Day in 1964 at […]
Two dozen Senate Democrats on Thursday renewed calls for the oil industry to be investigated for the possibility of collusion and price fixing, this time by Attorney General Merrick Garland. The latest endeavor comes after the Federal Trade Commission greenlighted a $64.5 billion Exxon Mobil merger with Pioneer Natural Resources but said Pioneer’s former CEO […]
Author J.K. Rowling will release a collection of essays Friday explaining why she decided to speak out against biological males who identify as women. Rowling is known for her success in fantasy writing in publishing the Harry Potter series but will now publish her personal thoughts in her next book, The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht. […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s hush money trial is in its jury deliberation phase, with notes the jury has sent to the judge asking to rehear testimony and instructions, which prompted some to speculate that the defense team should be worried. The deliberation process is intentionally sealed off from the public, making it impossible to know […]
