Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss his classified records case in Florida, arguing he is shielded by presidential immunity. The Republican presidential front-runner’s latest effort to claim he is immune from prosecution follows his similar efforts to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith’s separate case that alleges Trump […]
House Republicans‘ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden may be over before it gets to the floor after Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) pointed out inquiry leaders are lacking the votes needed to impeach the president. “I happen to know there are like 20 Republicans who are not in favor of a Biden impeachment,” Bacon told […]
The United States sanctioned more than 500 Russian-linked entities Friday to mark the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as part of a multinational effort aimed at cutting into Russia’s war chest while also limiting its ability to build weapons and profit from its shrinking fossil fuel revenue. Speaking to reporters on a call […]
Donors are growing concerned about President Joe Biden‘s mental acuity and his ability to remember his own policy decisions. Biden has been relying on notecards during closed-door fundraisers, in which he will call on a prescreened donor and consult his notes to give a detailed answer, a source familiar with the routine told Axios. However, […]
Lara Trump recently announced her top priorities as the next possible Republican National Committee co-chairwoman, highlighting plans to improve fundraising for the party ahead of a critical election in November. Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, said some of her focus on day one as head of the RNC would be to promote […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) hinted she would say “yes” to becoming former President Donald Trump‘s pick for vice president should he offer, claiming anyone in her position would do so. Mace, who is facing a competitive reelection this fall, said she thinks her position in Congress may keep Trump from picking her. She is one […]
(The Center Square) — Louisiana lawmakers approved numerous bills on Thursday during the fourth day of a special session focused on crime. Legislators approved bills to eliminate the requirement for a concealed carry permit, lower the age for consideration as a juvenile in the justice system and increase penalties for carjackers and those who sell […]
(The Center Square) – Cook County’s tax on guns and ammunition is still in place, but a case alleging the ordinance violates the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment has been revived. In 2012, Cook County approved a $25 per gun and 1 to 5 cent per cartridge of ammunition tax. Initial challenges went to the Illinois […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal includes going after Illinois retailers’ earnings, something that is not sitting well with industry officials. Retailers receive a discount of 1.75% of the sales tax they collect from sales as reimbursement for collecting taxes for the state. Pritzker wants to cap the claim at $1,000 a […]
(The Center Square) — One Wisconsin mother is blasting a school policy allowing students to use bathrooms and locker rooms according to their chosen gender identity without public discussion from parents. Parents have filed a legal challenge to that policy in Doe v. Bethel Local School District Board of Education, which is now being considered […]
