Former President Donald Trump’s campaign supported the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a Trump administration ban on “bump stocks,” which enable users to fire semiautomatic weapons faster. “The Court has spoken and their decision should be respected,” Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told the Washington Examiner. “President Trump has been and always will be a […]
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took aim at her critics, while not directly naming them, as she spoke at a church outside Atlanta on Thursday. The embattled district attorney is facing potential disqualification from the 2020 election subversion case against former President Donald Trump after she had an alleged inappropriate relationship with one of […]
Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives are doubling down on their opposition to a Democrat-led bill, which could put the state’s 15 electoral votes in line with the national popular vote in presidential elections. The effort comes as other states have passed measures looking to align themselves with the national popular vote, rather than […]
Hunter Biden agreed on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit he brought against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his onetime attorney Robert Costello over allegations they unlawfully hacked the first son’s computer data. Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell signed off on the suit’s dismissal, as did Giuliani and Costello, according to a court filing. […]
The State Department announced sanctions on Friday against a right-wing Israeli group that has been blocking and destroying aid intended for Gaza. This group, Tzav 9, has blocked, harassed, and damaged convoys carrying aid, blocked roads, and dumped life-saving humanitarian aid onto the street, and it set fire to two aid trucks in the West […]
(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s congressional Democrats praised a temporary victory at the U.S. Supreme Court while Republicans were silent Thursday. By limiting the scope considered on the hot-button issue of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, the court was unanimous on the legal issue of standing – saying 9-0 there is […]
(The Center Square) — The Department of Environmental Protection issues hundreds of different permits – 800 to be exact, according to a recent analysis. But legislators want a deeper review of them to bring more clarity and, perhaps, efficiency. House Resolution 468, proposed by Rep. Jim Struzzi, R-Indiana, would prompt the Legislative Budget and Finance […]
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania tenants and homeowners may soon get clear legislative guidance overcoming improperly claimed “squatter’s rights.” On Wednesday, the state Senate OK’d a clear outline for property owners to remove squatters who have claimed rights to a dwelling that conflicts with state law. “This legislation is about more than just laws and […]
(The Center Square) — Though state housing agencies have seen failure, malfeasance, and money gone missing across the nation, it’s been ages since Pennsylvania’s has been audited. If some legislators get their way, though, the situation could change. House Bill 2387, sponsored by Rep. Kristin Marcell, R-Richboro, would require the auditor general to conduct an […]
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson responded to the reports that presidential candidate Donald Trump referred to the city as “horrible.” The reports came out of a closed-door meeting that have since been denied by Trump and others in the room. Trump’s campaign claimed instead he “was explicitly referring to the problems in Milwaukee, specifically violent crime and voter […]
