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Wednesday reprieve: Why Trump will get a midweek break from his hush money trial

Former President Donald Trump will not be in court in Manhattan on Wednesday or subsequent Wednesdays for his hush money trial. The trial will not have proceedings scheduled on Wednesdays to allow Judge Juan Merchan to deal with other court proceedings he has outside of the hush money trial. The procedure to mark one day […]

The Hopeful: Director touts faith-based film as ‘bringer of hope and healing’ amid ‘enough darkness’

Emmy Award-winning film director and producer Kyle Portbury said the goal behind his latest film, The Hopeful, is to be a “bringer of hope and healing.” The Hopeful opened in more than 900 theaters on Wednesday. The faith-based film is a historical drama set in 19th-century New England and based on the true story of […]

Arrest warrant issued for Democratic state Pennsylvania lawmaker

An arrest warrant was issued for Pennsylvania state Rep. Kevin Boyle, according to multiple reports, with the Democratic lawmaker having been in trouble with the law previously. On Tuesday, an arrest warrant was issued for Boyle for allegedly violating a protection from abuse order, a Philadelphia Police spokesperson told NBC 10 Philadelphia News without giving […]

House Oversight Committee hearing to showcase China’s ‘political warfare’ against US

The House Oversight Committee plans to detail the Chinese Communist Party‘s ability to “infiltrate” and influence the United States through “political warfare” at a hearing on Wednesday. In remarks provided ahead of the hearing to the Washington Examiner, Chairman James Comer (R-KY) will discuss China’s work to “weaken America” by targeting U.S. infrastructure, food supply, […]

Man sentenced to 90 months in prison for firebombing anti-abortion group

An abortion rights activist was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for firebombing an anti-abortion building in Madison, Wisconsin, in May 2022. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, pleaded guilty in December to throwing two Molotov cocktails through the windows of Wisconsin Family Action on May 8, 2022. The attack happened shortly after the leak of […]

Riot revisited: Trump’s plan to pardon Jan. 6 defendants

More than three years after the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the Department of Justice is continuing to pursue those who participated through hundreds of aggressive prosecutions. That includes Donald Trump, whose political future and personal freedom may depend on whether a jury believes he is to blame for the violence. But […]

Trump trial: Attorneys struggle to find jurors without opinions on Trump

One was a fan of The Apprentice in middle school. One opposed a travel ban he implemented. One thought he was “fascinating and mysterious.” Most had one thing in common: They came into the Manhattan courtroom with opinions about the most famous criminal defendant in the country. Choosing 12 jurors and six alternates in former […]

House rebels ignore Trump as Johnson faces ouster threat

Mike Johnson (R-LA) hoped Donald Trump could head off a brewing effort to remove him as House speaker.  But he is learning the limits of the former president’s power in an unruly and divided House where even a single Republican defection could prove fatal to his early speakership. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who is […]

Democrats probing Leonard Leo share wealthy donor funding groups behind ‘ethics’ campaign

Senate Democrats investigating Leonard Leo and other conservative activists over their ties to Supreme Court justices pocketed donations from a wealthy businessman bankrolling organizations behind the high court “ethics” campaign — including ProPublica. Leo, co-chairman of the Federalist Society legal group, told Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats last week he would not comply with an “unlawful” […]

Former U.S. Senator and Florida Governor Bob Graham dies at 87

Former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham passed away on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. He was 87 years old.  His daughter, Gwen, announced the death in a statement in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “We are deeply saddened to report the passing of a visionary leader, dedicated public servant, and even more […]
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