Former Trump administration adviser and War Room podcast host Steve Bannon could soon find himself behind bars for his contempt of Congress conviction, a dire possibility his attorney said would only “strengthen” the former president’s base. The Justice Department requested this week that the judge overseeing Bannon’s criminal contempt case start his four-month prison sentence […]
North Carolina state senators passed a bill that would undo a COVID-19-era provision allowing for the broad use of masking for health and safety purposes. Proponents of the bill have argued the provision has been abused by criminals seeking to hide their identities and that, with the end of the pandemic, it is obsolete. The […]
Maryland Senate Republican nominee Larry Hogan is using past praise from Democrats to bolster his campaign, as the Left tries to paint the centrist GOP candidate as a “MAGA” stooge. In a new ad released Thursday dubbed “Democrats for Hogan,” the former two-term governor’s campaign features accolades from high-profile Democrats — including his Democratic opponent, […]
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) is introducing the “Let Trump Speak Act” on Thursday in response to gag orders issued to former President Donald Trump in his hush money trial. The act will “prohibit judges from issuing gag orders in certain circumstances” but will allow gag orders in “disclosure of confidential information provided in discovery, to […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee may revert its process for confirming circuit court judges to allow for more rights for the minority party — if both parties can come to an agreement before November. The so-called “blue slip” prevented circuit court judicial nominees from proceeding unless both senators from the state approved of the pick. The […]
Researchers say they have trained an artificial intelligence model to be able to detect sarcasm, according to a Thursday report. The research was presented at the Acoustical Society of America and the Canadian Acoustical Association in Ottawa by Netherlands-based researchers, according to the Guardian. Researchers said they trained the AI model using scenes from popular […]
Nadine Menendez, the wife of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), is undergoing treatment for breast cancer and plans to have a mastectomy, according to a press release sent out while the senator was in court on Thursday. The New Jersey senator appeared at the federal district court in Manhattan on Thursday, in which he is on trial on charges revolving around an alleged corrupt relationship with […]
A collection of Second Amendment advocates that has already stalled a Biden administration plan to punish millions of gun owners urged the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to fully “back away” from controversial plans targeting AR-style “pistols.” In a legal filing, the advocates predicted that they would eventually beat the Bureau of Alcohol, […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans are pressing the World Health Organization to reject a proposal by an abortion-rights group to enter into relations, arguing such a move would undermine trust in international cooperation. The group, led by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), sent a letter to the WHO executive board Thursday morning opposing the agency’s recent decision […]
A new poll found a 9% increase from last year among Washington, D.C., residents who think crime in the district is “extremely” or “very” serious. According to a recent Washington Post-Schar School survey of Washington, D.C., residents, 65% believe crime is “extremely” or “very” serious in the district against 56% in 2023. The number of […]
