Federal prosecutors asked a federal judge to delay the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife by at least two months on Wednesday, one day after attorneys for Nadine Menendez said she requires surgery for a serious medical condition. Prosecutors told U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan that the May […]
President Joe Biden’s campaign is launching a new initiative to court LGBT voters ahead of the 2024 election, whom the campaign manager called “a force to be reckoned with.” The campaign cited how almost 11,000 LGBTQ volunteers helped Biden win the 2020 presidential election, and that this new initiative seeks to work with these people […]
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and other leaders condemned the “Death to America” chants that were said in the Michigan city on Friday. Last week, a group, Al Quds Committee Detroit, held a protest in support of Palestinians in which chants commonly used in Iran or by Iranian-backed groups were heard, protesting against U.S. foreign policy. […]
Impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced an infuriated panel of House lawmakers on Capitol Hill, during which Republicans led a charge against the Biden administration Cabinet official for failing to deport more than a million illegal immigrants who have been ordered to leave. A defiant Mayorkas fielded fiery remarks before the House Appropriations Committee […]
Former President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump stopped by a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, where he handed out sandwiches and milkshakes to customers. Video of Trump entering the restaurant showed him passing the food and drinks to those crowded around him. A couple of people also appeared to be standing on chairs to […]
The U.S., Egyptian, and Qatari governments have worked extensively for months to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a proposal that would halt Israel’s war in exchange for the release of the hostages Hamas took on Oct. 7. The intermediary governments have met with one another, as well as with leaders from each side, […]
The Latino population in Miami and the rest of South Florida are strong proponents of abortion rights and may just swing the state’s November referendum vote to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution, despite leaning conservative and having strong religious views. Last week, Florida’s Supreme Court upheld a six-week abortion ban set to go […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that he would listen to former President Donald Trump’s ideas on how to end the war in Ukraine “with pleasure.” The comments came at the annual Delphi Economic Forum in Athens, Greece, in which world leaders were invited to discuss “Politics, Business, Diplomacy, and Civil Society.” In a […]
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule on Wednesday that will limit the amount of “forever chemicals” in public water utilities. The rule will be the first to limit the amount of PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, in drinking water, according to the Associated Press. PFAS do not degrade and can negatively affect the […]
President Joe Biden is weighing ending the yearslong prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stemming from his 2010 publication of classified United States Army intelligence. Assange is being held by the authorities in the United Kingdom. A U.K. judge ruled in March that Assange cannot be extradited to the U.S. without guarantees that he will […]
