Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday formally appealed a federal judge’s decision to dismiss the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. “The United States of America hereby gives notice that it appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from the order of the District Court entered on July […]
The alleged leader of a violent neo-Nazi extremist group plotted to hand out poisoned candy to Jewish and minority children in New York City, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, nicknamed “Commander Butcher,” was charged with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn. […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) argued that former President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs would help the United States on the global stage, allowing the country to be competitive against others such as China. Trump’s proposal would impose a 10% across-the-board fee on all products imported into the U.S., which he has argued would help protect jobs. […]
MILWAUKEE — Conservatives appeared to accept the Republican National Committee‘s new platform change that strips language supporting a federal abortion ban. The change was quietly approved this week after social conservatives had pleaded with former President Donald Trump‘s campaign to firmly stand behind limiting abortion when the platform was updated on Monday. But the pressure […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said there are enough votes in the Senate to “suspend the filibuster” and codify Roe v. Wade protections. If Democrats keep control of the Senate and White House and take back control of the House come November, Warren said there are enough votes to codify Roe v. Wade into law. The […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser sent next year’s budget back to the Council of the District of Columbia without signing it, claiming it’s “unsustainable.” In a letter sent to Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Bowser wrote, “I cannot support a budget that needlessly increases our residents’ property and income taxes, raises the paid family leave tax […]
Dozens of unauthorized guests gained access to Mar-a-Lago while Donald Trump was there as president, raising further questions about the Secret Service’s competence. The documents were obtained by Bloomberg days after the Saturday assassination attempt, via a Freedom of Information Act request. The documents detailed dozens of instances where trespassers gained access to the resort […]
MILWAUKEE — Two of Kevin McCarthy’s foes will be given speaking slots at Wednesday’s Republican National Convention as tensions linger over his removal as House speaker. Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Nancy Mace (R-SC), among the eight House Republicans who voted to remove McCarthy in October, will be in the first group of speakers opening […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) subpoenaed Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify in a hearing on July 22 regarding the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. The committee had requested Cheatle’s “voluntary” attendance on July 13, but lawmakers on the Oversight Committee have claimed the Homeland Security Department is preventing the […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to step down Wednesday as criticism of the agency’s response to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump grows. Johnson joins other high-profile Republicans such as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA), among others, in asking for her […]
