To avoid Houthi attacks while traversing the Red Sea, some shipping companies have resorted to putting messages indicating their neutrality or willingness to fight as their destination. The Houthis began their attack against maritime shipping in the Red Sea on Nov. 19 after declaring war on Israel, the first major expansion of the Israel-Hamas war. […]
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan declined on Thursday to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt of court on Thursday, though she affirmed that he and former President Donald Trump “shall not” file motions to her while the 2020 election subversion case is on hold. Chutkan had temporarily halted proceedings in the case while Trump […]
Ken Langone, a co-founder of Home Depot, said further donations to former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hinge on the results of the primary election in New Hampshire next week. The billionaire told the Financial Times on Thursday that he’s waiting for the results of the first-in-the-nation primary before giving a “major […]
A judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia scheduled a hearing for mid-February to examine recent allegations that Fani Willis, the lead prosecutor in the case, has a conflict of interest in it. Judge Scott McAfee set the hearing in Atlanta for Feb. 15, and he ordered Willis to submit to […]
The House Homeland Security Committee held its second and final impeachment hearing into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday, with lawmakers looking to move forward with an impeachment resolution as early as this month. The four-hour hearing comes just one week after the committee held its first impeachment proceeding against Mayorkas, detailing the findings […]
The fate of former President Donald Trump‘s primary ballot access in Colorado got a boost Thursday from 46 Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), calling on the Supreme Court to keep him on the ballot. More than two dozen amicus briefs have been filed to the public docket for the Supreme Court […]
The Senate voted to extend government funding into March on Thursday as lawmakers prepared to leave town in anticipation of another D.C. snowstorm. The continuing resolution, which passed 77-18, is the third short-term extension the Senate has approved since September. Before the final vote, the Senate rejected a handful of amendments that Senate Majority Leader […]
In less than a month, Michigan will send payments of an average of $550 to roughly 700,000 households in the state as part of the expanded working families tax credit. Eligible Michigan residents will get a check from the state that will be equal to the difference between the 6% working families tax credit on the […]
The National Football League has announced its pregame performers for Super Bowl LVIII, including Reba McEntire and Post Malone. The musicians‘ appearances at the biggest game of the year were announced Thursday, with country singer McEntire performing the national anthem and rapper Malone singing “America the Beautiful.” Both shared the news of their participation on […]
An Oregon transgender woman who is said to have attended Neo-Nazi gatherings was taken into custody after an FBI investigation revealed a history of online threats against blacks, Jews, and transphobic individuals. Elizabeth West, a 56-year-old biological male who identifies as female, came to the attention of the FBI after an anonymous tip in September […]
