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California Democrats go soft on getting tough on crime

California Democrats have introduced a slate of bills targeting shoplifting and drug-dealing to put on the ballot in November, hoping to address concerns surrounding Proposition 47. A coalition of retailers has garnered enough signatures to bring before voters the choice to amend Proposition 47, which downgraded some crimes such as drug possession and thefts to […]

Biden efforts to pocket Pennsylvania in jeopardy after write-in votes pass 60,000 mark in primary

President Joe Biden may have an uphill battle ahead of him in Pennsylvania after the write-in candidate option on the Democratic primary ballot notched over 60,000 votes. While the list of all the write-in entries has yet to be revealed, an organized protest effort against Biden was launched in the Keystone State that urged voters […]

Gorsuch steers Supreme Court in Trump immunity case: ‘We’re writing a rule for the ages’

Justice Neil Gorsuch on Thursday took control of the debate at the Supreme Court in a case brought by former President Donald Trump on whether he enjoys immunity from criminal prosecution. During Thursday’s arguments over Trump’s bid to have total presidential immunity against special counsel Jack Smith‘s four-count election subversion indictment, Gorsuch suggested that former […]

Kim Kardashian visits White House to continue criminal justice reform in ‘every administration’

Vice President Kamala Harris hosted reality TV star Kim Kardashian at the White House Thursday to discuss furthering efforts to commute prison sentences for nonviolent offenders across the country. The meeting follows President Joe Biden’s announcement this week that he has granted clemency to 16 drug offenders. “I wanna thank Kim for your advocacy and […]

White House employs Mitch McConnell for latest attack line against Trump

The White House highlighted comments Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made earlier this week to attack former President Donald Trump‘s role in sinking the bipartisan Ukraine-border bill. Senators had unveiled a bipartisan bill to address border security while sending billions in aid to help Ukraine fight off the Russian invasion. But Republicans tanked the […]

Biden hopes to meet with families of slain officers following backlash to Syracuse visit

President Joe Biden opened his remarks on Thursday in Syracuse, New York, by honoring the two Syracuse police officers who were killed in the line of duty last week, stating he hopes to meet with the families soon. Biden’s remarks came during a speech planned to celebrate the more than $6 billion worth of new […]

Parents to be fined for crimes committed by their children in Tennessee bill

Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) received a bill on his desk Thursday that would issue fines to the parents of children upon committing their second crime in Tennessee. Parents would be liable for a $1,000 fine besides any monetary damages issued by a court for a second offense and every offense afterward. The Parental Accountability bill […]

US, UK, and Canada sanction Iranian drone network

The United States, along with the United Kingdom and Canada, announced on Thursday additional sanctions targeting Iran’s drone proliferation network. The Treasury Department sanctioned more than a dozen entities, people, and vessels it said “played a central role in facilitating and financing the clandestine sale of Iranian” drones. This network works for Iran’s Ministry of […]

Biden is a stunning 10 points away from reelection lock

Head-to-head presidential preference polls are all the rage, but ever since Dwight D. Eisenhower’s reelection in 1956, the pros have looked to approval ratings as the key to an incumbent’s chances. And for President Joe Biden, the numbers look bad. While he is even or leading former President Donald Trump in some racehorse polls, Biden’s […]

White House ignores Johnson’s call to send in National Guard to Columbia University

The White House Thursday deflected House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) request to send National Guard assets to police pro-Gaza protests at Columbia University, saying it’s New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D-NY) call. Johnson visited Columbia on Wednesday, where he called on university President Minouche Shafik to resign and added that he planned on calling President […]
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