House Republicans asked the Department of Justice on Wednesday to open an investigation into testimony Michael Cohen gave to Congress in 2019 that they say included at least six lies. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland that they were […]
Republican state Sen. Buck Newton (NC) is pushing legislation in the North Carolina legislature that would repeal a COVID-era provision allowing the broad use of masks for health and safety purposes. Masks were widely used during the pandemic, especially in 2020 and early 2021, but as the health crisis continued, their effectiveness in preventing the […]
Aurora, Colorado, is one step closer to taking a “tough love” approach to its homeless problem, penalizing anyone caught camping along a busy corridor and creating a new court tasked with doling out punishments to rule breakers. The pair of proposals, backed by Republican Mayor Mike Coffman and Councilmembers Steve Sundberg and Curtis Gardner, moved forward […]
Another day, another presidential election poll. One says former President Donald Trump is up, and another gives the nod to President Joe Biden. How does a voter make sense of it all? One pollster thinks it has an answer: Just ask your neighbor whom he or she is planning to vote for. Like many consumers […]
A group of House Republicans led by Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) introduced a pair of bills Wednesday that would send anti-Israel protesters and others to Gaza or cancel visas if they are convicted of a crime on a college campus. The Study Abroad Act will cancel visas for those who have been arrested “for rioting […]
A Washington, D.C., city council candidate had his car stolen from him while he was fixing up some of his campaign signs Tuesday morning. Paul Johnson, who is serving as Ward 4 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Petworth, was hanging up campaign signs Tuesday morning near Ft. Stevens Drive NW and 16th Street NW in the […]
The Biden campaign reiterated the president’s statement that he would debate former President Donald Trump, who is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, ahead of the 2024 election. President Joe Biden stated last month in an interview that he would be “happy to debate” the former president, while Trump has stated online that he […]
Progressive Democrats are rallying around “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who is facing a censure resolution that accuses her of antisemitic remarks, with many calling the effort “Islamophobic.” Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Whip Greg Casar (D-TX) released a statement in support of Omar on Wednesday, blasting the censure move as […]
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York for allegedly falsifying records of a hush money payment, but his defense attorneys made the case in court this week that the way the Trump Organization recorded the expense was aboveboard. Jeffrey McConney, a former controller who oversaw accounting at Trump’s company, testified this week […]
Former President Donald Trump’s super PAC, Make America Great Again Inc., has debuted on the embattled social media app TikTok with the handle @MAGA. This is the first Trump-affiliated TikTok account, which will serve to expand his reach on major social media apps. President Joe Biden’s campaign already has a TikTok account. “There’s millions of […]
