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WATCH LIVE: Judge holds hearing on Trump allegations against Fani Willis and special prosecutor

Judge Scott McAffee is hearing arguments relating to former President Donald Trump‘s team, alleging that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis engaged in an improper relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Trump’s team alleges that Wade was appointed to be the special prosecutor for the case due to a romantic relationship with Willis that was […]

Ramaswamy warns border ‘invasion’ could lead to attack in vein of Hamas Oct. 7 strike

Former 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reiterated the importance of securing the southern border on Wednesday, warning that the terrorist attack Israel endured last year could happen in the United States. Ramaswamy, who suspended his presidential campaign last month and endorsed former President Donald Trump, described the “invasion” occurring along the U.S. border as […]

Trump’s criminal hush money trial set for March 25

Former President Donald Trump‘s criminal hush money trial in Manhattan has been set for March 25, a judge ordered on Thursday. Judge Juan Merchan set the date for jury selection in the case at the beginning of a hearing on Thursday. The case in Manhattan will mark Trump’s first criminal trial after it was his […]

Five weaknesses in the hush money case against Trump

Former President Donald Trump will head back to New York on Thursday for a hearing in his criminal hush money case, which was once viewed as the weakest of four indictments he faces but could now be the first to head to trial next month. Trump was indicted in late March 2023 over an alleged […]

Hur’s side of the story: Biden prosecutor prepares for congressional grilling on damning report

Special counsel Robert Hur is set to testify in front of a House Republican panel on President Joe Biden’s mental acuity. Though he recommended no charges against Biden over his mishandling of classified documents, Hur’s damning analysis of the president’s mental acuity sent shock waves through the political world, including a harsh rebuke from Biden’s […]

Outlook for public mass transit remains dim

(The Center Square) – Mass transit agencies across the country could continue to struggle this year with depressed ridership as federal funding is set to expire. S&P Global Ratings, one of three major credit rating agencies, gave the public transit sector a negative outlook as challenges pile up for operators while they spend down more than […]

How Mike Johnson was forced to delay a key vote because he faced another GOP mutiny: Report

House GOP members on the Intelligence Committee reportedly threatened a mutiny if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) went forward with holding a vote on renewing a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act this week. Raj Shah, Johnson’s spokesman, announced on X on Wednesday afternoon that the House would not consider the bill that would revise […]

Feds break up group smuggling fentanyl over the border in fire extinguishers

(The Center Square) – Federal officials announced Wednesday they busted a group using trucks to bring fire extinguishers filled with illicit fentanyl and other illegal drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. An arraignment was scheduled Wednesday afternoon for the final defendant arrested on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges a scheme to smuggle fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin […]

Parents sue California for “misleading” title on transgender ballot initiative

(The Center Square) – A parents’ rights group is suing California’s attorney general over what they claim is a politically-charged labeling of their ballot initiative.  Parent activist group Protect Kids California filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta for his title and description of the group’s ballot initiative requiring schools to notify parents if children […]

Jeff Bezos’ move to Miami looms large at WA revenue forecast presentation

(The Center Square) – The executive director of the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council says the overall revenue picture for the state is “pretty good.” But the elephants in the room as Dave Reich began his revenue forecast presentation Wednesday morning were the state Department of Revenue’s Tuesday announcement that it had made a series of […]
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