Former President Donald Trump arrived at a snow-covered Manhattan federal courthouse on Tuesday for the start of the penalty phase of his defamation lawsuit brought by former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll. Fresh off his big win in the Iowa caucuses the night before, Trump could be forced to pay Carroll more than $10 million in […]
The possibility of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) running for reelection has been strong enough to scare her would-be Senate race competitors, causing both Democratic and Republican groups to launch advertisements attacking the senator for being out of touch with Arizona’s needs. Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake launched an ad on Monday calling Sinema and fellow […]
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the third highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, endorsed Bernie Moreno in the Ohio Senate primary Tuesday ahead of a competitive battle to flip a key seat. Barrasso expressed his support for Moreno, saying the Ohio Senate hopeful will “help make America stronger and safer,” Politico reported. This is Moreno’s third big […]
House Republicans released a witness list for their second hearing in the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as the party turns its focus to the “victims” of the border crisis. The second impeachment hearing, titled “Voices for the Victims: The Heartbreaking Reality of the Mayorkas Border Crisis,” is set to feature multiple witnesses who […]
Many New York City residents say they do not have a lot of confidence in the immigrant curfews put in place by Mayor Eric Adams that are set to take effect Tuesday. Asylum-seekers throughout the city were told Monday that their shelters will be under strict curfews between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., according to […]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says former President Donald Trump’s victory in the Iowa caucuses has secured him the position as the Republican Party’s 2024 nominee. The results from Monday night’s caucuses saw Trump win 51% of the vote, far outpacing his fellow Republican opponents in the 2024 primary. Gingrich argued that Trump’s win on […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Securities and Exchange Commission is being urged by a GOP lawmaker to withdraw a heavily scrutinized green energy proposal over “a potential conflict of interest” and legal concerns. Internal emails obtained by the Washington Examiner and Fox News show extensive communication and meetings between the SEC and the climate software developer firm […]
Iowa Republicans took a victory lap after avoiding a repeat of Democrats’ ill-fated 2020 caucus performance in which technical problems delayed the reporting of a winner. Monday’s Iowa caucuses went off largely without a hitch as former President Donald Trump walked away with a commanding win in the Hawkeye State. There were risks of problems […]
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife are requesting separate cases after being indicted together on bribery charges in September. Attorneys for Nadine Arslanian Menendez, the New Jersey senator’s wife, filed a motion on Monday, arguing that a joint trial would “undoubtedly prejudice Ms. Menendez’s right to defend herself at a fair trial.” Lawyers wrote […]
British oil major Shell indefinitely suspended all its shipments through the Red Sea on Tuesday, following in the steps of other shipping giants who have paused or rerouted operations away from the Suez Canal amid strikes by Houthi militants. Shell’s decision, reported by the Wall Street Journal, cites unnamed individuals who said the decision was […]
