Donna Motsinger has been awarded $19.25 million after a jury found that entertainer Bill Cosby had drugged and raped her, concluding a civil trial centered on allegations dating back more than five decades. A California civil jury found Cosby liable for sexual assault and sexual battery, awarding Motsinger $17.5 million for past mental suffering and […]
California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer dodged answering how he would grade the current governor’s two terms on Sunday. Steyer is one of many Democrats running to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) in this November’s election. A reporter asked Steyer how he would grade the term-limited governor’s leadership from A to F, to which Steyer […]
The Smithsonian Institution on Monday unveiled its brand new “Our Shared Future” programming for America’s 250th birthday this year, after the White House launched a review of the group’s plans. The series of events and exhibitions throughout the year is part of the Smithsonian museum network’s “Our Shared Future: 250” title. The purpose of the programming is […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to testify Tuesday in the federal trial of his ex-roommate and longtime political ally, who is accused of being a hired gun for deposed Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Rubio’s link to the case stems from his decades-old relationship with David Rivera, a former GOP congressman from Miami who […]
The Supreme Court appeared uneasy on Monday with the implications of Mississippi’s late-arriving mail ballot law — and how defining “Election Day” by when voters make their decisions, rather than by when the state receives their ballots, could create a mess of other issues. The high court heard arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee, […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is calling an emergency Cabinet meeting following reports of Iranian strikes aimed at the U.S.-U.K. joint military base on Diego Garcia, but the British government will be examining “cost of living” concerns, not “military considerations.” The prime minister is convening a Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms meeting on Monday, a type […]
President Donald Trump said Monday that National Guard members deployed as part of his national crime initiative will begin receiving active-duty benefits. Trump announced the move during a visit to Tennessee to highlight the work of the Memphis Safe Task Force, described by White House officials as “a decisive, aggressive federal intervention involving the National […]
President Donald Trump rejected the latest attempt by Senate Republicans to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, dismissing a plan that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a later date. White House aides briefed the president on the plan Sunday, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as Democrats demand new guardrails on […]
President Donald Trump reupped his call for voter identification to be included in any deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, telling Senate Republicans to cancel their upcoming recess if necessary. Trump said Monday during a Safe Task Force Roundtable in Memphis, Tennessee, that any funding for the DHS should be tied to voter […]
President Donald Trump is being sued over his plans to close and renovate the Kennedy Center for a two-year period starting on July 4. The plaintiffs, comprised of eight architectural and historical preservationist groups, warn that the performing arts center and its nearly 55-year legacy are “in peril.” Their lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District […]
