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When Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) revealed Thursday that he’d checked himself into the hospital to receive treatment for clinical depression, his office provided a simple, straightforward explanation: Pennsylvania’s newly elected Democrat is ill and needs medical care before returning to work.
The statement wasn’t dissi... | US Congress |
INDIAN LAND, S.C. — EXCLUSIVE — Former ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says her Republican White House campaign has had a "fantastic response" since last Wednesday's first GOP presidential nomination debate.
"I think in the first 72 hours we raised a million dollars. We’ve had thousands of people ... | US Federal Elections |
The House of Representatives voted to expel scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., on Friday, making him the first House lawmaker to be expelled in more than 20 years.
Expelling a member of Congress takes a two-thirds majority vote. The last time a House lawmaker was expelled was more than two decades ago, when la... | US Congress |
After Hamas’ surprise attack on Oct. 7, Republicans and Democrats in Congress both said they needed to act quickly to help Israel.
But five weeks after Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected speaker, and nearly eight weeks since the attack, Congress doesn’t appear any closer to passing an aid package—for Israel or for Ukraine... | US Congress |
What makes presidential campaigns successful?
Since the 1970s, the most critical factor in American presidential campaigns has not been candidate qualifications, name recognition, financial backing or the burning issues of the day. As important as these may be, the hallmark of successful campaigns over the last 50 year... | US Campaigns & Elections |
House Republicans haven’t been terribly successful at many things this year. They struggled to keep the government open and to keep the United States from defaulting on its debt. They’ve even struggled at times on basic votes to keep the chamber functioning. But they have been very good at one thing: regicide.
On Frida... | US Congress |
Trump is currently seeking the GOP nomination for president in 2024, with poll after poll giving him a seemingly insurmountable lead over the rest of the candidates, leading many to consider him the inevitable nominee. Last Sunday, The Washington Post published a report outlining Trump's alleged plans to invoke the Ins... | US Federal Elections |
2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says that the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the House speakership should "own" the chaos resulting from the vote.
McCarthy was ousted as House speaker in a historic 216-210 vote, which saw eight Republicans join ... | US Congress |
Tracking down accurate information about Philadelphia's elections on Twitter used to be easy. The account for the city commissioners who run elections, @phillyvotes, was the only one carrying a blue check mark, a sign of authenticity.
But ever since the social media platform overhauled its verification service last mon... | US Local Elections |
GENOA, Neb. -- Amid a renewed push for answers, archeologists planned to resume digging Tuesday at the remote site of a former Native American boarding school in central Nebraska, searching for the remains of children who died there decades ago.
The search for a hidden cemetery near the former Genoa Indian Industrial S... | Civil Rights Activism |
As Donald Trump looks increasingly likely to be the 2024 Republican nominee for president, it continues to look more and more plausible that there could be a serious effort to keep him off the ballot entirely.
Following his presidency ending in a bloody battle on Capitol Hill, Mr Trump remains the de facto leader of th... | US Federal Elections |
Did data from Georgia voting machine breach play role in alleged Michigan election plot?
A drive containing data from voting equipment in Georgia was shipped to an investigator probing the 2020 election who seized five ballot tabulators in Michigan for a pro-Trump lawyer, according to court testimony and documents revi... | US Political Corruption |
House Republicans are making a renewed effort at strengthening American election security just weeks before the 2024 races formally kick off.
The Committee on House Administration is holding a meeting on Thursday to advance seven different bills that touch on elections at the federal, state and local level.
"It's just ... | US Federal Elections |
The Rhode Island Board of Elections said Tuesday that its review of nomination signatures submitted by the congressional campaign of Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos found "no obvious pattern of fraud," but will continue to investigate to protect the integrity of the democratic process.
The review was conducted after election off... | US Political Corruption |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House will vote next week on formally authorizing its impeachme... | US Congress |
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A Clark County Election Department worker sorts ballots on Nov. 9, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nev. Nearly 60% of the state's county voting officials are new since 2020, according to a new report.
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A Clark County Election Department worker sorts ballots on Nov... | US Local Elections |
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Teresa Casados runs New Mexico's Children, Youth & Families Department. She discovered the state had been taking the Social Security checks of children in foster care — children who got the benefits because they were orphaned or disabled.
Children... | US Federal Policies |
- The Education Department awarded five student-loan companies new contracts, including MOHELA.
- MOHELA is at the center of a lawsuit seeking to permanently block Biden's student-debt relief.
- Rep. Cori Bush told Insider that MOHELA's "dubious record of customer services" demands oversight.
Missouri Rep. Cori Bush wa... | US Federal Policies |
(Bloomberg) -- US regulators voted Thursday to reinstate rules aimed at ensuring that everything on the internet is equally accessible — a principle known as net neutrality that has stoked debate and controversy across technology and telecom industries for more than two decades.
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In Florida county, felons vote illegally, ballots cast on behalf of long-dead, whistleblower claims
There were "no apparent changes implemented" by the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office to ensure that felons didn't vote again, alleges Brian Freid.
The Facts Inside Our Reporter’s Notebook
Election issues cont... | US Local Elections |
Former President Donald Trump's defense team filed papers Sunday night in further support of his request that Judge Tanya Chutkan recuse herself in the federal 2020 election conspiracy case case brought by special counsel Jack Smith in Washington, D.C. In doing so, Trump lawyers met the Sunday deadline set by Chutkan t... | US Political Corruption |
Border crossings closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada
A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehi... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
On Saturday afternoon, roughly 70 people gathered on folding chairs in a sweltering church meeting room in the small town of Douglas, about 200 miles (322km) south-east of Atlanta, Georgia. Less than a week earlier, Donald Trump and 18 of his allies were indicted in Fulton county for efforts to overturn the 2020 electi... | US Political Corruption |
A wide-ranging coalition of liberal political groups has a message for President Joe Biden in case he was thinking of making concessions to congressional Republicans to avoid a potential government shutdown: Don’t.
In a Wednesday letter obtained by HuffPost, the group, under the banner ProsperUS, urged Biden to not giv... | US Congress |
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A sticker on a lamp post warns of voter fraud on Nov. 7, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska is part of a bipartisan compact of more than 30 states that shares voting data.
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A sticker on a lamp post warns of voter fraud on Nov. 7, 2022, in Anchorage, Al... | US Federal Elections |
Pa. Democrats aim to appeal to working-class voters with policy, symbolism, and some anger
Still stung by their loss in 2016, Pennsylvania Democrats are trying to channel the populism, and sometimes anger, that many voters feel.
Pennsylvania Democrats are trying to show they can be populists, too.
When Gov. Josh Shapir... | US Campaigns & Elections |
President Biden addressed the conclusion of a days-long manhunt for a mass shooter in Maine, praising law enforcement and demanding the GOP help to curb gun violence in the U.S.
The president addressed the public after law enforcement discovered Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting suspect Robert Card dead on Friday, ending ... | US Federal Policies |
A Missouri sheriff and two of his deputies were arrested Thursday and charged in connection with an alleged plot to help a father kidnap his daughter from her mother after an argument last month, charging documents show.
The father, Rick Gaston, 62, was also arrested and faces four felony charges, including attempted p... | US Police Misconduct |
Former President Donald Trump is asking a court to dismiss several criminal charges against him in the Georgia 2020 election interference case.
His filings on Monday are Trump’s opening salvo of legal arguments to challenge the state-level charges.
Giuliani filed his challenge Friday, asking Fulton County Superior Cour... | US Political Corruption |
This is the big one. It is tempting to say that today's indictment is significant mainly because it is the third time Donald Trump has been indicted — an extraordinary record for a former leader. Some will instead argue that these three indictments are piling on by partisan prosecutors. These are precisely the wrong fr... | US Political Corruption |
Impatient LockBit says it's leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land
Aerospace titan pores over data to see if dump is legit
The LockBit crew is claiming to have leaked all of the data it stole from Boeing late last month, after the passenger jet giant apparently refused to pay the ransom demand.
T... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House. The conservative Louisiana lawmaker—a man described by the New York Times as the “most important architect” of congressional Republicans’ attempt to throw out Joe Biden’s 2020 victory—is now second-in-line to the presidency. It’s a win for MAGA extremists. A win for Donald ... | US Congress |
A source familiar with the deal told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Attorney Kenneth Chesebro - one of the authors of a plan to use Republican presidential electors to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia - will receive probation in the agreement. Other details were not immediately available.
Chesebr... | US Political Corruption |
Sen. Mitt Romney said he would vote for a Democrat over former President Trump or businessman Vivek Ramaswamy in a potential 2024 general election matchup.
“I’d be happy to support virtually any one of the Republicans, maybe not Vivek, but the others that are running would be acceptable to me and I’d be happy to vote f... | US Federal Elections |
In his new book, Jonathan Karl captures Donald Trump gloating. “She said she could never get crowds like that,” the former US president turned de facto Republican presidential nominee is quoted as saying, after a conversation with Angela Merkel, then chancellor of Germany.
“In fact, she told me that there was only one ... | US Political Corruption |
In an age when absolutely anything can be politicized, perhaps it was inevitable that the attire of John Fetterman would become a cause célèbre in the Republicans’ culture wars. The hulking Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, who suffered a campaign-season stroke during his 2022 race, has since then preferred to wear... | US Congress |
Politics|Biden to Pick Biotech Executive to Lead New Biomedical Research Agencyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/us/politics/biden-cancer-arpa-h.htmlPresident Biden has selected Dr. Renee Wegrzyn to lead the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, which is aimed at driving biomedical innovation.Credit...Sarah Si... | US Federal Policies |
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) vociferously defended President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris's record in a one-on-one debate against Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who repeatedly attacked the Biden administration's failures. Yet Newsom's fierce defenses failed to stop questions about... | US Federal Elections |
The House of Representatives will hold a vote on Tuesday to elect the next speaker, exactly two weeks after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was unceremoniously booted from that post by a cadre of hard-right Republicans in his own conference, along with every Democratic representative. The latest GOP nominee for speaker, ... | US Congress |
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who shattered glass ceilings during her more than three decades in the U.S. Senate, has died, two sources confirmed to CBS News. She was 90.
Feinstein was the longest-serving woman in the Senate, as well as the longest-serving senator from California. But in recent months and years, questions abo... | US Congress |
Liz Cheney, whose opposition to Donald Trump’s presidency alienated her from her fellow Republicans, has said she would prefer Democrats to win in the 2024 elections over members of her own party because she feared the US was “sleepwalking into dictatorship”.
In an interview with CBS on Sunday, Cheney suggested a Repub... | US Federal Elections |
The former president on Monday toured the Palmetto State Armory store in Summerville, where authorities say Ryan Palmeter purchased an AR-15 assault rifle that he used to shoot dead three Black people almost exactly one month earlier on 26 August.
Mr Trump posed with a Glock handgun with his face engraved on the grip, ... | US Political Corruption |
No surprise from a guy who took the lead defending Donald Trump's attempted coup, but the newly appointed Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., moved quickly to abuse his power in an effort to spread lies and disinformation. He's pretending to do so under the guise of "transparency," by releasing over 40,000 ... | US Political Corruption |
NEW YORK -- Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council, hurriedly greeted voters streaming out along Malcolm X Boulevard. For some, no introductions were necessary. They knew his face, his name and his life story.
But to the unfamiliar, Salaam needed only to introduce himself a... | US Local Elections |
Trump knocks ’60 Minutes’ after Biden interview: ‘Each question contained the answer’
Former President Trump tore into CBS’s “60 Minutes” after the program’s interview with President Biden, which aired late Sunday and focused largely on the growing conflict in the Middle East.
In a post on his Truth Social website, Tru... | US Political Corruption |
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail.
What's happening:
-Fauci set to be grilled for the first time by a Republican House Majority for the first time…
-Grand Central Station shut down by Pro-Palestinian protests…
Kissinger:... | US Federal Elections |
The prospect of Donald Trump finally facing justice for the most serious of his many alleged crimes – conspiring to subvert the 2020 US presidential election – is cheering. Unfortunately, it has taken more than two and a half years to call the disgraced former president to account for his actions after his loss to Joe ... | US Political Corruption |
The five Republican presidential candidates who participated in Wednesday's debate all agreed about the threats posed by China, even though they argued over each other's records regarding the United States's primary competitor.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley have questioned each oth... | US Federal Elections |
- Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Jamie Dimon as an "overrated Globalist" after the JPMorgan CEO praised rival Republican Nikki Haley.
- Dimon has publicly urged business leaders to help Haley's presidential campaign.
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday ripped Jamie Dimon as an "overrated Globalist" a... | US Federal Elections |
A story has been bouncing around on TikTok lately about a guy who went to a McDonald’s in Idaho in late 2022 and his meal came to $16.10. He posted the receipt, which went viral, and of course as the topic roared across the various social media platforms, a culprit was fingered. Beef producers? Nope. Potato growers? Ha... | US Federal Policies |
Kevin McCarthy has been ousted in a right-wing revolt - the first time ever that a US House of Representatives Speaker has lost a no-confidence vote.
The final tally was 216-210 to remove the California congressman as leader of the Republican majority in the lower chamber of Congress.
Ultra-conservatives mutinied after... | US Congress |
Hunter Biden's legal team filed a lawsuit Wednesday against former Trump White House aide, Garrett Ziegler, over the publication of private photos, emails and other materials that came from a hard drive allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden.
The lawsuit is the latest in a strategy Biden's lawyers telegraphed earlier this... | US Political Corruption |
Iowa surrenders, falls back to Super Tuesday for Democrats in 2024
Iowa Democrats say they will compete for an earlier nominating contest in future years.
ST. LOUIS — Iowa Democrats will surrender their first-in-the-nation caucuses next year, party officials said Friday, while Democrats in New Hampshire — still fightin... | US Federal Elections |
A police chief with a £2.5million property portfolio quipped he would wear a 'floral dress and a blonde wig' as a disguise in order to meet with a suspected crooked developer, a misconduct panel has been told.
Chief Inspector Stephen Rice joked he held 'secretive' meetings with a developer who had sold him several lar... | US Police Misconduct |
Donald Trump said this week that he was within his rights to continue attempting to thwart Joe Biden from becoming president after his own advisers told him that his claims of election fraud were false, explaining that he did not respect his own attorneys’ legal opinions.
The ex-president was speaking with Kristin Welk... | US Federal Elections |
filed suit against the IRS on Monday, claiming the agency is behind "unlawful disclosure of Mr. Biden's " to the media.
The complaint, which cites IRS supervisor Gary Shapley's interview on CBS News as well as subsequent interviews, alleges their lawsuit is about "the decision by IRS employees, their representatives, a... | US Political Corruption |
It's a moment those with student loans have been dreading -- payments are one step closer to resuming.
After a three-year pause on federal student loan payments, Friday will mark the first significant step toward restarting the process: borrowers will once again see interest accrue on their loan balances.
The milestone... | US Federal Policies |
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom, with whom he engaged in a feisty debate on "Hannity" this week, is "obviously preparing" to run for president — despite denials from his Democrat rival.
DeSantis was in Sioux City, Iowa and took aim at what he said were the "failed" policies ... | US Federal Elections |
A Georgia judge said Wednesday he will issue a protective order barring the public release of evidence exchanged between prosecutors and lawyers representing former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in their election interference criminal cases in that state.
"Until we decide what's going to be relevant and ... | US Political Corruption |
In the year before Donald Trump was first elected president, now-House Speaker Mike Johnson said he lacked “virtue and decency,” arguing in a Facebook post that Trump didn’t have the “character and the moral center” needed to be president. “I am afraid he would break more things than he fixes. He is a hot head by natur... | US Federal Elections |
As Ohio Representative Jim Jordan rushes to secure the necessary votes in advance of a Tuesday vote for Speaker of the House, he and his allies are activating a public pressure campaign, attempting to rally the GOP base into strong-arming wavering lawmakers who are either ideologically opposed to the far-right congress... | US Congress |
The Department of Justice submitted a court filing on Thanksgiving arguing that a gag order against the former president must remain while pointing to documents filed as part of the $250 million civil fraud trial in New York.
On Thursday, November 23, Cecil Vandevender, an assistant special counsel for the Department o... | US Federal Policies |
A Tennessee woman allegedly paid to hire a hitman to kill the wife of a man she met on a dating site, according to a criminal complaint.
Melody Sasser was arrested May 18 and is being held in custody on probable cause that she allegedly attempted murder for hire. She is accused of transferring about $10,000 in bitcoin ... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Baltimore police have said they are responding to the scene of an active shooter.
"BPD is on scene of an active shooter situation in the 1700 block of Argonne Drive," police shared on Twitter. "We’re asking everyone to shelter in place and avoid the area."
Argonne Drive borders Morgan State University.
Baltimore police... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Friday that he believes his opponents among the House's GOP can still be converted to supporters ahead of what will likely be another losing vote for his speaker bid.
“Look, there’s been multiple rounds of votes for speaker before. We all know that. I just know that we ... | US Congress |
Several House Republicans in a key bipartisan group have said they could soon see a mass exodus over their Democratic counterparts’ role in Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster this week.
"I’m really thinking strongly about leaving the Problem Solvers Caucus," Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital. "I think... | US Congress |
August 28 was the 60th anniversary of the iconic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Justice, where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech about the struggle to create a real multiracial democracy and humane society in the United States. On that same Saturday this year, a 21-year-old white sup... | Civil Rights Activism |
Blowing up the government is a standard Republican talking point. And not just a talking point; the headlong rush to a government shutdown has been embraced by a number of House radical Republicans, who are driving the strategy—believing, against all experience, that Americans will be perfectly happy to go without the ... | US Federal Policies |
Government funding runs out next week, House Republicans keep tanking their own appropriations bills, and the Speaker of the House is weighing whether he can get away with a stopgap spending solution.
Republicans are hoping Johnson will somehow deliver a solution to all of their legislative woes. But without a recognit... | US Congress |
Several conservatives told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that they don’t expect any votes on the House’s remaining appropriations bills until the new year — a move they’re concerned will cost Republicans valuable time in negotiations.
"I guess we'll take it up in January. We punted. I hate that we did it the way we did... | US Congress |
Investigators have recovered the vehicle used to help four jail inmates — including a murder suspect — Bibb County Sheriff's Office announced on Saturday.last week, the
A criminal intelligence unit and special response team with the sheriff's office found the blue Dodge Challenger in the parking lot of a Biomat USA — a... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Every December seemingly has a deadline on Capitol Hill.
To fund the government.
To avoid the fiscal cliff.
To raise the debt ceiling.
To approve a payroll tax cut.
To pass tax reform.
To allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
To undo Obamacare.
But things are a little different around Capitol Hill this... | US Congress |
Democrats, for very good reason, have been in a poll-induced panic for weeks now. Despite a relatively successful presidency and a booming economy, President Joe Biden is falling behind Donald Trump in the polls, often by downright startling margins. Biden is behind Trump in national polls by over 2 points. And a recen... | US Federal Elections |
FOX News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the division in Congress over Speaker Johnson’s plan to avert a government shutdown on ‘Special Report.’
House Republican and Democratic leadership are working to see how many votes each side can provide to adopt a two-step interim spending bill offere... | US Congress |
'He NEEDS a decent haircut!' Prince Harry's 'scruffy' mop, 'nasty' beard and 'crumpled' clothing during his UN speech in New York leaves royal fans stunnedPrince Harry's appearance for UN speech during visit to New York shocked fansMany were stunned by his 'scruffy' hair and 'crumpled' suit during the outingDuke of Sus... | SCOTUS |
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has testified in court in Washington, DC, in the corruption trial of former Fugee Prakazrel "Pras" Michel.
Rapper Mr Michel, 50, is accused of taking money from a Malaysian tycoon, Jho Low, to carry out a political influence campaign in the US.
He denies charges including conspiracy and... | US Political Corruption |
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The Senate has approved a short-term spending bill to extend government funding into early next year.
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The Senate has approved a short-term spending bill to extend government funding into early next year.
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The Senate voted ove... | US Congress |
With the pandemic officially over, leftover coronavirus relief money for vaccines, public health initiatives and other programs has become a target as negotiators try to reach a budget deal to raise the nation's debt limit.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that $30 billion of pandemic-related spending could be... | US Federal Policies |
GOP splits as House passes temporary spending plan to lower the odds of a disastrous government shutdown
WASHINGTON — The House approved a temporary measure to fund the government and avert a catastrophic shutdown Tuesday, kicking the can down the road once again for Congress to pass a longer-term deal to keep the gove... | US Congress |
In May 2023, the Biden administration will end the COVID pandemic’s status as both a national and a public health emergency, which were declared three years ago. The move revamps the federal pandemic response in ways that could limit Americans’ access to lifesaving treatments, tests, and other COVID-related healthcare.... | US Federal Policies |
- Donald Trump has picked a terrible political fight.
- The former president is still hellbent on repealing Obamacare.
- Biden and Democrats could not be more delighted by his choice.
Former President Donald Trump just couldn't help himself. All it took was a less-than 600-word editorial to set him off. Trump has never... | US Federal Policies |
Parts of nine days.
That’s how long the House of Representatives has gone without a House Speaker.
This is augmented by the fact that the Middle East is ablaze. And the House can’t even adopt a simple, non-binding resolution just to say it stands with Israel.
"This is bad," said one senior House Republican leadership s... | US Congress |
The United States and Britain on Thursday sanctioned 11 people who are part of the Russia-based Trickbot cybercrime hacking group, accusing it of targeting critical government infrastructure and businesses, along with hospitals, during the coronavirus pandemic.
A U.S. Treasury statement said the blacklisted targets inc... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has stopped posting mugshots, a move Sheriff John Fuson said was influenced by his own family experience.
"I have heard from citizens who have shared their stories and concerns with this practice, and how it has and continues to negatively impact ... | US Police Misconduct |
Wisconsin’s top elections official suffered another blow on Thursday when the Republican-controlled state senate voted to fire her by a party line vote of 22 to 11. Meagan Wolfe’s status as elections administrator will now likely be determined in court.
Legal experts and the Wisconsin attorney general have disputed the... | US Local Elections |
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - A former lawyer for Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to helping the then-U.S. president's efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state of Georgia and agreed to testify against Trump if called upon.
Ellis is the third member of Trump's legal team to reach a... | US Political Corruption |
House Republicans unveiled their latest nominee for speaker on Tuesday night ― and there are some things they absolutely do not want to talk about.
Specifically, Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine democracy, overturn the results of the 2020 election and remain in power despite losing the vote.
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La... | US Congress |
WASHINGTON — Potential jurors in former President Donald Trump's federal election interference trial may know they are in the pool now.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has sent prospective jurors a "pre-screening" form asking about their availability to appear in person Feb. 9 to fill out a written... | US Federal Elections |
Maricopa County Republicans want party to run its presidential preference election
Arizona Republicans may end up canceling the state's normal presidential preference election and holding their own vote as the Maricopa County Republican Committee pushes for the state party to run its own primary with in-person voting a... | US Local Elections |
ATLANTA -- A federal judge who rejected efforts by former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his charges in the Georgia election subversion case to federal court is set to hear arguments Monday from former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark on the same issue.
Fulton County District Attorney Fa... | US Political Corruption |
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, one of Donald Trump's rivals in the 2024 race and one of the former president's biggest defenders on the trail, said Sunday that while he would have made different judgments than Trump regarding Jan. 6 and the handling of classified documents -- those decisions shouldn... | US Federal Elections |
There is a phenomenon in politics whereby if someone is old and infirm but remains alive for a while in a diminished state, they can almost persuade people that they are immune to death.
So it was with John McCain, who died at 81 from a vicious brain cancer that left no hope of recovery, but whose actual death still se... | US Congress |
Former President Trump will not visit Capitol Hill Tuesday to meet with congressional Republicans as they consider a next speaker of the House, a source familiar with the 2024 GOP front-runner's plans told Fox News Digital.
The former president told Fox News Digital last Thursday that he would visit Washington, D.C., a... | US Congress |
The most underreported story in Boston right now is the fact that over the weekend first responders were called to a public housing complex in South Boston for a man in cardiac arrest and found a horrifying scene filled with men in drag and at least 5 children between the ages of 5-10. From the Boston Herald:
Four chil... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Judge refuses to move prosecution of Mark Meadows to federal court
“The Court concludes that Meadows has not shown that the actions that triggered the State’s prosecution related to his federal office,” U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones wrote.
The prosecution of former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for at... | US Political Corruption |
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is not ruling out another bid for the job from which he was, telling reporters Monday, "I'll let the conference see who unites them."
His remarks came during a news conference Monday about the atttacks on Israel by Hamas that began over the weekend and have so far resulted in.
McCart... | US Congress |
Cornel West is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the author of 20 books, from Prophesy Deliverance! (1982) to Race Matters (1993) to Black Prophetic Fire (2014). He’s also, more controversially, a candidate for president of the Unit... | US Federal Elections |
Trump's fake electors charged by Michigan AG in alleged 2020 election scheme
Attorney General Dana Nessel announced felony charges Tuesday against the group of Michigan Republicans who allegedly participated in a scheme to try to award the state's Electoral College votes to former President Donald Trump with a phony ce... | US Political Corruption |
New speaker's Israel funding showdown with Biden, Democrats -- and Senate Republicans
The House bill does not include Ukraine aid and slashes IRS funding.
New House Speaker Mike Johnson, as one of his first moves, is forcing a showdown over emergency aid to Israel.
He's pushing a vote Thursday on a bill that would prov... | US Federal Policies |
Greene a ‘hard no’ on two spending bills after McCarthy flips on Ukraine aid
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Sunday she is a “hard no” on two spending bills after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Ukraine aid would be included in the legislation despite opposition from the Georgia Republican.
McCart... | US Congress |
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