Supreme Court declines to hear Kari Lake voting machine lawsuit
The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a case brought by Republicans Kari Lake and Mark Finchem over the use of voting machines in Arizona elections, the latest blow to the duo of GOP candidates...
View ArticleBiden leads Trump among registered voters in new national poll
President Biden is narrowly leading former President Trump in a new national poll of voters, with his lead growing slightly when narrowing in on those who said they definitely plan to vote in...
View ArticleIlhan Omar's daughter says she's been 'basically evicted' after suspension
(The Hill) -- The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mich.) says she was “basically evicted” after she was suspended from Columbia University’s Barnard College on Friday for participating in...
View ArticleColumbia kicks the hornet's nest with student protests over Israel-Hamas war
Columbia University administrators appear to have only inflamed student protesters against the Israel-Hamas war both on their campus and at other schools after leadership chose to have more than 100...
View ArticleBiden assures Zelensky US will 'quickly provide' security package after it...
President Biden on Monday spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to assure him the United States will provide more aid as soon as the Senate passes the national security package, the White...
View ArticleRFK Jr.: ‘I’m gonna put the entire US budget on blockchain’
(The Hill) - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wants to put the "U.S. budget on blockchain," a ledger of transactions typically associated with bitcoin and other...
View ArticleTrump case painted as 2016 election criminal conspiracy in opening statements
NEW YORK — An alleged conspiracy to launch Donald Trump to the White House in 2016, with top allies pulling the strings to get him there: That’s the case against Trump that prosecutors said Monday...
View ArticleBiden condemns 'antisemitic protests' and 'those who don't understand what's...
President Biden said Monday he condemns antisemitic protests amid escalating pro-Palestine demonstrations at Columbia University and on other U.S. college campuses. “I condemn the antisemitic...
View ArticleHawley, Cotton call on Biden to deploy National Guard over Gaza protests at...
GOP Sens. Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Tom Cotton (Ark.) called on President Biden on Monday to deploy the National Guard to colleges, particularly Columbia University in New York City, where pro-Palestinian...
View ArticleRepublican Jewish Coalition backs primary challenge to Virginia Rep. Bob Good
A major Republican Jewish group became the latest notable organization to back a primary challenge to Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.). The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) announced Monday that it was backing...
View Article5 takeaways from opening arguments in the Trump trial
Former President Trump’s first criminal trial began in earnest Monday, with opening statements from prosecutors and the defense team, as well as the calling of the first witness. Trump is charged with...
View ArticleBiden to speak on abortion in first Florida visit since state Supreme Court...
President Biden will deliver a speech in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday focused on reproductive rights, taking center stage on abortion about one week ahead of the state’s six-week ban takes effect. Biden is...
View ArticleTrump accuses Michael Cohen of 'lying' despite gag order
(The Hill) - Former President Trump on Monday claimed Michael Cohen is "lying," following a day in court for his hush money trial, once again testing the gag order imposed in the case. "When are they...
View ArticleEven immigration restrictionists stay away from GOP's 'invasion' rhetoric
Republican use of the term “invasion” is putting party officials at odds with the immigration restrictionists behind much of the GOP's ideological framework on the issue. The term has become a...
View ArticleSenate set to advance Ukraine aid after roller-coaster House battle
The Senate on Tuesday is at last set to advance legislation providing aid to Ukraine, moving Congress toward the end of a months-long battle that raised questions about the survival of Mike Johnson's...
View ArticleJudge to determine whether Trump violated gag order
A New York judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday over whether former President Trump violated a gag order imposed against him in his hush money case. Prosecutors with the Manhattan District...
View ArticleHow zombie abortion bills are influencing 2024 fight
(The Hill) -- Archaic pieces of legislation are coming back to life as the fight over abortion access rages across the country ahead of the 2024 election. When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to ban...
View ArticleSecond day of David Pecker testimony wraps in Trump's hush money trial
Former President Trump’s hush money trial adjourned Tuesday after a second day of testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who gave a detailed account of an agreement he reached...
View ArticleMan who stormed Capitol with Confederate flag, pepper sprayed officers...
(The Hill) -- A Kentucky man charged for using pepper spray against law enforcement officers and carrying a Confederate flag while storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Monday to over...
View ArticleJudge strikes down North Carolina felon voting law
A federal judge has struck down a North Carolina law criminalizing voting for people with felony convictions. The law, originally passed in 1877, made it a Class I felony for people who vote in North...
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