Fight over sanctions on international court splinters Democrats
The bipartisan effort to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its proposal to charge Israeli leaders with war crimes is splintering Democrats in the House, where liberal human-rights...
View ArticleSenate rankings: 10 seats most likely to flip
Republicans are increasingly optimistic they can end their four-year stint in the Senate minority and topple the incumbents Democrats are relying on to carry the cycle with less than six months until...
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Storms upending Memorial Day weekend leaves at least 18 dead, thousands...
(The Hill) – Severe storms hit parts the U.S. over Memorial Day weekend, leaving at least 18 people dead and injuring hundreds. The storms hit worst in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas before...
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'The Apprentice' Trump biopic shut out at Cannes
(The Hill) – “The Apprentice,” a new biopic about former President Trump’s rise in the real estate industry, did not clinch any awards at the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend. The biopic is...
View ArticleTrump, prosecutors gear up for hush money closing arguments
Former President Trump and Manhattan prosecutors are gearing up to make their final pitch to a jury before beginning deliberations over whether to convict Trump for a hush money scheme that led to...
View Article7 states where Trump could expand the map in November
Former President Trump is talking about flipping blue-leaning states in his already tight race with President Biden for the White House. Trump and Biden are fighting for a handful of key battlegrounds...
View ArticleTim Scott pushes back against Biden's 'insulting' ad targeting Black voters
(The Hill) -- Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) slammed a recent ad from President Biden's campaign that targets Black voters, calling it "insulting" Sunday while touting former President Trump's work for the...
View ArticleRepublicans divided on pledging to accept 2024 election results
Refusing to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election has become a litmus test for Republicans jockeying to become former President Trump's running mate, but that's making their Senate GOP...
View ArticleProsecutor stretches closing arguments for nearly 5 hours at Trump trial
Attorneys completed a marathon day of closing arguments on Tuesday in former President Trump’s hush money trial, marking the near end of the weeks-long case that saw nearly two dozen witnesses take...
View ArticleSupreme Court won’t hear Michael Avenatti appeal over Nike extortion
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s request to consider whether his conviction for plotting to extort Nike should be thrown out. Avenatti, who rose to fame for...
View ArticleRobert De Niro, Jan. 6 officers show up for Biden campaign at Trump trial...
NEW YORK — Actor Robert De Niro and two Jan. 6 police officers showed up on Tuesday on behalf of the Biden campaign outside the courthouse where former President Trump’s hush money trial is taking...
View ArticlePope Francis apologizes after reported use of slur about gay men
(The Hill) -- Pope Francis issued an apology on Tuesday after he reportedly used a homophobic slur in a private meeting last week when discussing the church’s policy barring gay priests. The Italian...
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Cannon chastises Smith team, denies 'gag order' request in Trump classified...
Judge Aileen Cannon chastised special counsel Jack Smith’s team Tuesday for what she described as failing to meaningfully reach out to former President Trump’s attorneys on a motion to limit his...
View ArticleGroup sues NC county over Confederate monument thanking 'faithful slaves'
(The Hill) -- North Carolina residents sued their county in federal court to remove a Confederate monument that thanks “faithful slaves” and celebrates the Confederacy. The Concerned Citizens of...
View ArticleAfter ‘whites only’ job posting, tech staffing firm settles with DOJ
(The Hill) -- A Virginia-based tech company will pay thousands of dollars in fines for a job posting that requested “whites only” to apply. The Justice and Labor departments have fined minority-owned...
View ArticleDNC plans to virtually nominate Biden ahead of convention amid Ohio ballot...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is planning to virtually nominate President Biden ahead of the party’s convention after the Ohio state Legislature deadlocked on a fix last week to get the...
View ArticleWhite House signals Rafah strike doesn't cross 'red line'
The White House on Tuesday indicated an Israeli strike that killed dozens of Palestinians in Rafah did not cross a "red line" that would lead to a change in U.S. policy. Multiple administration...
View ArticleWhite House faces tough questions after Rafah strike
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The White House is not laying out any new consequences for Israel following a deadly Israeli airstrike near a Rafah refugee camp Sunday. Tuesday, White House spokesperson John...
View ArticleAll eyes on Michael Cohen in Trump trial closings
NEW YORK — The “MVP” of lying, or the defendant’s “right hand man?” An ex-employee with an “ax to grind,” or Trump’s “consigliere?” It may be former President Trump sitting at the defense table, but...
View ArticleGonzales fends off hard-line GOP challenger in Texas House runoff
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) survived a challenge from his right and won the GOP primary in Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Gonzales narrowly...
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