Abraham Kenmore, SC Daily Gazette Former President Donald Trump won an expected blowout victory over former S.C. governor Nikki Haley Saturday in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary. The Associated Press called the race at 7 p.m. with zero percent of the precincts reporting. When state election officials had counted …
Read More »More Than 500 New Russia Sanctions Levied By White House After Navalny Death
Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder The Biden administration will impose a new round of economic sanctions targeting Russian fuel exports and military-industry imports, the Treasury Department announced Friday. Coming one week after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in the custody of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government and one day short …
Read More »New York Judge Orders Donald Trump to Pay $454 Million in Civil Fraud Case
A New York judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay approximately $454 million in penalties as part of the ruling in his civil business fraud trial. This substantial figure includes around $355 million in disgorgement, a term for returning ill-gotten gains, along with over $98 million in prejudgment …
Read More »Trump Comes Out Against Alabama IVF Ruling As National Republicans Scramble For Distance
Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well. …
Read More »Trump’s $350 Million Fraud Judgment Faces Immediate Enforcement as Judge Rejects Delay
The judge overseeing a fraud case against Donald Trump swiftly dismissed a plea from his lawyer, Clifford S. Robert, to delay the enforcement of a monumental $350 million judgment. With pre-judgment interest, the judgment now exceeds $450 million. This legal battle, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, has …
Read More »Why Black South Carolinians Are Furious At Nikki Haley
Brandon Tensley, Capital B Originally published by The 19th Kym Smith is passionate about a wide range of causes, from pushing for South Carolina public schools to include Black history in their curricula to bringing adequate health care to Black communities. But rarely, if ever, does Republican presidential candidate Nikki …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Visits Michigan To Outline Threats To Abortion Access
Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance Vice President Kamala Harris thanked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Michigan leaders during a visit Thursday for all they’ve done to maintain the right to abortion in Michigan, but cautioned that nobody should get too comfortable in the fight for reproductive health care access. …
Read More »White House Preps New Sanctions Package Against Russia After Navalny Death
Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance The Biden administration on Tuesday again urged U.S. House Republican leaders to hold an up-or-down vote on military assistance for Ukraine and said a new sanctions package against Russia is on the way, citing the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as placing new pressure …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Visits Pittsburgh To Tout $5.8 Billion For Clean Water, Lead Pipe Removal
Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star During a visit to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden administration is dedicating $5.8 billion of federal funding toward lead pipe removal and clean water projects, including more than $200 million in Pennsylvania. “Can you believe that, in the United States …
Read More »Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Frozen Embryos Outside The Womb Are Children
Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector Patient advocates fear that a Friday ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court stating that frozen embryos outside the womb are “children” could be the end for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the state. In a majority opinion, Justice Jay Mitchell wrote that there was no exception for frozen …
Read More »Biden Administration Announces $1.2 Billion Student Debt Cancellation for Over 150,000 Borrowers
Jimmy Williams The Biden Administration has approved the cancellation of another $1.2 billion in student debt for approximately 153,000 borrowers who have diligently repaid relatively modest student loans over the past decade or more. This step is part of the administration’s commitment to address the challenges faced by student loan …
Read More »Department of Education Close To New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
Jimmy William,s The Department of Education has unveiled a comprehensive proposal for student loan forgiveness, outlining an alternative path after the Supreme Court rejected President Biden’s initial plan for broad debt cancellation. The new approach aims to address financial hardship among federal student loan borrowers through a more bureaucratic administrative …
Read More »Ending Reign of GOP Gerrymandering, Evers Approves Fair Maps in Wisconsin
Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams For the first time since 2011, Wisconsin has state Assembly and Senate maps that do not unconstitutionally favor Republican candidates. Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, signed new legislative maps into law on Monday that were crafted by his office and approved by the state Supreme Court. …
Read More »Expanded Child Tax Credit Could Be In Place Quickly If Passed By Congress, IRS Chief Says
Ashley Murray, Michigan Advance Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel told lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week that his agency is “poised to move quickly” on a bipartisan tax bill that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and revive several corporate tax breaks. But, he cautioned, taxpayers should not wait to file. …
Read More »Judge Rejects Attempts To Toss Indictments Against Texas AG Ken Paxton, Keeps April Trial On Course
Lauren McGaughy and Lucio Vasquez, KUT News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton remains on track to be tried for felony fraud this spring after the presiding judge shot down his attempts to have the charges thrown out. During a Friday court hearing in Houston, Harris County District Court Judge Andrea …
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