Jimmy Williams U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has released a crucial 165-page filing from Special Counsel Jack Smith, revealing extensive evidence in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. The document provides the most detailed look at the case against Trump, who …
Read More »Biden and Harris Tour Hurricane Helene’s Destruction as Federal Aid Efforts Continue
Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris began separate tours on Wednesday to assess the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has claimed at least 150 lives. The hurricane devastated parts of the southeastern United States, with major destruction across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and beyond. Biden …
Read More »NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Bribery and Fraud Charges
Jimmy Williams New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery, marking a significant legal crisis for the former NYPD captain-turned-politician. The indictment, unsealed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, alleges Adams accepted illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign …
Read More »Abortion is Quietly Driving The Voting Conversation in Georgia — Even If It Isn’t On The Ballot
Jennifer Gerson Originally published by The 19th Callie Beale Harper was 37 when she found out she was pregnant with twins. Already the mom to a four-year-old son, she and her husband were so excited to grow their family, they opted for noninvasive prenatal testing as soon as it was …
Read More »Speaker Johnson’s Shutdown Strategy Faces GOP Rebellion Over Voting Law Tied to Funding Bill
Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) effort to prevent a government shutdown by coupling a stopgap funding bill with former President Donald Trump’s SAVE Act—legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote—is in peril. Several conservative Republicans have vowed to vote against the proposal, putting the government at risk of …
Read More »Vance Claims Trump Would Veto Federal Abortion Ban. Warren Responds: ‘Women Are Not Stupid’
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Sen. Elizabeth Warren responded forcefully to Sen. JD Vance on Sunday after the Republican vice presidential nominee claimed that Donald Trump—who has repeatedly celebrated and taken credit for the Supreme Court decision that revoked abortion rights at the federal level—would veto legislation imposing a nationwide abortion …
Read More »Pelosi, House Dems Rally DNC Crowd To Take Back Control Of The Chamber
Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch Democratic members of Congress took the stage throughout the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, urging voters to give the party control of the House during the November elections. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries were among the lawmakers …
Read More »Jenna Ellis, Former Trump Attorney, Cuts Deal With Prosecutors in AZ Fake Electors Criminal Case
Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror Conservative media personality and former Donald Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis has made a deal to cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in their case against the state’s GOP fake electors who sought to keep Trump in office even though he lost the election. Ellis, who was censured …
Read More »Senate Set to Vote on Children’s Online Safety Bills Amid Bipartisan Support
Jimmy Williams In a rare display of bipartisan cooperation, the U.S. Senate is gearing up to vote this week on two significant children’s online safety bills, just over three months before a heated presidential election. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced on Tuesday that he has scheduled a procedural …
Read More »Top Democrats Praise Biden, Endorse Harris for 2024 Nomination
Jimmy Williams After President Joe Biden announced his decision to end his re-election campaign, top Democrats lauded his accomplishments and some expressed their support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. Conversely, many Republicans suggested that Biden’s decision implies he should not continue serving the remainder …
Read More »Biden Announces Sweeping Immigration Program Offering Legal Status to Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens
Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced a major immigration initiative aimed at granting legal status and a streamlined path to U.S. residency and citizenship to approximately 500,000 unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens. The Department of Homeland Security’s new policy, known as “Parole in Place,” will allow these …
Read More »In Jacksonville, VP Kamala Harris Says Abortion Rights Are A Fight For Freedom
Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix A little more than 14 hours after a six-week abortion ban became the law of the land in Florida, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Jacksonville, where she put the responsibility for the new restrictions directly at the hands of former President Donald Trump. “As of …
Read More »AZ House Has Voted To Repeal The 1864 Abortion Ban Upheld By State Supreme Court
Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror After two weeks of thwarted attempts, the Arizona House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864, with three Republican lawmakers breaking from their party to join Democrats in striking it down. Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the …
Read More »Kentucky Man Who Attacked Capitol Police Officers on Jan.6 Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison
Jimmy Williams Isreal Easterday, a Kentucky resident who was 19 at the time, has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper-spraying two Capitol police officers during the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Easterday, who joined the mob of Donald Trump supporters storming the …
Read More »Supreme Court to Weigh Biden Administration’s Regulation of ‘Ghost Guns
Jimmy Williams The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the Biden administration has the authority to regulate “ghost guns” – firearms made from kits available online that individuals can assemble at home. The justices decided to review an appeal from the Biden administration defending regulations that a lower court …
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