Jimmy Williams The Georgia Court of Appeals has temporarily halted the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and several others. This pause allows the court to review a lower court judge’s decision to keep Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on the case. On Wednesday, the appeals court …
Read More »Progressives Urge Alito Recusal From Jan. 6 Cases Before The U.S. Supreme Court
Ashley Murray, Louisiana Illuminator Progressive lawmakers and organizers on Wednesday urged U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and to testify before Congress about two flags sympathetic to insurrectionists that were displayed outside his two homes. …
Read More »Rep. Byron Donalds Faces Backlash for Jim Crow Comments at Trump Campaign Event
Jimmy Williams Rep. Byron Donalds, a prominent ally of former President Donald Trump, sparked controversy with remarks at a Black voter outreach event in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Donalds suggested that Black families were more unified and better off during the Jim Crow era, prompting swift backlash from top Black Democratic …
Read More »Senate GOP Prevents Contraception Access Bill From Moving Ahead
Jennifer Shutt, NC Newsline An attempt to reinforce Americans’ access to contraception failed Wednesday when U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a bill from advancing toward final passage. The 51-39 procedural vote required at least 60 senators to move forward, but fell short after GOP lawmakers said the measure was too broad …
Read More »Trump’s Lawyers Request Lifting of Gag Order After Hush Money Trial
Jimmy Williams Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York judge on Monday to lift a gag order placed on him during his hush money trial. They believe the reasons for the order no longer apply now that the trial is over. Attorney Todd Blanche stated, “Now that the trial is …
Read More »Senate Dems Decry Limits On Abortion Access, House Dems Unveil Contraception biBll
Jennifer Shutt, Arkansas Advocate The national debate over whether laws or patients should determine abortion access dominated a U.S. Senate committee hearing Tuesday, when a panel of six experts testified about the complicated nature of treating pregnancies and miscarriages. The two-hour hearing in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee …
Read More »Executive Order Limiting Asylum At U.S.-Mexico Border Signed By Biden
Ariana Figueroa, Indiana Capital Chronicle President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued an executive order that will allow him to partially suspend asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border when daily unauthorized crossings reach a threshold of 2,500 migrants. “I’ve come here today to do what Republicans in Congress refuse to do, take the …
Read More »Opening Statements Begin in Hunter Biden’s Federal Criminal Trial
Jimmy Williams Opening statements commenced Tuesday in the federal criminal trial of Hunter Biden, with prosecutor Derek Hines asserting that “No one is above the law.” Special counsel David Weiss is leading the prosecution against President Joe Biden’s son. Charges Against Hunter Biden Hunter Biden faces three counts related to …
Read More »Claudia Sheinbaum Elected as Mexico’s First Female President
Jimmy Williams In a historic and unprecedented victory, Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, has become the first woman to be elected president of Mexico. The election results, announced on Sunday, revealed Sheinbaum’s landslide win with nearly 58 percent of the vote, according to preliminary …
Read More »Federal Appeals Court Blocks Georgia Grant Fund From Giving Awards Exclusively To Black Women
Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder An Atlanta-based venture capital fund aimed at supporting Black women will need to put its grant program on hold after a three-judge panel from the federal Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the fund likely violates federal law against considering race when making contracts. …
Read More »Biden’s Executive Action to Temporarily Shut Down Southern Border
Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive action on Tuesday that would temporarily close the southern border when daily migrant crossings between legal ports of entry exceed 2,500. The border would reopen when the number falls below 1,500, according to sources familiar with the discussions. This …
Read More »Sen. Menendez Files To Seek Reelection As His Corruption Trial Enters Fourth Week
Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor Sen. Bob Menendez filed to run for reelection as an independent candidate Monday as he continues to face trial on federal charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent. Leaving court Monday afternoon, Menendez said he’s going to remind New Jersey voters “what we’ve …
Read More »Despite Felony Conviction, Trump Likely Retains Voting Rights in Florida
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump, now a convicted felon and the presumptive GOP nominee for the presidency, appears likely to retain his voting rights in Florida this fall. Trump, who shifted his primary residence from New York to Florida in 2019, faces a legal landscape that could still allow …
Read More »Netanyahu Invited to Address U.S. Congress Amid Growing Divisions Over Gaza Conflict
Jimmy Williams Congressional leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol, signaling a show of wartime support for Israel despite rising political divisions over its military actions in Gaza. The invitation, extended by House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate …
Read More »Trump Warns of Public “Breaking Point” Over Potential Sentence in Hush Money Case
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump, found guilty on all counts in his hush money trial last week, has suggested that a sentence of house arrest or imprisonment could trigger a public outcry. Speaking in a 90-minute interview with “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Trump addressed the possibility of being sentenced …
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