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Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden confirmed in an interview with ABC News on Thursday that he will accept the jury’s decision in his son Hunter Biden’s criminal trial and will not use his presidential power to pardon him if convicted. Biden made these statements during an interview with ABC News …

Jimmy Williams A federal judge has ordered Steve Bannon, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, to report to prison by July 1. Bannon was convicted of defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol attack. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by Trump, …

Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch “They were brave, they were resolute, they were ready,” President Joe Biden said Thursday at the Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach, one of five along France’s northern coast where Allied troops invaded in 1944 and turned the tide in World War II. Biden and …

Greg LaRose, Louisiana Illuminator You might know 50 Cent best for his smash hit “In Da Club,” which was all the rage back in 2003. But the rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, has been pursuing other business ventures, including a liquor brand and a film studio in Shreveport. …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …