Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty — for the second time — when he appeared in court Monday to respond to new federal corruption charges in a superseding indictment federal authorities filed two weeks ago. Investigators say Menendez, a Democrat, acted as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government …
Read More »Judge In Florida Academic-Freedom Case Promises Speedy Ruling; Could Block Higher Ed Law
Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix A legal challenge to a Florida law forbidding university classes that “distort” history or programs that foster diversity may turn on whether it has actually harmed the group of professors, students, and others behind their lawsuit. That’s the inference from about two hours of oral arguments …
Read More »Georgia Supreme Court To Issue Ruling On State’s Six-Week Abortion Ban
Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder October 23, 2023 Will the Georgia Supreme Court agree with a lower court’s ruling that said the state’s six-week abortion ban should be tossed out since it was passed in 2019 when Roe v. Wade was still the reigning five-decade-old court precedent? The answer is set …
Read More »Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Vow Continued Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call on Sunday to reaffirm their commitment to providing humanitarian assistance to Gaza. This announcement comes as a positive development following the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas. The leaders welcomed the delivery of the first two …
Read More »Majority of House GOP Speakership Candidates Sign “Unity” Pledge
A majority of the House Republicans running for the speakership have embraced a pledge designed to ensure the next speaker can secure the necessary 217 votes on the floor. This strategy aims to prevent the vote-counting turmoil that derailed previous contenders, such as Reps. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan. Seven …
Read More »Presidential Candidates Call For Banning Pro-Palestine Protests, Weigh In On House Speaker Race
Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch As U.S. House Republicans continue to deal with chaos of designating a House speaker, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks hosted presidential candidates Friday at an Iowa City fundraiser while defending decisions that some fellow Republicans have criticized. “If I was a Democrat, I would have run …
Read More »At Least 10 GOP Lawmakers Make Bid For U.S. House Speaker
Susan J. Demas, Rhode Island Current A growing field of contenders for House speaker has assembled after Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio fell short of the 217 votes needed for the chamber’s top job three times last week. At least 10 GOP lawmakers have said they would run. The …
Read More »Architect Of Fake Elector Scheme To Overturn Georgia’s 2020 Presidential Election Pleads Guilty
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Ex-Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro pled guilty Friday in Fulton County Superior Court to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents for his role in attempting to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election win. Chesebro was promptly sentenced by Judge Scott McAfee to five …
Read More »White House Asks Congress For $100 Billion For Israel, Ukraine, Border
Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix The Biden administration asked Congress on Friday to approve nearly $106 billion in new funding for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, Israel and other countries and to improve security on the U.S.-Mexico border. The funding request includes $92.2 billion for national security, including $61.4 billion …
Read More »Jim Jordan’s Bid To Be House Speaker Ends After Rejection By GOP In Closed Meeting
Ariana Figueroa, Washington State Standard Ohio Republican Jim Jordan is no longer the Republican nominee for speaker of the U.S. House. Shortly after a failed floor vote Friday on Jordan’s bid, Republicans held a closed-door meeting where Jordan failed to garner enough votes from his fellow GOP lawmakers to stay …
Read More »California Senator Laphonza Butler Opts Out of 2024 Senate Race
Recently appointed California Senator Laphonza Butler has announced that she will not run for a full Senate term in the 2024 election. Her decision averts a contest featuring three high-profile Democratic candidates vying for the Senate seat left vacant by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler’s choice not to run …
Read More »House Gripped By Paralysis Again After GOP Punts Proposal For Speaker Pro Tempore
Ariana Figueroa, Michigan Advance A resolution meant to temporarily allow U.S. House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry of North Carolina to move critical legislation won’t be acted on and there is no new floor vote scheduled for speaker nominee Jim Jordan, House Republicans said following a tense, closed-door meeting on …
Read More »Members of House GOP Describe Threats Sparked By Votes Against Jim Jordan For Speaker
Ashley Murray, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Nebraska GOP Rep. Don Bacon said his wife slept with a gun for protection after she received threatening phone calls demanding that her husband support Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for U.S. House speaker. Bacon was among a handful of members who reported threats and the …
Read More »‘Kraken’ Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Flipped Her Plea To Guilty In 2020 Election RICO Case
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Texas attorney Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to election interference charges in Fulton County Superior Court on Thursday, one day before jury selection was scheduled to begin for her trial. As part of the plea deal, Powell was sentenced to six years of probation for conspiring to …
Read More »Social Media Influencer Sentenced to Prison for Spreading False Election Information
Douglass Mackey, also known as the social media influencer “Ricky Vaughn,” has been sentenced to seven months in prison for his role in disseminating false information during the 2016 presidential election. Mackey convinced supporters of Hillary Clinton that they could cast their votes through text messages or social media posts, …
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