Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder Attention has shifted back to the Fulton County courthouse after the Georgia Supreme Court rejected an argument that state lawmakers should have to pass abortion restrictions in the post-Roe world. A group of health care providers and abortion rights advocates had argued that parts of the …
Read More »Meta Faces Federal and State Lawsuits Over Child Safety Concerns
More than 30 states have joined together to file a federal lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The legal action alleges that Meta’s social media platforms are intentionally designed to be addictive and that they harm children’s mental health. The lawsuit, signed by 33 state …
Read More »Emmer Nominated For House Speaker But Drops Out After Trump Opposition
Ariana Figueroa, Indiana Capital Chronicle U.S. House Republicans Tuesday voted to tap Minnesota’s Tom Emmer as speaker following five rounds of ballots — but Emmer quit the race just four hours later, after he was attacked by the GOP’s most powerful figure, former President Donald Trump. After beating six candidates, …
Read More »Ex-Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty To Felony In Fulton 2020 Election Case
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Jenna Ellis, a former attorney for the Trump campaign in the 2020 presidential election, expressed regret on Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court after pleading guilty to making false statements about widespread voting fraud at a Georgia legislative hearing held several weeks after the 2020 election. …
Read More »Senator Menendez Pleads Not Guilty In Second Arraignment On Corruption Charges
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 …
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