A federal investigation into former President Donald Trump appeared to enter a new phase this month, according to reporting Tuesday that the U.S. House panel probing the January 6 attack on the Capitol is “extensively cooperating” with Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to lead Trump investigations. Punchbowl News reported …
Read More »After Months of Pressure, Postal Service Vows to Ramp Up EV Purchases
Climate campaigners welcomed the U.S. Postal Service’s announcement Tuesday that it plans to buy at least 66,000 electric vehicles in the coming years to replace its aging, gas-guzzling fleet, a move that comes after months of pressure from environmental groups and the Biden White House. In a statement, the USPS—led …
Read More »Congress Rolls Out $1.7 Trillion Spending Deal In Race To Friday Deadline
Congress unveiled a $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, completing the annual process that began this spring when President Joe Biden sent lawmakers his budget request. Biden’s chief budget official in a statement urged Congress to speedily …
Read More »Lake Election Suit Will Go To Trial: Judge Dismisses Seven Of Nine Counts
by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror A judge dismissed seven of nine counts in Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s lawsuit that challenges the outcome of her race, setting a high bar for what she’ll have to prove at trial to win the suit. The case is set for a two-day trial, …
Read More »Biden Unveils Plan to Reduce Homelessness 25% by 2025
The Biden administration on Monday released a plan that seeks to eventually eradicate homelessness in the United States, starting with a 25% reduction in the number of people suffering from a lack of reliable access to safe housing over the next two years. “My plan offers a roadmap for not …
Read More »Supreme Court Allows Rapid Removal Of Migrants To Continue As Legal Challenge Plays Out
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paused the scheduled lifting of an emergency health order the federal government has used for more than two years to quickly turn away migrants, including those seeking asylum, at the southwest border. The order comes after an …
Read More »House Jan. 6 Panel Refers Trump For Criminal Charges, Including Inciting Insurrection
Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in a historic vote agreed unanimously Monday to refer former President Donald Trump and others to the Justice Department for potential criminal charges, including inciting or aiding an insurrection. Trump associates, including attorneys …
Read More »Attorneys General Want Apple, Google To Raise Age Ratings For TikTok
Louisiana Illuminator, Florida Phoenix Attorneys general from 15 states want Apple and Google to increase their age ratings for the social media application TikTok. They have sent letters to the companies’ CEOs that say states have the right to pursue legal action if age ratings for the app aren’t changed. …
Read More »QAnon Follower Who Chased Officer On Jan. 6 Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison
A federal judge on Friday sentenced an Iowa man to five years in prison for leading the mob that chased U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman on Jan. 6, 2021. Douglas Jensen, of Des Moines, was convicted by a jury in September of five felony and two misdemeanor counts, including …
Read More »Title 42 Immigration Policy Must End This Week, Court Rules
Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune A federal appeals court denied a request Friday from Republican-led states to delay the lifting of an emergency health order the federal government has used for more than two years to quickly turn away migrants, including those seeking asylum, at the southwest border. The …
Read More »Trump Unleashes Deranged Rant as Jan. 6 Panel Plans to Recommend Criminal Charges
Former President Donald Trump took to his beleaguered social media app late Saturday to lash out against the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection following reports that the panel is planning to use its final meeting Monday to recommend criminal charges against the former president and 2024 White House …
Read More »North Carolina Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law, Senate Redistricting
The North Carolina Supreme Court handed down more than two dozen rulings on Friday, including a trio dealing with high-profile political controversies. The rulings come just weeks before Republicans Richard Dietz and Trey Allen replace sitting Democratic Associate Justices Samuel Ervin IV and Robin Hudson, and thereby flip the court’s …
Read More »New Petition Pressures US House Members Not to Seat GOP Insurrectionists in 2023
A pair of progressive advocacy groups launched a petition on Friday to pressure the U.S. House of Representatives not to seat returning members who supported the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. The petition, led by Free Speech for People and MoveOn, takes aim at three Republican members of …
Read More »Why Are Pregnancy And Childbirth Killing So Many Black Women In Texas?
Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune Nakeenya Wilson was at a meeting of Texas’ maternal mortality review committee when she got the call: Her sister, who had recently had a baby, was having a stroke. Wilson raced to the hospital, leaving behind a stack of files documenting the stories of women who …
Read More »Three Men Sentenced To Prison Over Plot To Kidnap And Murder Gov. Whitmer
Jon King, Michigan Advance Three men convicted for supporting a plot to kidnap and assassinate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been sentenced to prison. Pete Musico, 44; his son in-law, Joe Morrison, 28; and Paul Bellar, 24, were sentenced on Thursday by a Jackson County judge after a jury convicted the …
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