The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent out a health alert on Monday due to what it called an increase in global and U.S. measles cases, saying that health providers should “ensure” that international travelers are vaccinated. Of the 58 cases reported across the United States in 2o24, about 93 percent are […]
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal filed by a former New Mexico county commissioner who was banned from running for office after he partook in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach at the U.S. Capitol. Couy Griffin, the former Otero County commissioner and the “Cowboys for Trump” founder, is the only elected official to […]
Former President Donald Trump warned during an Ohio speech that there will be an economic “bloodbath” if he isn’t reelected while campaigning for a Republican Senate candidate, while his campaign said that a number of news outlets misled the public by taking the term out of context. In the speech, President Trump said that the […]
The U.S. State Department confirmed it will try and evacuate Americans who are still stranded in Haiti after the country’s security situation continues to deteriorate. On Saturday, the U.S. Embassy said it will organize a charter flight for U.S. citizens who still remain, coming months after the embassy issued a warning that Americans should leave. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin won a record landslide election on Sunday, according to early results, as Western officials have criticized the elections as being unfair and illegitimate. It means that Mr. Putin, 71, will easily secure a new six-year term that will enable him to become one of Russia’s longest-serving leaders. He won 87.8 percent […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied a request by a student group that asked to host a drag show at West Texas A&M University and sought to lift a school ban on the performance. In a one-sentence order, the high court wrote that Justice Samuel Alito denied the emergency request from the LGBT group, […]
While the judge in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia case allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case, he criticized her for making a racially charged speech in mid-January in which she invoked the “race card.” The Jan. 14 speech was given by Ms. Willis just days after allegations surfaced that she engaged […]
The federal judge overseeing the Trump classified documents case handed defense lawyers a win on Monday, allowing a 10-day extension to file motions. In a paperless order on Monday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted former President Donald Trump a 10-day extension, meaning that he shall file a reply to their pretrial motions by March […]
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday wrote that special counsel Jack Smith made an admission in a court filing in connection to how he was appointed as a special prosecutor in the classified documents case. In a court filing last week, the special counsel wrote he was lawfully appointed to his position by Attorney General […]
The U.S. military said Sunday it has carried out an operation in Haiti to evacuate some embassy personnel from the country and will bolster security around the U.S. Embassy amid escalating violence. “This airlift of personnel into and out of the embassy is consistent with our standard practice for embassy security augmentation worldwide, and no […]
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a new interview that he’s not ruling out accepting a White House position if former President Donald Trump is reelected in November. When asked during a Fox News interview if he would work for President Trump again, Mr. Pompeo said that “if I get a chance to […]
A co-defendant of former President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of having about a “half-dozen” conflicts of interest arising from her relationship with her special counsel. Jeffrey Clark, a former acting attorney general under President Trump who was charged in the Georgia election case, filed a court motion in […]
A branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday advised Americans and companies to update their iPhones and other Apple devices due to potentially serious security problems. Apple this week released iOS 17.4 and iOS 17.4, which offers multiple patches for four vulnerabilities, including two that impact users’ privacy, a memory corruption issue […]
The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday voted to recognize former President Donald Trump as the presumptive GOP nominee for president, coming after he secured a commanding lead after the Super Tuesday contests. Ronna McDaniel presided over the RNC vote in her final appearance as the committee’s chairwoman on Friday. She announced last month that […]
A lawyer for a Trump co-defendant in Fulton County, Georgia, alleged that District Attorney Fani Willis met with Vice President Kamala Harris before she indicted former President Donald Trump last year. The claim was made during a Georgia state Senate hearing that is probing claims that Ms. Willis had an inappropriate relationship with her special […]
President Joe Biden suffered one loss on Super Tuesday. It was to little-known candidate Jason Palmer in the Democratic Primary’s caucus in American Samoa, a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean. The Democratic Party in American Samoa issued a statement on March 5, saying that Mr. Palmer received 51 votes, and the incumbent president received […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that he won’t donate any money to candidates in the 2024 election, including former President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden. It came amid reports that Mr. Musk visited President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and held discussions there. Anonymously sourced reports alleged that he met with […]
Former first lady Michelle Obama’s office responded to years of speculation that she might entertain a 2024 presidential bid amid polls showing that President Joe Biden’s popularity and approval rating are flagging ahead of the November contest. In a statement to news outlets Tuesday, Ms. Obama’s office said she had no interest in the prospect, […]
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett stood alone on March 4 when the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a state court ruling that blocked former President Donald Trump from Colorado’s ballot. She agreed with the three Democratic-appointed justices that the majority opinion went too far, but she also criticized those liberal justices for “stridency” in their concurrences. […]
After tens of thousands of users of Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta-owned products reported that those social media websites and apps were down Tuesday, Facebook said hours later that the issue was resolved. At around 12 p.m. ET, a Facebook spokesman wrote on X: “Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing […]
Maine’s secretary of state on Monday withdrew her decision that had banned former President Donald Trump from appearing on state ballots, coming after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that overturned a Colorado court decision that similarly blocked the former president from ballots. The Supreme Court on Monday morning rejected a December decision issued […]
A U.S. appeals court paused a lower court ruling that had placed a temporary hold on a Texas law, set to go into effect, which granted powers to prosecute and arrest illegal immigrants who had recently crossed the border. The Texas law would make it a state crime to illegally enter or re-enter Texas from […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Sunday declared that efforts by states to implement voter ID laws are “unnecessary” and “burdensome,” drawing the ire of Republicans. While speaking at a church Selma, Alabama, the attorney general was commemorating the 59th anniversary of Selma police targeting demonstrators during an early Civil Rights protest. He claimed that the […]
U.S. congressional leaders on Sunday unveiled a bill that would fund parts of the government for parts of the fiscal year as lawmakers faced a threat of a partial government shutdown later this week. Both House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) appeared to claim victory for their respective parties […]
The U.S. Supreme Court could issue a ruling as early as Monday regarding a case that bars former President Donald Trump from appearing on primary and general election ballots for the 2024 election. Late last year, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that he is disqualified from appearing on ballots in Colorado, citing an interpretation of […]
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday won handily in three states over the weekend, which awarded even more delegates for the GOP presidential nomination. Idaho and Missouri conducted primary elections, with President Trump taking the majority of the two states’ delegates. In Michigan, Republicans at a Grand Rapids convention awarded the former president all the […]
An appeals court in Washington unanimously ruled that a Jan. 6 defendant’s sentence was improperly enhanced, a move that could impact numerous other Jan. 6 cases. On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that Larry Brock, who was convicted for a range of crimes related to Jann. 6, improperly had […]
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has not ruled on whether the federal Trump classified documents trial should be rescheduled, but she described some of the proposals by special counsel Jack Smith’s team as “unrealistic,” signaling a possible win for the former president. In court documents submitted this week, federal prosecutors wrote the trial should start […]
Special counsel Jack Smith this week asked the judge overseeing the Trump classified documents case to strike juror questions about who they voted for or whether they voted in the 2020 election. In a court filing with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the special prosecutor’s team sought to strike down questions submitted by former President […]
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a Texas law that grants state police the capacity to arrest people who are suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.–Mexico border. The measure, called Senate Bill 4 and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in December, was slated to go into effect on March 5, but U.S. District Judge […]
Vaccine-maker Pfizer Inc., in a filing to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, wrote that its COVID-19 vaccine revenue is down 70 percent in 2023. “Declines largely driven by lower contracted deliveries and demand in international markets and lower U.S. government contracted deliveries, due to transition to new variant vaccines in most markets and the transition […]
An official with JPMorgan Chase warned that while U.S. stocks hit record highs recently, that momentum may not continue and will raise risks of a 1970s-style “stagflation” scenario. A chief market strategist with the top U.S. bank, Marko Kolanovic, warned there appears to be too much optimism about the current market. The Federal Reserve has […]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said the Fulton County district attorney’s case against former President Donald Trump and other co-defendants is looking more political, coming as allegations have rocked the county prosecutor’s office that are threatening to derail the case. Earlier this month, one of the co-defendants filed a court motion accusing Fulton County District Attorney […]
A U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) review released on Feb. 26 found that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had no “ill intent” when staff kept his hospitalization several weeks ago a secret. After he was hospitalized, some in Congress asked why they were not immediately notified of the defense secretary’s condition. Mr. Austin is now scheduled […]
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Sunday afternoon fired back in court against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s latest filing that attempted to disprove new allegations against her and her special prosecutor, Nathan Wade. Over the weekend, Ms. Willis’s office disputed in a court filing a previous Trump submission that used a private investigator’s […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) revealed Friday during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) a whistleblower in the office of embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. During the event, Mr. Jordan, the head of the House Judiciary Committee, said that “there’s a whistleblower in her office who we have talked to, the committee staff.” “The […]
AT&T said it will reimburse customers for the 12-hour network outage on Thursday across the United States that even prevented some people from calling 911. In a news release, the firm said that it will send out a $5 credit to impacted AT&T Wireless customers, which it said is the “average cost” of a day […]
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Thursday argued in court that his Florida classified documents case should dismissed because he has presidential immunity and should be shielded from prosecution. In four motions to dismiss the indictment to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, his lawyers wrote that the case should be dismissed and he should […]
Former President Donald Trump’s Georgia attorneys hired a private investigator to obtain calls between the Fulton County district attorney and her special counsel, finding they allegedly made more than 2,000 calls and 12,000 texts many months before their relationship started, according to a court filing. Trump attorneys Steve Sadow and Jennifer Little on Friday filed […]
Pharmacies across the United States were suffering outages as a health technology company reported that it was the target of a cyberattack. Change Healthcare, which handles patient payments and orders for pharmacies around the nation, confirmed in a statement on Thursday afternoon that it noticed a cybersecurity incident impacting its networks, according to its website. […]
A lawyer for former President Donald Trump responded to claims that New York Attorney General Letitia James may seize some of his properties after a judge ruled against him last week in a civil fraud case. This week, Ms. James, a Democrat, threatened to seize his assets in the state, even though President Trump has […]
AT&T said Thursday afternoon that it is making progress in restoring service to customers during a nationwide outage that impacted significant numbers of customers, who couldn’t make phone calls, access the Internet, or send texts. “Some of our customers are experiencing wireless service interruptions this morning,” the company said in a statement to news outlets. […]
Former President Donald Trump’s attorney confirmed on Wednesday that he is seeking a counter-judgment in his client’s $355 million civil fraud trial, according to court papers. The lawyer, Clifford Robert, submitted a letter in the New York City civil court to Judge Arthur Engoron, saying that the ruling and ban on President Trump from doing […]
A lawyer for Donald Trump said that the former president will pay the nearly $400 million bond required to appeal a fraud ruling in New York City. “I can tell you what the rules are. Within 30 days, even if we choose to appeal this, and we will, we have to post the bond, which […]
A Georgia judge suggested that the credibility of a key witness in the case against Fulton County Fani Willis could be tainted because he appeared to violate sequestration rules before testifying at a hearing last week. John Floyd, the father of Ms. Willis, was called in as a state’s witness to testify in favor of […]
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) again issued a warning about a so-called “Disease X” pandemic, saying it’s a “matter of when, not if.” At the World Government Summit, held in the United Arab Emirates last week, Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus claimed to members that his prior predictions about a virus like COVID-19 came […]
A lawyer representing former President Donald Trump said that his team will challenge a New York judge’s decision last week, targeting the judge’s definition of what fraud is. Last Friday, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that the former president is liable for a $355 million fine and cannot operate his Trump Organization in New York state […]
A recall of products containing cheese linked to a bacterial contamination reported this month expanded to salads and taco kits, officials say. The company, Rizo-Lopez, based in Modesto, California, recalled dozens of products related to the recall, saying that a listeria bacterial outbreak forced it to do so. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) confirmed that it is currently sending collection notices to Americans after a two-year pause, while officials warn that people who receive those letters shouldn’t ignore them. In late 2023, the agency said that it would resume sending the letters starting in January 2024. They’re not audit requests, the IRS has […]
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s testimony in a court hearing on whether she should be disqualified in the Trump case ended early after state prosecutors opted against questioning her on Friday. Ms. Willis was expected to take the stand again on Friday and confirmed in court that she would return after she testified on […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a federal court to keep the names of Trump special prosecutor Jack Smith’s staff a secret, according to a disclosure revealed by Judicial Watch on Wednesday. Judicial Watch, a conservative-leaning group that has filed numerous Freedom of Information (FOIA) lawsuits, said that it made a FOIA request […]
A former friend of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis directly undercut claims about when her relationship with her top prosecutor started, according to her courtroom testimony on Thursday. Robin Yeartie, the former friend, was called as a witness to testify on allegations that Ms. Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade were involved in a […]
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he doesn’t believe President Joe Biden is “too old” to be president following the release of a special counsel report that cast doubt on his memory. The comment was made on Truth Social days after a special counsel report described the current president as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, […]
An attorney for a Trump co-defendant alleged that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will be exposed by a business partner of her top prosecutor amid allegations the two were involved in an improper relationship. Last month, defendant Michael Roman accused Ms. Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade of being in a relationship, which her […]
Former President Donald Trump on Monday clarified his stance on NATO after facing pushback over comments he made about the military bloc if members did not spend enough on defense. A statement posted to his Truth Social platform said that more NATO members would contribute if a strong U.S. leader pushes them meet the minimum […]
As the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday heard two hours of arguments in a Colorado case to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot, Chief Justice John Roberts suggested that if he’s pulled, other states would eventually do the same to other candidates. “It’ll come down to just a handful of states that are […]
Former President Donald Trump renewed a request to the Fulton County judge overseeing the Georgia election case to dismiss his indictment and disqualify the district attorney. On Wednesday, his attorneys responded in court to recent claims made by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in which she said that her speech at an Atlanta church […]
The special counsel’s team leading the classified documents case against Donald Trump argued that his lawyers have created an “inaccurate and distorted picture of events” after the former president’s lawyers said there was collusion between the special counsel’s office and the Biden administration. In a 68-page court filing submitted on Feb. 2, special prosecutor Jack […]
King Charles III was diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, said Buckingham Palace in a statement Monday. The statement said that the cancer was discovered during a recent hospital procedure for benign prostate treatment and that “subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.” Buckingham Palace did not identify the […]
The trial date in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump was postponed, the federal judge overseeing the case confirmed on Friday. “The court will set a new schedule if and when the mandate is returned,” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in the order, handing a victory to the former president as […]
Former President Donald Trump said that artificial intelligence, or AI, has “no real solution,” coming weeks after a series of robocalls were made in New Hampshire telling voters not to vote in the primary. When asked by Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo Friday about proposals for digital U.S. central bank currency, the former president […]
This week, a federal agency sent a warning about a vulnerability that impacts iPhones, iPads, Macbooks, and other Apple devices, saying that it could lead to major security breaches. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said on Jan. 30 that the issue, marked as […]
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee sent a subpoena on Friday to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to obtain documents related to possible misuse of federal funds related to her case against former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen other co-defendants. In a letter sent by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), he […]
Former President Donald Trump responded to pictures that appeared to show red marks on his hand that led to speculation last week. The photos, taken while the former president was leaving the Trump Tower on Jan. 17 for his defamation trial in New York City, appeared to show his hands covered in red spots or […]
Former President Donald Trump’s federal election case has been on hold for more than 50 days as he appeals to a higher court on grounds that he is immune from prosecution. Early last month, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a pause in the election case in Washington and has signaled, on at least two […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that suggestions to federalize state National Guards would be a severe “political blunder” on behalf of the Biden administration in the midst of a legal battle over U.S.–Mexico border enforcement. Last week, the legal fight escalated after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5–4 decision that favored the Biden administration, […]
The United Parcel Service (UPS) on Tuesday announced 12,000 job cuts after reporting a decline in the volume of packages being shipped, coming months after the company came to an agreement with a top union to pay drivers higher wages. Officials with the shipping firm confirmed to several news outlets the number of job cuts, […]
The Pentagon has identified the three U.S. soldiers who were killed over the weekend at a military base in northeast Jordan in a drone strike allegedly carried out by an Iran-backed group. They are: Sgt. William Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Specialist Kennedy Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia, and Specialist Breonna Moffett, 23, of Savannah, […]
Oklahoma Republicans on Jan. 27 censured Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) for leading negotiations with Senate Democrats on a bipartisan border security bill that has largely been rejected by House Republicans. Mr. Lankford needs to “cease and desist jeopardizing the security and liberty of the people of Oklahoma and of these United States” with the measure, […]
Three American servicemembers were killed early on Jan. 28 in a drone attack on a small U.S. base in Jordan, the Biden administration said in a statement. At least two dozen other troops were injured in the incident, according to U.S. officials. They were the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by Iranian-backed groups […]
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked a judge overseeing his Georgia election case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis amid allegations that she engaged in an improper relationship with her special prosecutor in the case, while also accusing her of making “racially charged statements.” The allegations against Ms. Willis, a Democrat, and […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday said he will add more razor wire at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent more illegal immigrants from entering the United States, coming after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration and allowed federal agents to cut the wire. “We are adding more razor wire as we speak […]
The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s looming Jan. 6-related trial may have signaled that his case will be delayed after she scheduled a different case just a few weeks after the trial is slated to start, according to two former prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, based in Washington, on Wednesday scheduled an […]
A member of the UK royal family was diagnosed with a form of cancer during treatment for breast cancer, she confirmed. Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma after several moles were removed while she was undergoing reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy, her representative told multiple news outlets. It’s not clear […]
Multiple Wall Street investors appear to be conceding that former President Donald Trump will likely win the GOP primary for the 2024 presidential race. Charles Myers, a former vice chairman at investment bank Evercore and a Biden fundraiser, said that many investors “have resigned themselves to a Trump primary win and don’t want to throw […]
Arizona Republican Party Chair Jeff DeWit said he resigned from his position on Wednesday after a recording of him was leaked that apparently showed him offering candidate Kari Lake money to stay out of the Senate race. In his resignation statement, Mr. DeWit suggested that Ms. Lake’s team allegedly secretly recorded their conversation before leaking […]
The Supreme Court voted 5–4 vote to allow U.S. Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire that was set up along the U.S.–Mexico border by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott while a legal challenge plays out. In a brief order, the high court vacated a ruling issued in mid-December by the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
A federal judge in New Hampshire ruled against an effort to block former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballots, coming just before the state holds its first Republican primary election. The ruling, posted by Republican lawyer and former California GOP Chairwoman Harmeet Dhillon, was handed down by U.S. District Judge Samantha D. Elliott against […]
Connecticut’s secretary of state announced the names of Republican and Democratic presidential candidates who will appear on the state’s primary election in April, and former President Donald Trump’s name was on the list. For Democrats, President Joe Biden as well as challengers Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), Cenk Uygur, and Marianne Williamson will appear on the […]
The chairman of the Fulton County Audit Committee demanded that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis respond after court papers alleged she engaged in an “improper” and “clandestine” relationship with one of her special prosecutors, Nathan Wade. Specifically, the chairman, Bob Ellis, sent a letter to Ms. Willis late last week asking whether she engaged […]
Actor Alec Baldwin was indicted by a New Mexico grand jury over the 2021 death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after a prop gun fired a live round and struck her, according to court documents. According to several media outlets, the move to indict Mr. Baldwin was confirmed Friday after the grand jury heard evidence […]
Former President Donald Trump said he believes the U.S. Supreme Court will “intervene” in multiple cases to prevent him from appearing on state ballots, forecasting that the three justices he nominated to the high court will rule in his favor. Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday evening, the former president said that the […]
Former President Donald Trump filed court papers demanding records that may show coordination between prosecutors in Georgia and the Biden administration. On Tuesday, his attorneys said they wish to see court records relating to a reported meeting between White House officials and top Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutor Nathan Wade, who was hired by Fulton County […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said the 2022 mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, could have been stopped sooner, describing the law enforcement response as a “failure.” A DOJ report, the most comprehensive federal accounting of the maligned police response to the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School, catalogs a sweeping […]
A Washington state judge on Jan. 16 declined to take up a case to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballots, saying the challenge is in the wrong venue. Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Bassett said that the suit needs to be brought in Thurston County, the location of the state capital […]
Health authorities in the District of Columbia and Virginia issued a warning about a possible measles exposure on Tuesday after a person with a “confirmed case” of the highly contagious virus traveled through two airports in the Washington metro area. In a release issued on Tuesday, DC Health said that it “has been notified of […]
A judiciary body will review an ethics complaint that was recently filed against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and accused her of failing to disclose her husband’s consulting income, according to a conservative policy group. The Committee on Financial Disclosures in the Judicial Conference confirmed that the complaint filed by the conservative Center […]
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign and political action committee (PAC) MAGA Inc. called on his Republican presidential opponents to drop out of the race after he scored a major victory in Iowa’s caucuses on Monday. The super PAC said in a statement that voters in Iowa sent a “clear message” about the presidential primary race […]
Former President Donald Trump’s attorney in New York departed from his legal team on Monday, while few details were provided. Joe Tacopina, the attorney, appeared alongside President Trump when he pleaded not guilty in a New York City courthouse last year on charges that he allegedly falsified business records stemming from payments made during the […]
Embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis made her first comments Sunday on a growing corruption scandal, coming after a Trump co-defendant alleged in court papers that she engaged in an “improper” relationship with a top prosecutor in the case. In comments she made at an Atlanta church on Sunday, Ms. Willis suggested that racism […]
Yemen-based Houthis fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward a U.S. Navy warship on Sunday, military officials confirmed. A statement from the Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees U.S. military forces in the Middle East, said the Houthis fired a missile at the USS Laboon at around 4:35 p.m. local time in the southern Red Sea. The […]
An attorney for a Trump co-defendant in Georgia’s Fulton County said there are witnesses who are willing to testify against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her top prosecutor. Last week, defendant Michael Roman filed a motion in Fulton County Superior Court alleging that Ms. Willis engaged in an “inappropriate” personal relationship with a […]
The federal judge overseeing the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump rejected a request from federal special prosecutor Jack Smith’s request to force the former president to reveal a portion of his legal strategy. Several weeks ago, Mr. Smith’s team attempted to compel the former president to disclose to the prosecutors whether he […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it collected some $360 million from tax-delinquent millionaires, coming after the federal agency collected about $122 million from wealthy Americans in October. Separately, the agency said that it is increasing its efforts to target Americans who make more than $1 million in income yearly and have more than […]
The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a 14th Amendment-related case to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballots, saying it will wait for a U.S. Supreme Court decision before taking any action. In a one-page statement, the state’s top court wrote that it would not “for now” hear a challenge […]
A Georgia judge on Thursday granted a co-defendant in the Georgia election case that also ensnared former President Donald Trump a three-month delay in his proceedings. “All aspects of the case” will be halted for Sen. Shawn Still, a Republican, until April 18 because he’s a member of the Georgia General Assembly, the judge wrote […]
Multiple types of weather alerts were implemented in every U.S. state by the National Weather Service (NWS) on Friday, warning that “powerful winter storms” are slated to hit much of the country. In a statement posted to X on Friday morning, the NWS warned that “a VERY active weather pattern, and EVERY state in the […]
The New England Patriots on Thursday confirmed the team is parting ways with legendary coach Bill Belichick after 24 seasons. In a brief statement posted on social media, the team said it “mutually agreed to part ways” with the coach. Further details were not provided, although the statement confirmed earlier reports that he would depart […]
A man who filed a number of lawsuits in different states to try and prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on ballots was arrested on federal tax charges. John Anthony Castro was charged last week with 33 counts of aiding the preparation of false tax returns, according to Department of Justice prosecutors. They said […]
As more winter storm warnings and advisories are under effect across the western United States on Wednesday, a National Weather Service (NWS) official advised what Americans should do if they’re ever caught in a blizzard. But starting this weekend, icy cold air from the Arctic will start to spread across the middle of the United […]