Former President Donald Trump took a few moments to criticize what he termed the “rampant” inflation experienced since President Joe Biden took office before Tuesday’s court proceedings in New York City. Before reiterating his innocence of the charges related to mishandled campaign funds, President Trump told reporters that he believes that “Biden has no control […]
President Joe Biden has defended Israel after International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan requested arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity. “Let me be clear, we reject the ICC’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders,” President Biden said at a Jewish American Heritage Month event at […]
BALTIMORE—The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as tugboats escorted the ill-fated container ship Dali back to port, its damaged bow still covered with smashed shipping containers, fallen steel trusses and mangled concrete. Nearly two months have passed since the Dali lost power and crashed into one of the […]
Former President Donald Trump told reporters at the Manhattan courthouse after Monday’s session ended that his New York trial case “should be terminated.” Claiming to have had a “good day” in court, the former president said his legal team asked for termination of the case, maintaining he feels there were “no crimes” committed in relation […]
A group of Republican leaders blasted the Trump New York trial prosecution’s use of Michael Cohen as a key witness while speaking over a loud crowd in front of the New York City courthouse holding the proceedings on Monday. The contingent was the latest group of GOP lawmakers to show up in support of the […]
Before Monday’s session of his New York trial, former President Donald Trump reiterated that he did not misappropriate funds, and again labeled the case a “witch hunt” while reading published analyses to reporters outside the court.
HOUSTON—Houston area residents affected by deadly storms last week received some good news as officials said power was restored Sunday to a majority of the hundreds of thousands who had been left in the dark and without air conditioning during hot and humid weather. The widespread destruction of Thursday’s storms left at least seven dead […]
Warning: Viewers may find the video disturbing. Not suitable for minors. LOS ANGELES—Security video aired by CNN appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016, the latest in a months-long series of public allegations and revelations of physical and sexual violence from the rapper. The video […]
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) clashed on May 16 during the House Oversight Committee hearing to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s two-day interview with President Joe Biden over his alleged mishandling of classified information. The […]
HOUSTON—Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees, and knocking out power to more than 850,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. Officials urged residents to keep off roads, as many were impassable and traffic lights […]
Former President Donald Trump expressed concern on Thursday over Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meeting in China, saying he believes they are meeting to “do damage.” After court proceedings for his New York City trial ended for the day, President Trump warned over Xi’s insistence to “take Taiwan.” President Trump also continued his criticism of […]
NEW YORK—Standing outside the Manhattan Criminal Court on May 16, members of the House Freedom Caucus expressed support for former President Donald Trump amid him being on trial in what they called a sham. Members who were there included the chairman of the hardline conservative group, Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), and Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday accused President Joe Biden of suppressing special counsel Robert Hur’s interview with him over his handling of classified documents. Although he released a transcript of the interview between Hur and President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland claimed releasing the audio could jeopardize future sensitive and high-profile investigations. Mr. […]
Former President Donald Trump took umbrage at the heavy law enforcement presence around the courthouse where his New York trial is taking place before court proceedings continued Thursday morning, telling reporters: “Outside it’s like Fort Knox—you can’t get within three blocks of this place if you’re a civilian.” The Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for this […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) questioned former Michael Cohen-lawyer Robert Costello during a Wednesday House Judiciary Committee hearing on the weaponization of the federal government. Mr. Gaetz sought to determine whether Mr. Cohen, who operated as a lawyer to former President Donald Trump, had lied to prosecutors about the former President in the run-up to the […]
Smoke from wildfires in Canada have spread across the nation’s U.S. border, causing air quality alerts in parts of the Midwest, the Great Plains, and the Northeast. The flames are moving south and threatening residential areas in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Alberta as firefighters battle the blazes.
On May 13, an airplane towing a huge banner with the words “Falun Dafa Is Good” in English and Chinese flew over the Hudson River for hours. May 13 is World Falun Dafa Day, which was first designated on May 13, 2000, to celebrate the Falun Dafa spiritual discipline and its positive impact on the […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) criticized the prosecution’s star witness Tuesday in former President Donald Trump’s New York trial, accusing former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen of being “a man who is clearly on a mission for personal revenge,” and alluded to Mr. Cohen’s history of perjury. Mr. Johnson attended the morning’s court proceedings, where Mr. […]
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s plan to set a tariff on electric vehicles made in China was a case of too little, too late, as he spoke to reporters before entering a New York City courtroom for his so-called hush money trial. “He should have done it a long time […]
