Michigan’s election results are giving third-party sympathizers hope after a portion of voters protested against President Biden’s reelection at the polls. While Biden swept the state overall, the double digit “uncommitted” number pointed to a strong appetite for a potential alternative in November as resentment with the president builds over everything from his age to...
A Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioter who smoked marijuana in a senator’s office was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on Thursday. New York state native Brandon Fellows, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden to 37 months in prison, plus five months for a contempt of court charge. He was convicted...
Former President Trump said Thursday that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is "absolutely" on his shortlist for potential running mates, adding to what is becoming an increasingly lengthy list of potential vice presidential picks. "Absolutely, he is," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview alongside Abbott near the southern border. Asked if...
Former President Trump on Thursday said he hasn’t decided on a set number of weeks after which abortion should be banned after it was reported he privately has indicated he likes the idea of a 16-week ban. “More and more I’m hearing about 15 weeks. I haven’t decided yet,” Trump told Fox News host Sean...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Panera Bread is not exempt from the state’s new minimum wage law amid claims that the law would benefit a Newsom donor who owns several Panera restaurants. California’s minimum wage is $16 per hour. Starting April 1, most fast-food restaurants must pay their workers at least $20 an hour...
Former President Trump on Thursday said local police officers would be they key piece of his second-term proposal to mass deport immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally. "We have to deport a lot of people, and they have to start immediately," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview from Eagle Pass, Texas,...
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to President Biden and his Cabinet demanding that wireless carriers’ cybersecurity standards be regulated as to not further exploit “lax security” in the United States’ phone networks. “I write to request that you address the grave threats posed by wireless carriers’ lax cybersecurity practices, which are not...
Thirteen Senators voted against the short-term spending bill to help avert a partial government shutdown on Thursday. GOP Sens. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Mike Braun (Ind.), Ted Budd (N.C.), Mike Crapo (Idaho), Ted Cruz (Texas), Josh Hawley (Mo.), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Mike Lee (Utah), Roger Marshall (Kan.), Eric Schmitt (Mo.), Rick Scott (Fla.), Tommy Turberville (Ala.)...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the home of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s aide on Thursday, multiple outlets reported. Federal agents raided two homes owned by Winnie Greco, Adams's director of Asian affairs. The raid, first reported by News 12 in the Bronx, is part of an investigation conducted by the U.S....
The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that punts this weekend's shutdown threat to later in the month, but leaves questions about how Congress will fund the government through the rest of the year. Senators voted 77-13 to send the funding measure to President Biden’s desk for his signature, just hours after the House...
A former U.S. diplomat accused of spying for Cuba for more than 40 years said he will plead guilty to charges the Department of Justice (DOJ) brought against him in December 2023. Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, told Judge Beth Bloom on Thursday that he would change his plea, indicating he is prepared to plead guilty...
More than a dozen states are set to hold presidential nominating contests next week on Super Tuesday, a critical milestone in the 2024 race. President Biden and former President Trump have dominated their respective races in the early states so far, and strong finishes in the Super Tuesday results could boost them toward securing their...
President Biden will give his third State of the Union address March 7, likely his final speech before Congress ahead of the presidential election this fall. The address falls as Biden is in the thick of primary election season, just two days after Super Tuesday. And it is later than usual, given the House's battle...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday doubled down on his calls to reinstate the "Remain in Mexico" policy for migrants trying to enter the U.S. and recounted telling President Biden that Mexico "will do what we say" if the administration decides to implement the policy. Speaking to reporters about migration, Johnson touted H.R. 2, the...
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