CNN — US Rep. Tom Emmer finds a delicate balance between moderate voting and appeals to the Donald Trump-aligned Republican base. Tom Emmer’s bid for the speakership got threatened after he emerged as the new speaker nominee, facing opposition from Republicans due to his moderate voting record and former support for Joe Biden’s win in …
CNN — A US District Judge, Tanya Chutkan, has temporarily lifted the gag order she imposed on Donald Trump in his federal 2020 election subversion criminal case, freezing it for now. Judge Chutkan rationalized her decision by stating that she granted the administrative stay of the initial gag order to provide sufficient time for the …
CNN — One of the individuals charged in Michigan for their involvement in a pro-Donald Trump fake elector scheme has reached an agreement with state prosecutors. James Renner, a defendant in the case, will cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for having his charges dismissed. This development signifies a major breakthrough since Attorney General Dana Nessel …
Republicans in the House of Representatives have faced significant challenges in their search for a new speaker, leading to deep internal divisions and a state of paralysis. After the unprecedented ouster of Kevin McCarthy, a small faction of hardline conservatives has made it difficult for the conference to find a viable successor. Rep. Jim Jordan …
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Reaffirms Support for Israel During Visit US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Israel on Thursday to assure the country of the unwavering support of the United States. In a joint appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Blinken condemned Hamas for its brutal and …
Judge Rebukes Donald Trump For Attacking Clerk, Restricts Public Comments Judge Arthur Engoron issued a stern rebuke to Donald Trump after the former president targeted his clerk in a social media post on Tuesday. Engoron reprimanded both parties involved in the trial, forbidding them from making any future comments about his court staff. In court, …
CNN reports that a 46-year-old man named Craig Nelson Ross Jr. has been accused of kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena in upstate New York. According to an arraignment memorandum released on Tuesday, Ross wrote a ransom note with the intent to receive money. The document states that Ross abducted the girl and wrote the ransom letter …
Cassidy Hutchinson Sounds Alarm on Trump’s second term and violations of the Constitution in her new book “Enough” In a recent interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson expressed her concerns about the potential consequences of a second term for former President Donald Trump. Hutchinson, who worked closely with White House …
New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez is facing corruption charges for the second time in a decade. Menendez and his wife are accused of accepting bribes, such as gold, cash, mortgage payments, a “low-or-no-show job,” and a luxury vehicle, in exchange for the senator’s influence. These charges follow a previous set of corruption charges faced …
Washington, DC CNN — The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it will pause its rate hikes, keeping its benchmark lending rate at a 22-year high. This move was widely anticipated, as the central bank has been signaling in recent weeks that it wants to wait for more data to understand the impact of previous …