Tag Archives: Politics

Trump critical of “U.S. Jews” in social media post

Former President Donald Trump wrote that “U.S. Jews have to get their act together” on his social media platform Truth Social Sunday morning, saying “no President has done more for Israel than I have.” “U.S. Jews have to get their act together and appreciate what they have in Israel – …

Read More »

Appeals court agrees to speed up Justice Department’s appeal of order appointing outside arbiter in Trump documents dispute

Washington — A federal appeals court in Atlanta agreed to speed up consideration of the Justice Department’s appeal of a lower court order appointing an outside legal expert to review the documents seized by the FBI at former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the …

Read More »

Candidates recognize the power of TikTok, “for better or worse”

Wade Herring didn’t know the teenage voter who approached him at a restaurant over the weekend. But she knew Herring, a Democrat running for Congress in Georgia, from his campaign videos on TikTok. To Herring, a 63-year-old Savannah attorney, it was proof of TikTok’s precision-guided ability to reach young voters …

Read More »

In a nod to JFK, Biden pushes “moonshot” to fight cancer

President Biden channeled John F. Kennedy on the 60th anniversary of JFK’s moonshot speech on Monday, highlighting Biden administration efforts aimed at “ending cancer as we know it.” The president traveled to Boston on Monday to draw attention to a new federally backed study that seeks to validate using blood …

Read More »

South Carolina House approves abortion ban with exceptions

The South Carolina House on Tuesday approved a bill that outlaws abortion except in the cases of pregnancies caused by rape or incest. The chamber initially rejected the bill without the exceptions by eight votes. But once Republicans saw the outcome, they quickly went through a number of complex procedures …

Read More »

Rep. Jim Clyburn says there’s a “dark place” on the horizon for voting rights

To House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, the highest ranking Black legislator in Congress, “racial gerrymandering” — what he describes as the intentional drawing of congressional districts that discriminate against minority populations — has deep roots in America’s history. He recalled areas around his home county of Sumter County, South Carolina, …

Read More »

Justice Department opposes unsealing Trump FBI search warrant affidavit

The Justice Department said in court documents Monday that it opposes the release of the FBI affidavit used to justify the search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s primary residence at Mar-a-Lago. In Monday’s filing, prosecutors indicated that the affidavit contained sensitive information regarding the testimony of witnesses in the …

Read More »

Supreme Court’s conservatives assert control as momentous term comes to an end

Washington — Five years after Neil Gorsuch joined the Supreme Court, nearly four years after Brett Kavanaugh replaced a retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy and 20 months after Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed days before the 2020 election, the Supreme Court’s expanded conservative majority exerted its power across a blockbuster term …

Read More »

Giuliani faces professional ethics charges over Trump voter fraud claims

Rudy Giuliani, one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during the then-president’s failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, must now answer to professional ethics charges, the latest career slap after law license suspensions in New York and the District of Columbia. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the …

Read More »

Upcoming Supreme Court ruling in major Second Amendment case looms over calls for new gun laws

Washington — As lawmakers at the state and federal level mount renewed efforts to enact stricter gun control laws in response to the latest mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Supreme Court is poised to issue its most significant Second Amendment ruling in more than a decade. The decision from …

Read More »

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news

news