Contempt hearing puts renewed focus on Trump's rhetoric during hush money trial The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial is holding a hearing Thursday to determine if the former president again violated the limited gag order in the case. 05/2/2024 - 12:38 am | View Link
Trump trial judge to hold gag order hearing before Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer is back on the stand The hearing Thursday morning is expected to last 30 minutes. It will be followed by attorney Keith Davidson’s return to the witness stand. Davidson represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, who ... 05/2/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
Donald Trump Handed Crunch Court Hearing a Month After 2024 Election According to court filings submitted in a Florida court Monday, a mediation conference involving both parties will be held on Zoom on December 5, when lawyers for Trump and ABC News can discuss ... 04/30/2024 - 12:15 am | View Link
Biden-Trump Gaffe Tracker: Biden Repeats Disputed Claim He Was Arrested During Civil Rights-Era Protests As concerns have grown that former President Donald Trump, 77, and President Joe Biden, 81, are too old to serve another term amid repeated rhetorical missteps since announcing their campaigns ... 04/26/2024 - 7:00 am | View Link
Campus protests: Pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread as some schools crack down Columbia protestors agree to dismantle some tents. Gaza war protest encampments spread across U.S. universities. Columbia says 'alternate options' would be considered to clear the encampment. 04/25/2024 - 6:52 pm | View Link
“The U. S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, with the massive outlay being repaid with the windfall profits from sovereign Russian assets that have been frozen – and are accruing interest — mostly in Europe,” Bloomberg reports.
“Republicans have launched more than 30 investigations into the State Department since taking power in 2023, an unusually high number that is fueling partisan tensions,” Politico reports.
“Democratic lawmakers and State Department officials say this particular chapter of the growing partisan rancor on Capitol Hill is affecting U. S. foreign policy: It distracts U.
Nevada Independent: “The lawsuit alleges that the four-day period for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received violates federal law because it does not conform to the Election Day deadline established by the federal government.”
The Colorado legislature convened Saturday for a final weekend of work in its 2024 session, which is set to end Wednesday. Major pieces of legislation are still pending, with lawmakers expected to debate gun regulations, housing, land-use policy, transportation, property tax reform and other priorities in the final days.
This story will be updated throughout the day.
Updated at 5:25 p.m.: A proposed excise tax on guns and ammunition to pay for victim services cleared a key Senate committee Saturday afternoon after Democrats turned on their own over its movement through the chamber.
The measure would create a 6.5% tax on gun and ammo dealers and raise an expected $39 million a year, according to sponsor Sen.
Since Mark Hamill's White House visit tells us how woke Star Wars has gotten, and we all know about wokester Star Trek, Starship Troopers and Helldivers are better choices.