House members move to force an expulsion vote against George Santos
House lawmakers from both parties moved Tuesday to force a vote on the expulsion of embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY). Earlier this month, House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest (R-MS) introduced a resolution to expel Santos following a scathing report from a special legislative subcommittee on Santos’ behavior while running for office in 2022. The […]
Israel & Hamas seek new deal to extend truce
As a six-day truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final day, the two sides were negotiating a way to extend the cease-fire in Gaza. So far, at least 60 Israeli women and children whom Hamas took hostage have been released, including some that the terrorist group Islamic Jihad had been holding. Twenty-one foreigners, mostly of […]
Jimmy Carter attends tribute service for his late wife Rosalynn
Thirty-ninth President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday made a rare appearance at a tribute service for his late wife and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Rosalynn Carter passed away on November 19 at the couple’s home in Plains, Georgia at age 96. She had only days before entered hospice care after being diagnosed with dementia earlier […]
New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democratic-drawn Congressional map
The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn Congressional map that divided a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district on the southern border. All five New Mexico State justices signed a shortly-worded order that was published on Monday, noting that while the redistricting plan enacted by Democratic state lawmakers in 2021 did succeed […]
Hunter Biden offers to testify publicly before House committee
Hunter Biden, son of the President, on Tuesday offered to testify publicly before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee. Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell disclosed the offer in a letter in response to a Congressional subpoena earlier this month as part of the Oversight Committee’s impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The committee had requested that Hunter […]
Moscow Court extends Evan Gershkovich’s detention 2 more months
A Moscow court on Tuesday extended the detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich by another two months, through January 30, Russian media reported Tuesday. The 32-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal was arrested in March. Russia’s FSB security services claimed that Gershkovich, who reports for the Wall Street Journal, “was collecting classified information about […]
Texas abortion case goes before state Supreme Court
The Texas state Supreme Court on Tuesday takes up a lawsuit in which plaintiff’s allege the state’s abortion laws are harming women facing pregnancy complications. The suit was brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights and has since grown to 22 plaintiffs, including 20 patients and two doctors. They allege that the medical exceptions in […]
Trump to testify again in business fraud trial
Trump attorney Christopher Kise said Monday that the former President plans to testify a second time in his business fraud civil trial in Manhattan. According to Kise, Trump will return to the witness stand on Monday, December 11. New York State Attorney General Letitia James is suing Trump, his companies and its officers including Trump’s […]
White House says possibly 9 Americans still held hostage
The White House on Monday confirmed that possibly nine American hostages were still being held by Hamas. “Well, it’s less than ten. Probably in the neighborhood of, you know, about eight to nine. But we don’t necessarily have firm, solid information on each and every one of them,” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said […]
Sandy Hook families offer to settle for millions from Alex Jones
Families of Sandy Hook mass shooting victims, who won nearly $1.5 million in a legal judgment against right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, say they’re willing to settle for a small fraction—$85 million over 10 years. In December 2022, Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the face of that $1.5 billion judgment. Jones for […]
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