Santos Faces Monday Deadline To Respond to Bond Inquiry
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) faced a deadline Monday to respond to a court order regarding three people who secured his $500,000 bond last month. Federal judge Anne Y. Shields in Central Islip, New York gave the embattled freshman Congress member from Long Island until 5pm ET to respond to the court motions by media outlets […]
Treasury Announces it Can Meet All its Debt Obligations Following Deal
The U.S. Treasury announced on Monday that the federal government can meet all of its financial obligations following the bipartisan deal to suspend the debt ceiling. “Now that Congress has acted to suspend the debt limit, Treasury has the tools needed to ensure that the U.S. continues to meet all of our obligations,” said Treasury […]
Trump Lawyers Visit DOJ Amid Classified Documents Investigation
Special Counsel Jack Smith was among the Department of Justice officials who met with three Trump attorneys Monday amid reports federal prosecutors are wrapping up the investigation into the former President’s handling of classified documents, the New York Times reported Monday afternoon. The three attorneys seen departing the DOJ’s building in Washington after the morning […]
Mike Pence Files to Run for President in 2024
Former Vice President Pence filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, according to the FEC’s website. Though he has not made a formal announcement yet, 63-year-old Pence is joining a large and growing group of GOP condenders looking to unseat President Biden, including Pence’s ex-boss, former President Trump, who announced […]
Bipartisan Election Integrity Group Launches Chapter in Wisconsin
A bipartisan group in Wisconsin, including former Gov. Tommy Thompson (R), on Monday launched Keep Our Republic, aiming to shore up confidence in U.S. elections. Chapters have already been launched in two other battleground states—Pennsylvania and Michigan—following the election denialism the grew out of the 2020 Presidential election. In its mission statement, Keep Our Republic […]
Trump Classified Documents Grand Jury Expected to Meet This Week
The federal grand jury that’s been hearing evidence in the Department of Justice’s investigation into former President Trump’s handling of classified documents is expected to meet again this week after a hiatus, according to NBC News sources. The former President is already facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and conspiracy related to his […]
Ukraine Skirts Russian Claims it Pushed Back “Large-Scale” Offensive in Donetsk
Kyiv skirted Moscow’s claims that Ukrainian forces were undertaking a major effort to break through Russia’s military in the Donetsk region, with Ukrainian officials suggesting the claim was “fake.” Russia’s Defense Ministry had claimed on Sunday that it had pushed back a “large-scale” assault in the Donetsk province. Those claims could not be independently verified, […]
U.S. Releases Video of Close Call in Taiwan Strait with Chinese Vessel
The Pentagon released video on Monday of what it called an “unsafe” interaction in the Taiwan Strait by a Chinese destroyer. According to the U.S. Navy, the incident depicted in the video took place on June 3. The Navy describes an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer called the USS Chung-Hoon observing as the Chinese ship executes […]
Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Deal Into Law
President Biden signed the the “Fiscal Responsibility Act” into law on Saturday, suspending the debt ceiling until 2025 and “avert[ing] an economic crisis.” “No one got everything they wanted but the American people got what they needed,” Biden said in his first-ever Oval Office address to the nation Friday night. “We averted an economic crisis […]
Oath Keepers’ Hackett Sentenced to 3.5 Years for January 6
Joseph Hackett, a member of the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on Friday for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection upon the U.S. Capitol. His sentencing came one day after fellow Oath Keepers Roberto Minuta and Edward Vallejo were sentenced […]
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