Oath Keepers’ Moerschel Sentenced to 3 Years for January 6
David Moerschel, a member of the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to three years in prison 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 to 4.5 […]
Trump Attorneys Haven’t Found Classified Document Mentioned on Recording: Report
Trump attorneys did not find a classified document referred to by the former President in an audio recording when they turned over material in March in response to a federal subpoena, CNN reported Friday. CNN was also first to report that federal prosecutors had obtained the audio recording, from the summer of 2021, which is […]
DOJ Closes Pence Classified Documents Probe Without Charges
The Department of Justice on Friday ended an investigation into the handling of classified documents by former Vice President Pence without levying any charges. The announcement by the DOJ comes just days before Pence is set to officially announce he’s running for President in 2024—as is former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R). The DOJ’s […]
Another 2 Oath Keepers to be Sentenced for Seditious Conspiracy Related to January 6
Two more members of the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers—David Moerschel and Joseph Hackett—were set to be sentenced Friday for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection upon the U.S. Capitol. Their sentencing hearings come one day after fellow Oath Keepers Roberto Minuta and Edward Vallejo were sentenced […]
Columbus to Host U.S. Conference of Mayors
Mayor Andrew Ginther (D) of Columbus, Ohio is set to host the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors this weekend. Some 200 mayors from cities with more than 30,000 residents are registered to attend the three-day event. “The Conference was born out of the Great Depression when in 1932, Detroit Mayor Frank Murphy invited the nation’s mayors […]
U.S. Responds to Russian Suspension of New START Nuclear Treaty
The U.S. has responded this week with a number of measures following Russia’s February announcement that it was suspending its adherence to the New START Nuclear treaty. During an address to the Arms Control Association on Friday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is expected to make clear that the U.S. remains committed to the treaty […]
Zelensky Demands “Never Again” after Deaths Outside Closed Air Raid Shelter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a situation in Kyiv where a nine-year-old girl, her mother and another woman were killed in a Russian air strike after trying to access a closed air raid shelter “should never happen again.” “First of all, my condolences to the families and friends of those whose lives were taken by […]
Asia Summit Kicks Off Amid U.S.-China Tensions
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Singapore Friday at the start of the Shangri-La Dialogue, where he would spend the weekend in meetings, discussions and backroom deals with many of his global counterparts. Austin had hoped to speak with China’s Minister of National Defense on the sidelines of the summit, but Li Shangfu declined his […]
Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Deal
The Senate voted 63-36 late Thursday to give final approval on the deal to suspend the debt ceiling, averting by less than four days what Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had warned would be economic “catastrophe.” The deal had been negotiated and agreed to on Saturday by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). It […]
Oath Keepers’ Vallejo Sentenced to 3 Years for January 6
Edward Vallejo, a member of the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers, was sentenced Thursday to three years (36 months) in prison for his role in the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection upon the U.S. Capitol. Vallejo was found guilty of seditious conspiracy on January 23, along with fellow Oath Keepers Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett and […]
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