Disney Sues DeSantis over Control of its Florida Complex

Walt Disney Company on Wednesday filed suit against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), a five-member board that DeSantis appointed to oversee its resort complex in Florida and other state officials over a “targeted campaign of government retaliation.”  Disney filed its lawsuit moments after the five-member board voted to nullify two agreements that gave Disney vast control […]

Ivanka Trump Separates from Brothers in New York Fraud Case

Former First Daughter Ivanka Trump has ditched the attorneys who were defending her in a New York State fraud case, separating her counsel from that of her brothers Donald Jr. and Eric. New York State Attorney General Letitia James is suing the three Trumps, who are officers in their father’s companies, along with their father, […]

Montana State House Leaders to Vote on Punishing Transgender Lawmaker

Montana Republican leaders were set to vote Wednesday on censuring or expelling state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D), who was silenced on the House floor for protesting a ban on gender-affirming care. Zephyr, who is transgender, made her comments during a House session Tuesday a week ago, saying lawmakers should be ashamed if they pass the […]

Biden Welcomes South Korean President Yoon to White House

On Wednesday, President Biden welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the White House with a formal arrival ceremony on the South Lawn. It was Yoon’s second state visit to the U.S. “What a beautiful day to invite a great friend back to the White House,” Biden said. “Today we celebrate the ironclad alliance, […]

Washington State Bans Assault Weapons

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) on Tuesday signed into law a statewide ban on the sale, manufacturing and distribution of 50 types of semiautomatic weapons. The ban had passed in Washington’s state House 56-42 last week. It had previously passed both legislative chambers but then lawmakers had to hammer out several amendments to the bill. Inslee’s […]

Volodymyr Zelensky Speaks by Phone with Xi Jinping

Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he had spoken by phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “I had a long and meaningful phone call with President Xi Jinping,” Zelensky tweeted. “I believe that this call, as well as the appointment of Ukraine’s ambassador to China, will give a powerful impetus to the development of our […]

McCarthy Changes Debt Bill to Secure Passage

The House was set to vote on a bill to cut spending for a decade in exchange for a short-term debt ceiling hike as early as Wednesday. The House Rules Committee approved terms of debate for the bill early Wednesday morning, setting it up to move to the full House for a vote.  However, the […]

Chief Justice Roberts Declines Offer to Testify Before Senate

Chief Justice John Roberts told Senate leaders on Tuesday that he would “respectfully decline” an offer to testify before the Judiciary Committee. In a letter, Judiciary Chair Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) had invited the Chief Justice, or “another justice whom you designate,” to appear before the committee and answer its questions about the Supreme Court’s ethics […]

In Closing Arguments Proud Boys are Trump’s Army or Trump’s Scapegoats

Closing arguments in the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys leaders entered a second day on Tuesday, and depending on who was speaking—the prosecution or the defense—the Proud Boys were either former President Trump’s “army” or his “scapegoats” on January 6, 2021. Former Proud Boys chair Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, as well as Joe Biggs, […]

Blinken: Sudan Generals Agree to 72-Hour Ceasefire

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday that two generals in Sudan, whose military conflict plunged their country into a humanitarian crisis, agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire. The latest announced ceasefire comes nearly a week after armed forces chief Abdel-Fattah Burhan and head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo […]

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