Speaker McCarthy Meets with Taiwan President Tsai

On Wednesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California. “The friendship between America and the people of Taiwan has never been stronger,” McCarthy tweeted, adding, “It is my honor” to welcome President Tsai to the Reagan Library. A bipartisan group of lawmakers joined McCarthy in the meeting with Tsai, […]

FBI Seizes Massive I.D. Theft Cybercrime Forum

The FBI and international law enforcement agencies jointly announced Wednesday that they had arrested more than 100 people related to a large-scale identity theft forum. Pursuant to a court order, the FBI seized web domains of the dark net site Genesis Market, which sold stolen data containing login credentials for bank accounts, social media passwords […]

DOJ Tentatively Settles Church Shooting Lawsuit

The Department of Justice on Wednesday said it has tentatively settled a lawsuit over the 2017 mass shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. Some 26 people were murdered when the gunman released at least 450 rounds upon worshippers during Sunday services on November 5, 2017. On Wednesday, the DOJ said it would […]

Blinken: “No Doubt” Gershkovich Under “Wrongful Detention” in Russia

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he has “no doubt” that American journalist Evan Gershkovich is being wrongfully detained in Russia. Speaking from NATO headquarters in Brussels, where member nations’ foreign minsters have been meeting this week, Blinken told reporters, “In my mind, there is no doubt that he is being wrongfully detained by Russia.” […]

Washington State Amasses Supply of Abortion Pills

Washington state’s government on Tuesday said it had purchased a three-year supply of the abortion pill mifepristone. The move comes as conservative U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas is weighing whether to halt sales of the abortion pill nationwide—even in states where abortion remains legal—while he considers a Texas lawsuit seeks to revoke […]

Ukraine President Zelensky Visits Poland

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Poland on Wednesday amid new military aid from Western allies. Zelensky met with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw. The pair were set to deliver joint remarks later in the day. Zelensky was also expected to speak to Ukrainian refugees on Wednesday. Poland has taken in the vast bulk of […]

Trump Gives Grievance-Filled Speech After Arraignment

Former President Trump gave a roughly 20-minute oration that was part grievance, part campaign speech and strewn with inaccuracies Tuesday night after being arraigned on multiple felony counts in New York City. “The only crime that I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it,” Trump declared. Earlier […]

Manhattan District Attorney on the Case Against Trump

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday said the arraignment of former President Trump was a case that was “ready to be brought.” Bragg spoke at a press conference after Trump was formally arraigned on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and conspiracy related to hush money payments made in the lead-up to the 2016 […]

Trump Criminally Charged on 34 Felony Counts in Manhattan

For the first time in U.S. history, a former U.S. President—Donald Trump—has been criminally charged. Trump’s arraignment followed an indictment by a Manhattan grand jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and conspiracy with regards to hush money payments to at least two women during the 2016 campaign season. According to reports, Trump did not […]

Florida Senate Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban

The Florida state Senate on Monday passed a bill that would ban most abortions after six weeks into a pregnancy. The 6-week bill, called the “Heartbeat Protection Act,” passed by a 26-13 vote one year after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a 15-week ban into law. Along with the 6-week deadline, the new bill would impose restrictions […]

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