Stormy Daniels Meets With Prosecutors in Trump Hush Money Investigation

An attorney for the adult film star known as “Stormy Daniels” said Wednesday that she had met with Manhattan prosecutors investigating the hush money payments from the Trump campaign ahead of the 2016 Presidential election. In a tweet, attorney Clark Brewster said, “At the request of the Manhattan DA’s office Stormy Daniels and I met […]

Austin Spoke with Russian Counterpart After Black Sea Incident

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday he has spoken with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, after a “Russian jet struck our MQ-9, resulting in a crash” on Tuesday. On Tuesday National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet collided with an American MQ-9 Reaper drone in international airspace over the […]

Trump Backers File Ethics Complaint Against DeSantis

Members of a PAC supporting former President Trump have filed an ethics complaint against fellow Republican Ron DeSantis, accusing the Florida Governor of violating state ethics and election laws by waging a “shadow presidential campaign.” The Make America Great Again Inc. PAC on Wednesday filed a 15-page complaint asking the Florida Commission on Ethics to […]

Wisconsin Republicans Propose Exceptions to 1849 Abortion Law

Republicans in Wisconsin’s state legislature introduced a bill Wednesday to create exceptions to the state’s draconian abortion ban, enacted in 1849. Current law makes it a felony to perform nearly all abortions. Republicans, who have state legislative majority, included exceptions for rape and incest to their new bill, but only during the first 12 weeks […]

Republican Energy Bill Would Undo Biden’s Climate Agenda

House Republicans on Tuesday introduced a bill to repeal Democratic-led climate initiatives enacted last year, including a new methane emissions fee, a “green bank” to spur low-carbon projects, and directions for regulatory agencies to speed up approval of energy projects. The bill would also lift restrictions on the import and export of liquefied natural gas, eliminate […]

Felony Charges Against Assisted Living Facility over Covid Outbreak

Prosecutors in Los Angeles County announced felony charges Tuesday in connection with a Covid-19 outbreak at an upscale assisted living facility. The charges levied by the L.A. County District Attorney’s office include felony elder management. They follow a two-and-a-half year investigation into the outbreak early in the pandemic at the Silverado Senior Management facility. Three managers […]

Democratic Senators Push Regulators to Support Merchant Gun Code

Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Wednesday urged federal regulators to issue guidance to speed adopting a new merchant category code that identifies gun and ammo sales. Warren has been behind the effort for months to get the major credit card companies to adopt a specific merchant category code, which identifies the […]

Schumer: Expand Norfolk Southern Investigation to Other Railroads

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has asked the National Transportation Safety Board to expand its investigation into Norfolk Southern to include other major railroads. In his letter to the NTSB, Schumer told agency chair Jennifer Homendy that its investigation should include all Class I freight railroads—those that have the largest operating revenues in the […]

Senators to Propose Balloon Tracking Mandate

Two Senators planned to introduce bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would mandate tracking high-altitude weather and research balloons in order to help the U.S. military differentiate between potential threats. Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ted Budd (R-NC) said in a statement that their proposed legislation seeks to ensure balloons operating in U.S. airspace can be identified. […]

German Arms Industry Seeks Clarity on Ukraine Orders

Germany’s arms industry says it’s ready to ramp up its output to Ukraine, but it needs clarity on what governments want before investing in further production, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. “What’s important for us as an industry is to get predictability,” Hans Christoph Atzpodien, the head of the arms manufacturing association the Federation of […]

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