Mark Meadows strikes immunity deal with Jack Smith: report
Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows struck an immunity deal with Special Counsel Jack Smith in the federal 2020 election interference case, ABC News reported Tuesday afternoon. According to ABC, Meadows has spoken with Smith’s team at least three times this year, including at least once before a federal grand jury. The […]
Senate reaches deal to start voting on appropriations spending
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Tuesday that leadership in the upper chamber had reached an agreement to weigh “minibus” spending legislation. Congress has only a few weeks before a 45-day stopgap spending bill expires in mid-November, putting the nation back at risk of a government shutdown if a federal budget for fiscal 2024 […]
Dozens of states suing social media giant Meta
Thirty-three U.S. states and nine other attorneys general filed suit against Meta Platforms Inc., asserting it has harmed the mental health of children by knowingly designing addictive features on Instagram and Facebook. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in California. It further claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their […]
House Republican nominee Tom Emmer drops out of Speaker’s race
House Speaker nominee Tom Emmer (R-MN) dropped out of the race for Speaker Tuesday afternoon—just hours after he was nominated, according to multiple reports. House Republicans voted for Majority Whip Emmer for Speaker in a secret ballot on Tuesday morning—exactly three weeks after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the leadership position. Emmer is […]
Freed hostage describes abuse by Hamas abductors
Yocheved Lifshitz, an 85-year-old who was held hostage by Hamas, described her abduction on Tuesday in Tel Aviv, saying, “I went through hell.” Lifshitz, along with 79-year-old Nurit Cooper, was released from Hamas’ captivity on Monday and delivered to the Red Cross in Gaza. Their release followed that of two two American women—mother and daughter […]
Attorney Jenna Ellis reaches plea deal in Georgia election case
Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis reached a plea deal in Fulton County in the 2020 Georgia election interference case. Ellis is one of 19 co-defendants, along with former President Trump, who were indicted by a grand jury on racketeering charges related to attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election, following a more-than two-year investigation by Fulton […]
Michael Cohen to testify at Trump’s business fraud trial
Former Trump attorney and self-described “fixer” Michael Cohen was set to testify at the former President’s business fraud trial in Manhattan on Tuesday. Cohen spent a decade in Trump’s inner circle before becoming entangled in his own legal problems. He pleaded guilty in 2018 to federal crimes and served prison time for his role in […]
U.N. says nearly 2/3 of Gaza’s health facilities no longer functioning
The United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that nearly two-thirds of Gaza’s health facilities have ceased functioning amid the Israel-Hamas war. In all, a total of 46 of the health facilities out of 72 have stopped functioning in Gaza, including 12 of the 35 hospitals, according to the WHO. Palestinian health officials say […]
House Republicans to vote on nominee for Speaker
House Republicans were expected to vote for a new nominee for Speaker of the House on Tuesday—exactly three weeks after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the leadership position. However, the caucus continues to struggle to find consensus amid party infighting, and many are doubtful that any of the candidates can garner the needed […]
Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to foreign agent charge
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) pleaded not guilty Monday on a federal charge of alleged conspiracy to act as a foreign agent. Menendez has already pleaded not guilty in federal court in Manhattan in late September to corruption and bribery charges. But the Senator was slapped with a superseding indictment on October 12 related to conspiracy to […]
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