Trump Co-Defendant Kenneth Chesebro enters guilty plea

Kenneth Chesebro, the first co-defendant to go to trial in the racketeering case surrounding 2020 election interference in Georgia, entered a guilty plea on Friday. Chesebro, along with former President Trump, is among 19 co-defendants who were indicted by a grand jury on racketeering and other charges related to attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election […]

Trump threatened with jail time over gag order violation

Former President Trump was fined $5,000 for violating a gag order issued by New York State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron. The fine was reported soon after Engoron threatened Trump with jail time over a “blatant violation” of the partial gag order in the former President”s business fraud trial. “Incendiary untruths can and have led […]

House votes against Jim Jordan in 3rd vote for Speakership

The House of Representatives on Friday voted 235-194 against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for Speaker of the House. It was the third round of voting in four days.  The vote took place after a proposal to give more powers to Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) for a limited time period, which Jordan had backed […]

Jury selection to begin in Chesebro’s Georgia election case

Jury selection was set to begin Friday for Kenneth Chesebro, the first defendant to go to trial in the racketeering case surrounding 2020 election interference in Georgia. Chesebro, along with former President Trump, is among 19 co-defendants who were indicted by a grand jury on racketeering and other charges related to attempts to overturn Georgia’s […]

Palestinian Ministry says 7 Gaza hospitals “out of service”

A spokesperson for the Palestinian Ministry of Health on Friday said that seven hospitals and 21 primary care health centers in Gaza were “out of service.” According to the ministry, 64 medical staffers in Gaza have been killed amid the Israel-Hamas war, now in its 13th day. Further, ministry spokesperson Dr. Ashraf Al-Qidra said 23 […]

Jim Jordan pushes forward on Speaker vote

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) held a news conference on Friday morning to press his case for continuing to run for House Speaker, saying Congress needs to “get to work for the American people.” “I think the American people are thirsty for change. I think they are hungry for leadership. And frankly they know that the […]

Soldier who crossed North Korea’s border charged with desertion

Army Pvt. Travis King, who ran across the border into North Korea in July, has been charged with desertion, according to documents obtained by Reuters. Along with desertion, 23-year-old King has also been charged with assault against fellow soldiers and solicitation of child pornography. According to the Pentagon, King was taken into North Korean custody […]

Biden presses case for aiding Ukraine, Israel

President Biden on Thursday evening said he’d be sending an “urgent budget request” to Congress for “America’s national security needs, and to support our critical partners, including Israel and Ukraine.” “It’s a smart investment that’s going to pay dividends for American security for generations, help us keep American troops out of harm’s way, help us […]

Russia arrests American Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty editor

Authorities in Russia have detained Alsu Kurmasheva, an American editor with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the broadcaster said Thursday. Kurmasheva holds both U.S. and Russian passports. She’s one of the few American journalists left inside Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and its wrongful detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, […]

Plan to empower McHenry is scrapped; Jordan to continue bid for House Speaker

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was vowing to press on with his campaign to be Speaker of the House after a plan to temporarily empower the Speaker Pro Tempore met with GOP opposition. Jordan on Thursday morning had said he would back a resolution to more greatly empower Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry (R-NC) through the […]

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