Court approves Alabama map with new Black-majority district
After months of legal wrangling, a federal court Thursday selected Alabama’s newest Congressional map, which includes a mandated second Black-majority district. The new map was selected after a September order by a panel of federal judges that assigned court-appointed experts to draw three different proposed Alabama maps, all of which would include two districts where […]
Rudy Giuliani files suit against President Biden
Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani filed a defamation suit Wednesday against President Biden for calling him a “Russian pawn” during a Presidential debate three years ago. During his second debate against then-President Trump in October 2020, then-Democratic candidate Biden said that Trump’s “own national security adviser told him that what is happening with his buddy, […]
Member of “Tennessee Three” files lawsuit over expulsion
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones (D) has filed suit against the state and several politicians, claiming that he was unconstitutionally removed from office. Jones is one of the so-called “Tennessee Three,” dubbed so for facing disciplinary action amid gun control protests in the state House chamber following a mass shooting in March at The Covenant […]
Chesebro files motion to dismiss his Georgia indictment
Former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro filed a motion Wednesday to have his indictment on alleged 2020 election interference in Georgia dismissed. 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. Chesebro’s request comes three […]
Trump attorneys ask to postpone classified documents trial until after 2024 election
Attorneys for former President Trump late Wednesday filed a motion to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 Presidential election. In their filing, Trump’s legal team asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to adjourn the trial date “until at least mid-November 2024,” citing “ongoing discovery failures by the Special Counsel’s Office.” Election Day […]
September was another record hot month
September 2023 set a new mark for hotter-than-normal temperatures on planet Earth, a European climate agency reported Thursday. The average global temperature in September was 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit (0.93 degrees Celsius) hotter than the average for the month from 1991 through 2020. That’s the warmest margin above average for any month in 83 years, according […]
Biden approves building new section of border wall
President Biden on Wednesday approved building 20 miles of new wall along the Texas-Mexico border where officials report a high number of crossings. To allow the wall’s construction—a signature policy of former President Trump that’s been fiercely opposed by Democrats—Biden is waiving 26 federal laws in south Texas. Among them are the Clean Air Act, […]
Steve Scalise enters race for Speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) announced he was entering the race for Speaker of the House following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the leadership position. McCarthy was ousted from the Speakership Tuesday when a vote on a motion to vacate, brought by far-right Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), passed 216-210. Eight Republicans, […]
Biden announces additional student loan debt relief
President Biden on Wednesday highlighted White House efforts to deliver debt relief to student loan borrowers in the U.S., including an additional $9 billion in relief to 125,000 Americans. “While a college degree is still a ticket to a better life, that ticket has become excessively expensive,” Biden noted during a speech from the White […]
Jim Jordan confirms he’s running for Speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) confirmed Wednesday that he was running for Speaker of the House after the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the leadership position. Jordan replied “yes” when asked by reporters if he was running, and said that he had spoken with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) who is also like […]
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