EU ministers meet in Kyiv to show support for Ukraine against Russia

Foreign Ministers from European Union member nations met in Kyiv Monday for their first-ever meeting outside the 27-country bloc. “I appreciate the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv that proved unity in support for Ukraine,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on social media. “Continued EU military aid for Ukraine is important, both immediate and […]

Prosecutors link Sam Bankman-Fried fraud case to DC politics

Prosecutors were set to argue in federal court Monday that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried set up massive campaign-finance fraud scheme to buy favorable treatment in Washington DC for his crypto empire. According to prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, Bankman-Fried paid out more than $100 million in funds stolen from FTX customers then […]

Scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccine awarded Nobel Prize

Two U.S. scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, will share the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their development of technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines. In a statement Monday the Nobel Prize committee said, “The laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to […]

Trump & Letitia James expected in court for NY fraud trial

Both former President Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James were expected to attend Monday’s civil trial New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan to determine penalties in the fraud ruling against Trump and his real estate business. Judge Arthur Engoron on Tuesday had issued a summary judgment in the civil lawsuit brought by […]

What’s on tap in new Supreme Court term

Monday marked the start of the 2023-2024 Supreme Court term, with new cases and the Justices’ ethics as points of focus. Among the cases to watch in the Supreme Court this term: Barring accused domestic abusers from buying guns. At issue is the Justices’ ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v Bruen, challenging […]

Gavin Newsom names Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Sunday night that he would appoint EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. “I’m proud to announce California’s new United States Senator—Laphonza Butler,” News said in a statement posted on social media. “Laphonza has spent her entire career fighting for women […]

Vote to avoid government shutdown passes in Senate

The Senate on Saturday voted in favor of a clean funding stopgap bill to keep government open for 45 days and avert a shutdown at midnight. The final vote was in 88 favor and 9 against, surpassing the necessary threshold of 60 yes votes just before 8:30pm ET. The House sent the stopgap legislation after […]

Democrats lead House in voting yes on “clean” stopgap to avert shutdown

The House on Saturday voted in favor of legislation House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called a “clean funding stopgap on the floor to keep government open for 45 days,” thus averting/failing to avert a government shutdown at midnight. The vote was 335-91, with 209 Democrats and 126 Republicans voting yes. Only one Democrat voted […]

House to vote on “clean” stopgap to avoid shutdown

Aiming to avert a midnight government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday that the House would put a “clean funding stopgap on the floor to keep government open for 45 days for the house and senate to get their work done.” The proposed legislation would include status quo spending levels that the government has […]

Judge denies Jeffrey Clark’s bid to move case to federal court

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones on Friday denied a bid by Trump co-defendant Jeffrey Clark to move his 2020 Georgia election interference case to federal court. In a 31-page order Jones ruled that that Clark, a former Department of Justice official, had failed to meet his burden of demonstrating that removal of the prosecution by […]

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