Prosecutors seek new indictment against Hunter Biden
Prosecutors in the office of Special Counsel David Weiss announced Wednesday they plan to seek a grand jury indictment against Hunter Biden, the President’s son, related to a gun possession case. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Weiss, a career prosecutor and U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, as special counsel in Hunter Biden’s case […]
Judge orders Texas to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande
Judge David Alan Ezra of the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Texas has ordered officials in that state to remove floating barriers in the Rio Grande. Ezra ruled Wednesday that the barriers must be removed by September 15 at the Texas government’s expense. The judge presided over a lawsuit brought by the […]
Romania says parts of possible Russian drone fell in its territory
Romania’s Defense Minister Angel Tilvar said Wednesday that parts of what could be a Russian drone fell within the NATO-member nation’s territory. Despite earlier denials from Romanian officials, including President Iohannis Klaus, the Foreign Minister’s claim echoed those of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, which asserted on Monday that Russian drones had detonated on Romania’s capital city, […]
61 indicted for racketeering in Georgia “Stop Cop City” case
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (R) has indicted 61 people on racketeering charges following an investigation into protests against a training facility dubbed “Cop City.” In June, Atlanta’s City Council approved funding to build the so-called “Cop City” training facility, whose official name is Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. The 85-acre training site is set to […]
Summer 2023 breaks global heat record
Earth’s northern hemisphere baked under the hottest summer on record this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported Wednesday. Heat records were topped off last month with the recording of the hottest August on record—the second hottest month ever following this July, according to the WMO and the European climate service Copernicus. Though climate scientists […]
Hearing for Trump Co-Defendants who want cases severed
A hearing was scheduled for Wednesday for two Trump co-defendants—attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and Sydney Powell—who want their racketeering cases severed from the former President and others. Chesebro and Powell are among 19 co-defendants, including Trump, who were indicted by a grand jury last week related to attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election, following a more […]
Texas Attorney General pleads not guilty at impeachment trial
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pleaded not guilty Tuesday but had all motions to dismiss rejected at his impeachment trial in the state Senate. The GOP-led state House voted in May to impeach Paxton and suspend him pending trial after its Investigative Committee unanimously ruled to issue 20 articles of impeachment against the Attorney General. […]
Antony Blinken visits Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv on Wednesday, bringing with him $1 billion in aid and a show of support for Ukraine’s three-month counteroffensive against Russian forces. “Returned to Kyiv today to meet with our Ukrainian partners to discuss their ongoing counteroffensive, future assistance and reconstruction efforts, and above all, to reinforce the unwavering […]
Former Proud Boys Chair Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in prison
Former Proud Boys chair Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.The Department of Justice on August 17 requested a 33-year prison sentence for Tarrio. Still, 22 years is the longest sentence imposed on anyone convicted in the January […]
Scott Perry’s request to block phone from special counsel declined
A federal appeals panel on Tuesday declined a request from Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) to block Special Counsel Jack Smith from accessing data on his seized phone. The FBI seized Perry’s phone in August 2022 while investigating efforts by former President Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election. However, […]
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