Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal voting
Mason gained national attention after she was convicted for voting while under supervised release for felony tax fraud. She said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote.
Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest: Section 144 imposed in UP, son Umar Ansari claims ‘father was given slow poison’
Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s brother and Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari had on Tuesday alleged that he was being subjected to ”slow poisoning” in jail, a charge denied by the authorities.
Biden’s star-studded NYC fundraiser to raise more than $25M where photo with him, Clinton, Obama costs $100K
President Biden appeared with his predecessors — former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — at a star-studded fundraiser in New York City on Thursday night expected to fetch more than $25 million toward his re-election campaign. The one-night event was held at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. More than 5,000 people were expected Read More
Biden highway climate rule struck down by Texas judge: ‘Unauthorized’
A U.S. judge ruled against the Biden administration in a decision about a highway climate rule on Wednesday. The rule was issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in December 2023. It requires states to measure and report the greenhouse gas emissions from any vehicles using the U.S. highway system. The Read More
Youngkin vetoes Virginia bills mandating minimum wage increase, establishing marijuana retail sales
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase. The development did not come as a surprise. While Youngkin had not explicitly threatened to veto Read More
Kentucky bill calling for harsher criminal penalties heads to governor’s desk
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky wrapped up work Thursday on a sweeping criminal justice bill that would deliver harsher sentences to combat crime. Opponents making a last stand before final passage warned the measure would carry a hefty price tag with no assurances that a tougher approach will lower crime. The House voted 75-23 after another Read More
Deceased North Dakota AG’s emails found, released
Thousands of emails of North Dakota’s late attorney general have been released by his successor — long-sought records mired in controversy and previously thought gone forever. Attorney General Drew Wrigley released about 2,000 emails with redactions on Wednesday. Another 6,000 emails and untold text messages remain to be reviewed and released, he said. The late Read More
Simply ‘Lieberman’: The independent and enigmatic politics of the late Connecticut Democrat
As I write this, I’m befuddled as to how to identify the late Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. He died from a fall at age 82 in New York this week. For writing purposes, do I stylize him as “Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn.?” Or do I write “Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn.?” This subject vexed me for Read More
Ukraine aid surpasses $113 billion; Pentagon seeks another $10 billion to replace depleted stockpiles
EXCLUSIVE: The United States government has spent at least $113 million on the war in Ukraine, but that total could be considered much greater due to the cost of replacing weapons and munitions sent to Kyiv, as estimated by the Pentagon, Fox News Digital has learned. Fox News Digital first reported in September that the United Read More
South Carolina congressional map can stay for this year’s elections, panel rules
A federal court on Thursday ruled that this year’s congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under a map that it had already deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory against Black voters, with time running out ahead of voting deadlines and a lack of a decision on the case by the Supreme Court. In an order, Read More