This East Texas town hasn’t held a city council election in at least 18 years
In Kennard, City Council members have been appointed after previous members decide to retire — or die.
Trump prosecutor quit top DOJ post for lowly NY job in likely bid to ‘get’ former president, expert says
The prosecutor whose opening statement kicked off the historic trial of Former President Donald Trump left a lofty perch in the Biden administration Justice Department for his current comparatively modest New York City job – a career move that legal analysts describe as puzzling and one that’s prompted questions regarding motivation. Even though Matthew Colangelo Read More
Trump attorney, Supreme Court justice clash on whether a president who ‘ordered’ a ‘coup’ could be prosecuted
An attorney for former President Donald Trump in the presidential immunity hearing clashed with Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan over a hypothetical question on whether a president who “ordered” a “coup” could be prosecuted. “If it’s an official act, there needs to be impeachment and conviction beforehand,” Trump’s attorney John Sauer argued Thursday before the Read More
Most voters doubt Biden’s physical, mental fitness to be president, Trump’s ability to act ethically: poll
Most American voters have little confidence that President Biden possesses the physical and mental fitness required to serve another term in the White House, while a similar majority is concerned that former President Trump would not act ethically if elected, according to a new poll. The Pew Research Center survey released on Wednesday shows that Read More
NYPD responds to AOC, says officers ‘have to teach’ anti-Israel mobs the ‘consequences of their actions’
Students who formed an encampment at Columbia University in New York City, in protest of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, were met with the full force of the New York Police Department after the school reversed course to allow law enforcement personnel on campus. The decision prompted backlash from Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Read More
‘Deeply biased’: India reacts to US report citing human rights violations
India said the report reflects a poor understanding of India and it attaches no value to it.
SC to pronounce verdict tomorrow on petitions seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT verification
SC to pronounce verdict tomorrow on petitions seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT verification
Tennessee House tables bill that would have banned consideration of reparations
Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House on Wednesday spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to either study or dispense money for reparations for slavery. The move marked a rare defeat on a GOP-backed proposal initially introduced nearly one year ago. It easily cleared the Republican-controlled Senate last April, but lawmakers eventually hit pause as Read More
Dems attack Johnson over impassioned Columbia speech condemning anti-Israel student activists
Top Democrats are pouncing on House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., after he gave an impassioned speech condemning the anti-Israel protests on Columbia University’s campus. “Why would I ever listen to a man that thinks he should have more say over my body than I do? NEXT,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., wrote on X under a Read More
Trump faces Supreme Court immunity test as ‘hush money’ trial continues
Former United States President Donald Trump faces legal tests in New York and Washington on Thursday in two separate cases that hang over his campaign to return to the Oval Office in the November election. In New York, the third day of witness testimony is to be held in a historic criminal trial, the first Read More