Former President Donald Trump needs to arrange a $454 million bond to comply with a New York Court ruling in less than a week, but the presumptive Republican nominee says he can’t find a company to put up the bond. Trump’s lawyers are asking an appeals court to stay the judgment, but the clock is […]
Category: Domestic
Texas appellate court overrules Supreme Court
Just hours after the Supreme Court allowed a Texas law to take effect that gave state law enforcement the authority to arrest people they suspect of entering the country illegally, a federal appeals court issued an order that puts it on hold. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order came late Tuesday evening. The […]
Keith Olbermann; ‘always the hope’ Trump will be assassinated
Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann has sparked fury after saying there’s ‘always the hope’ Donald Trump will be assassinated. Olbermann, a longtime media figure in sports and progressive politics, now hosts a podcast and frequently posts his takes on the social media platform. The ex-SportsCenter host, 65, was reacting to a video posted by a […]
Spending deal is done but budget timeline tight
House Republican leaders struck a deal Monday evening with the White House on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, paving the way for six spending bills to pass by the end of the week, according to Congressional leaders. “An agreement has been reached for DHS appropriations, which will allow completion of the […]
83 of 100 most polluted cities are in 1 country
All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide. The vast majority of these cities — 83 — were […]
It’s now “Gang Rule” in Haiti
The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport has a post-apocalyptic stillness these days. Where cars and crowds of people once massed, only tendrils of smoke rise from smoldering piles of trash, sending a bitter taste into the air. An armored police vehicle hulks nearby; the few police officers on […]
Biden takes jabs at Trump; Threat to Democracy
President Biden joked about former President Donald Trump during remarks at the Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, D.C. late Saturday, turning criticism about his age on the former president as the general election gets underway. But he also took the opportunity to address the more serious — warning of threats to freedom and democracy in […]
Putin says full-scale WWIII is a reality
Vladimir Putin has spoken of the prospect of a full-scale conflict between Moscow and NATO that would lead to a “full-scale Third World War,” after he claimed victory in an election condemned by the West as neither free nor fair. After the Kremlin said he had won nearly 88 percent of the vote, the Russian […]
Chicago river turns green on St Patrick’s day
In 1962, Chicago city workers dumped 100 pounds of dye into the river flowing through downtown Chicago. It left the river emerald green for an entire week and kick-started an annual tradition. The dyeing of the Chicago River has become synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the United States, but where did the tradition […]
Biden is losing the Latino vote
With eight months still to go until the presidential election, many on the Left are in denial of one of the more historic and significant shifts happening within a key voting bloc — Latino voters. The chief fallacy of the Democrats right now is that they believe President Joe Biden’s problems are all about perception. […]
Sen. Schumer criticizes Netanyahu in speech
President Biden praised Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s speech that criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it “a good speech,” though he declined to elaborate. Mr. Biden said Friday the White House was given advance notice of Schumer’s speech, in which the New York Democrat and highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S. called […]
Nathan Wade resigns from Trump case
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade resigned Friday from working on the Georgia case against former President Donald Trump, as ordered by the judge. Judge Scott McAfee declined to outright disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case Friday, instead offering prosecutors the choice of having Wade withdraw or having Willis and her entire office […]