California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) has come under fire for allegedly pushing to exempt a chain of restaurant franchises owned by one of his most generous donors from the state’s new minimum wage law. The fast-food wage law, which will raise California’s minimum wage at fast-food chains from $16 to $20 an hour starting in
According to court filings, attorneys from special counsel Jack Smith’s office and former President Donald Trump have finished putting together a joint jury questionnaire to be submitted to the court Wednesday. The questionnaire would be administered to prospective jurors in the case alleging the former president improperly handled classified documents. The prosecutors and defendants have
The Democrat ended her campaign three weeks ago but now pledges to keep ‘lifting people up’ in an alternative vision to President Biden’s America. Author Marianne Williamson said on Feb. 27 that she was “unsuspending” her presidential campaign for the Democratic primary, calling it “delusional” for voters to just be “closing our eyes and crossing
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said on Wednesday he would step down from his leadership role, leaving a power vacuum atop the party he has piloted for nearly 17 years, more than any other party leader in the chamber’s history. “I turned 82 last week. The end of my contributions are closer than I prefer,” McConnell said
Adeel Mangi is already under fire for work with an anti-Israel think tank. Adeel Abdullah Mangi (Twitter). Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi already faces headwinds to his nomination over ties to an anti-Israel think tank that hosted terrorists on the anniversary of 9/11. Now, he’s facing the ire of police organizations over his links to
This move comes as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 82, is the only member of GOP congressional leadership to not endorse former President Donald Trump. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will step down as Senate GOP leader in November, ending a record 17-year tenure at the helm. This move comes as Mr. McConnell, 82, is the only
This move comes as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 82, is the only member of GOP congressional leadership to not endorse former President Donald Trump. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will step down as Senate GOP leader in November, ending a record 17-year tenure at the helm. Mr. McConnell has been Senate GOP leader since 2007. He