GOP Efforts to Shore Up Election Security in Swing States Face Challenges

Massive voter fraud allegations that marred the 2020 election spurred a political and grassroots movement from coast to coast to pursue an array of election reforms designed to increase election integrity. However, with just months left ahead of the 2024 election, Republicans say little was mended, especially in contested states where they thought fixes were

Another Bad Week for Journalists

Bless their little hearts (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Journalists are having a rough start to 2024, and this past week was a particularly bad one. Media layoffs continued as the Intercept, a pugnacious left-wing blog, slashed more than a dozen positions due to “significant financial challenges.” CNN’s ratings have slumped to a record low under President

Biden: ‘No Evidence’ Russia Is Moving Forward With Anti-Satellite Tech

A day after White House spokesman John Kirby announced Russia is working on anti-satellite capabilities, President Joe Biden said on Friday there is “no evidence” that Russia is moving forward on implementing such a program. The president made the comments after speaking to reporters in Washington about the death in jail of Russ… Original News

Joe Manchin Says He Won’t Run for President

Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) said Friday that he will not enter the 2024 presidential race, quashing speculation that he might launch a third-party independent campaign. “I will not be seeking a third-party run. I will not be involved in a presidential run,” the Democratic senator said during a speech at West Virginia University. Some

Judge Orders Trump Organization Executives to Pay More Than $350 Million

‘Court now finds defendants liable … and limits defendants’ right to conduct business in New York for a few years,’ the judge wrote. New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron issued an order on Feb. 16, including multimillion-dollar penalties, but modified his previous order to cancel Trump Organization business certificates in a move widely criticized

Judge Orders Trump, Executives to Pay More Than $350 Million

The judge also barred Trump from running businesses in New York for 3 years. Trump attorney Alina Habba said they will appeal the ruling. New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron issued a ruling on Feb. 16, ordering former President Donald Trump and Trump Organization executives to pay $355 million in damages, and barring the

House Chairwoman Subpoenas 3 Harvard Leaders in Campus Anti-Semitism Probe

The House Education and Workforce Committee issued subpoenas for documents from three top Harvard officials after repeated prior requests for the university to voluntarily provide records accounting for its handling of anti-Semitic incidents on campus. On Friday, Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) sent subpoenas to interim Harvard President Dr. Alan Garber, Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow