John Cornyn ‘inclined’ to back Trump FBI pick Kash Patel after Senate meeting
Sen. John Cornyn said after meeting with Kash Patel that he is inclined to support him to become the next FBI director.
NY Jury Acquits Daniel Penny in Death of Deranged Man on Subway
A New York jury found Daniel Penny not guilty for the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless Michael Jackson impersonator whom Penny put in a chokehold on a Manhattan subway car last year. After a seven-week trial that involved over 40 witnesses, the jury found Penny, a former Marine sergeant, not guilty of criminally negligent
New York City Mayor Adams Working to Bypass City Council on Sanctuary City Law
The mayor said that he wants ’to protect the people of this city‘ and suggested he may have ’the power to do so.’ New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he is working to bypass the City Council to change the city’s sanctuary city law ahead of a meeting with the incoming Trump administration’s border
Blue state attorney general advises state officials on how to resist ‘draconian’ Trump deportations
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined a growing list of Democratic leaders vowing to resist President-elect Donald Trump and border czar Tom Homan’s plans for mass deportations.
‘Ridiculous’: Cheney responds to Trump floating jail time for J6 committee members
Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney responded to President-elect Trump floating jail time for some former members of the Jan. 6 committee over allegations of "deleting" evidence.
White House responds to intraparty criticism about Biden’s final days in Oval Office: ‘Leading by example’
President Biden and his administration's efforts during the final days before President-elect Donald Trump takes over have come under fire from Democrats and party allies.
December 2024
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