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
A New York appellate judge on Wednesday refused to halt collection of Donald Trump’s $454 million civil fraud penalty while he appeals, rejecting the former president’s request that he be allowed to post a bond covering just a fraction of what he owes. Judge Anil Singh of the state’s mid-level appeals court ruled that Trump
Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Wednesday that he’s prepared to post a $100 million bond to halt collection of his staggering civil fraud penalty, arguing that provisions of the verdict make it impossible for the former president to secure a bond for the full amount. Trump’s lawyers floated the offer 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
The 2024 presidential election is nearing as GOP leaders continue to promote their ties with Latin American populists to try to win Spanish-speaking voters.
Washington — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a challenge to a Trump-era ban on bump stocks for firearms put in place in the wake of the 2017 mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas. At issue in the case is whether a bump stock is a “machine gun” under federal law.