Supreme Court throws a curve ball in hearing on legality of abortion pills
Two years after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in a majority-conservative bench, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the abortion pill Tuesday.
Hunter Biden asks judge to dismiss tax charges
Hunter Biden’s attorneys argued Wednesday that the federal tax charges the president’s son is facing in California should be dismissed because they were part of a prosecution fueled by politics. Abbe Lowell, lead counsel for Biden, argued the case was the “least ordinary prosecution a person could imagine”, claiming irregularities in how it was initiated
Former Watergate prosecutor calls Trump gag order ‘so unusual’: ‘This never happens’
Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said former President Trump's gag order was "so unusual" because he has been "disparaging" the judge in his hush money case.
Yellen says China’s rapid buildout of its green energy industry ‘distorts global prices’
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on Wednesday called China's production in electric vehicles, lithium ion batteries and solar energy 'unfair competition.'
First week of NC sports betting sees almost $200M in wagers: ‘strong start’
Legalized sports wagering has seen nearly $200 million in bets from North Carolinians over its first week in effect, according to state lottery officials.
Prosecutors slam Hunter Biden attorneys in federal court: ‘You attack the facts’
A federal judge in California on Wednesday said he will rule on Hunter Biden’s effort to have the tax charges against him dismissed by April 17.
Condolences from across the political spectrum stream in after Lieberman’s death
Democrats and Republicans offered lavish praise for longtime Connecticut senator and former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman following his death at age 82 on Wednesday. “In an era of political carbon copies, Joe Lieberman was a singularity. One of one. He fought and won for what he believed was right and for the state