Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with a bid by Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip to toss out his conviction and grant him a new trial, an effort that’s bolstered by the state’s Republican attorney general who has raised issues with prosecutors’ actions in the proceedings. Arguments in the case known as
Washington — It’s been nearly a decade since the Supreme Court first took up Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s unsuccessful challenge to the state’s method of execution. On Wednesday, Glossip’s case is back at the Supreme Court, this time as the justices consider whether to toss out his conviction altogether and grant him a
Washington — It’s been nearly a decade since the Supreme Court first took up Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s unsuccessful challenge to the state’s method of execution. On Wednesday, Glossip’s case is back at the Supreme Court, this time as the justices consider whether to toss out his conviction altogether and grant him a
The FBI arrested a man from Afghanistan who was allegedly planning an Election Day terrorist attack in the U.S. Federal prosecutors charged Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi with planning the attack in support of ISIS. He was arrested Monday in Oklahoma City. According to court records, he made his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday, but did not enter
In a California fundraiser hosted at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s home Tuesday in Sacramento, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz advocated for doing away with the Electoral College system, stating that “we need a national popular vote.” “I think all of us know the electoral college needs to go,” the Democratic vice presidential candidate said. “But that’s not
“We need to roll an orange this weekend,” I texted the group chat of reporters that pack their lives into a suitcase and embeds with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, traveling across the country with the Democratic vice presidential candidate. It’s a decades-old tradition stemming back to the days of late President Ronald Reagan. The press
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing an expansion of Medicare to cover the costs of an in-home aide for many seniors, a direct pitch to the “sandwich generation” of adults caring for aging parents in addition to their own children. The plan, dubbed “Medicare at Home,” focuses on having Medicare cover costs of home care