School Choice May Advance After Opponents Ousted, Texas Gov. Abbott Says

At least three Texas House Republicans who opposed the governor’s school choice proposal last fall lost their primary runoffs. The Texas state House now has a school choice majority after multiple Republicans who opposed the education initiative lost their primary runoff elections on May 28, Gov. Greg Abbott said. “The Texas Legislature now has enough

RFK Jr. files FEC complaint over June 27 presidential debate criteria

RFK Jr.’s campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission that accuses CNN, President Biden, former President Donald Trump and their campaigns of violating federal election law.  The Kennedy campaign claims CNN is approaching the debate criteria differently for Kennedy, an independent candidate, than for Trump and Mr. Biden, the presumptive nominees of

Supreme Court’s Alito Responds to Calls to Recuse From Trump Cases

Justice issues rare letter to Democrats. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said on May 29 that he will not recuse from cases involving the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach or former President Donald Trump. Democrats, including top senators, recently urged Justice Alito to recuse after it was found an upside-down American flag flew outside

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he opposed removal of Confederate monuments

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he opposed the removal of Confederate statues, recalling that he had a “visceral reaction against” the destruction of monuments honoring southern leaders from the Civil War. The top Confederate general, Robert E. Lee, had “extraordinary qualities of leadership” that deserve to be celebrated, Kennedy said Friday in

Judge Says Jury Cannot Convict Trump Based on Michael Cohen’s Testimony Alone

‘Under our law Michael Cohen is an accomplice,’ New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said. The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York told the jury that they cannot convict the former president solely based on Michael Cohen’s earlier witness testimony. New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan