Georgia judge denies former Trump lawyer’s motion to overturn guilty plea

Chesebro reaches plea deal in Georgia election case Kenneth Chesebro reaches plea deal in Georgia election interference case 00:25 A Georgia judge has rejected former Trump campaign campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro’s push to invalidate his guilty plea in the Fulton County election interference case.  Chesebro was one of 19 defendants charged in the August 2023

In a Switch From His 1st Term, Trump Says He Wants Filibuster to Stay

Meant to encourage compromise in the Senate, the filibuster requires most legislation to pass a 60-vote threshold to proceed to a final vote. President-elect Donald Trump said that the Senate should not abolish the filibuster amid the GOP having control of both houses of Congress starting in January 2025—a reversal from his call during his

Biden Administration Announces Additional $500 Million in Military Assistance to Ukraine

The Biden administration has announced a $500 million military aid package to bolster Ukraine’s defense against ongoing Russian aggression. The Biden administration has unveiled a new $500 million military aid package to support Ukraine in its ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the package on Dec. 12, with the

Trump says Republicans will try to end daylight saving time

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump said Republicans will try to end the decades-long ritual of changing the clocks twice a year, saying the GOP will push to eliminate daylight saving time. “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving

Amy Wax Threatens To Sue Penn for Race Discrimination, Breach of Contract

Amy Wax, the tenured law professor who was disciplined by the University of Pennsylvania for making controversial remarks about race and gender, told Penn on Thursday that she will sue the university for race discrimination if it does not drop the sanctions against her, according to a letter from Wax’s lawyers obtained by the Washington

New Bill Would Help California Counties Tally Votes Quicker

After some election results took a month to determine a winner, a Central Valley lawmaker is looking to restore the public’s faith in the process. Republican California Assemblyman Juan Alanis introduced two bills for consideration in 2025 aimed at addressing election concerns among constituents, including the speed of counting and confusion about district boundaries, according

Trump attorneys criticize prosecutors’ “novel” alternative in New York case

Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump on Friday slammed a suggestion by Manhattan prosecutors that a judge should consider an option for Trump’s “hush money” case that is typically used when a defendant dies before sentencing. In a filing earlier this week, prosecutors had suggested that Justice Juan Merchan could terminate Trump’s criminal case “with a