Michael Sparks, who was the first defendant to breach the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 53 months in prison Tuesday for felony and misdemeanor charges. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly warned that the assault on the Capitol has created uncertainty around how America will conduct its next transfer of
The newly approved election rules allow county election boards to question election results. The move stoked fears of election reporting delays. Democrats are suing the Georgia State Election Board to halt the implementation of new rules that grant additional investigatory powers to county election boards. On Aug. 26, the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic
After years of criticizing former president Donald Trump’s border wall, Vice President Kamala Harris is now vowing to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars toward its construction, Axios reported Tuesday. Harris said at the Democratic National Convention last week that she would sign a bipartisan border security bill that requires $650 million be used to
RFK Jr. says he’d be on Trump transition team RFK Jr. says he was chosen to be part of transition team if Trump wins election 04:20 The Trump campaign confirmed on Tuesday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was running as an independent until he suspended his campaign last week, and Tulsi Gabbard, a former
‘I don’t know what would happen to me if we lose,’ Kennedy says. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign confirmed Tuesday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard are on his presidential transition team. “As President Trump’s broad coalition of supporters and endorsers expands across partisan lines, we are proud that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Texas AG accused by civil rights organization of targeting voter registration efforts – CBS News Watch CBS News The largest Latin American civil rights organization wants a federal investigation of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming his office authorized illegal searches at the homes of its volunteers in an attempt to target voter registration efforts.
Judge blocks policy granting legal status to undocumented immigrants married to Americans – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked a major Biden administration immigration policy that could clear a path to citizenship for half a million undocumented immigrants. The order applies to a policy announced in June that would