Judge Rules Trump Can Attend Son Barron’s High School Graduation

The former president can attend the event on May 17, Judge Juan Merchan said Tuesday. The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s so-called “hush-money” trial said Tuesday that he can attend his son’s high school graduation in May. At a hearing on Tuesday morning, Judge Juan Merchan granted a request from President Trump’s attorneys asking

Democrat Leaders Say They’ll Save Speaker Johnson From Greene’s Ouster Bid

House Democrat leadership announced on April 30 that they would vote to save House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) bid to strip him of the gavel should she activate it. The Democrat lawmakers said they would vote to table Ms. Greene’s motion to vacate should she bring it up, while

Hakeem Jeffries says House Democrats will block effort to oust Mike Johnson

House Democratic leaders announced Tuesday that they will vote to thwart any effort from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his post, saying the “time has come to turn the page on this chapter of pro-Putin Republican obstruction.” Greene, a far-right Republican from Georgia, has been threatening to begin a

Greene threatens vote on ousting Mike Johnson

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened Tuesday to move ahead with a floor vote to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, the same procedure used to oust Kevin McCarthy, after House Democratic leaders announced they vote to thwart any of those efforts.  Greene, a far-right Republican from Georgia, has been threatening to begin a procedure to oust Johnson

Schemes targeting seniors account for $3.4 billion in reported losses, FBI says

Washington — Americans over 60 years of age fell victim to so-called elder fraud crimes more frequently last year than in any other year and accounted for an estimated $3.4 billion in total reported losses, according to a newly released FBI report.  Reports of criminal schemes targeting seniors in the U.S. increased by 14% between

House GOP to Probe Alleged Influence of ‘Extreme’ Environmental Groups

Republicans will examine ‘questionable communications’ occuring under Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, particularly with regard to the Pueblo Action Alliance. A panel of House lawmakers is set to examine the alleged influence of “extreme environmental activist groups” at the Biden administration’s Department of the Interior (DOI), according to a newly published internal memo. The Subcommittee on

Stefanik Files Ethics Complaint Against Special Counsel Jack Smith

House GOP Majority Chair accuses him of trying to rush the case to ‘interfere with the 2024 election and stop the American people from electing Donald Trump.’ Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) lodged an ethics complaint against special counsel Jack Smith on April 30, alleging that he is attempting to “unlawfully interfere with the 2024 presidential