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Trump ramps up ballroom push with sharply worded filing after shooting
President Donald Trump ramped up his push for a new White House ballroom on Tuesday by promoting an unorthodox and sharply worded legal filing after the shooting attack at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner.
Trump posted legal papers filed by his Department ...Read more
Minogue wins endorsements of Massachusetts RNC committeeman, woman
After a dominant performance at the MassGOP Convention that saw him win the Republican endorsement for governor with support from 70.4% of delegates, Mike Minogue has now secured the endorsement of Republican National Committeeman Brad Wyatt and Committeewoman Janet Fogarty.
“He is organized, well-funded, and ready to take the fight to ...Read more
Marimar Martinez testifies at Illinois commission: 'I just acted like any human being'
CHICAGO — Marimar Martinez, the 31-year-old who was shot five times by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in October, told an Illinois commission on Tuesday that she did not see her actions on the day she was shot as political.
“I just acted like any human being would act,” Martinez said of her decision to warn neighbors about immigration agents ...Read more
Haiti gets royal visit: Jordan princess shines light on hunger hotspot
As the king and queen of the United Kingdom visit the United States, Haiti is getting a royal visit of its own: Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan is visiting the Caribbean country — whose freed Blacks and future king helped fight for America’s freedom in the Battle of Savannah during the Revolutionary War — at the invitation of the United ...Read more
Justice Department indicts James Comey over seashell photo
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey again Tuesday, on allegations that an Instagram post he made last year showing seashells spelling out “86 47” was in fact an assassination threat against President Donald Trump.
The two-count indictment, brought in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried's motion for new trial rejected by US judge
NEW YORK — A federal judge rejected FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s do-it-yourself motion for a new trial based on what the former crypto king claimed was new evidence.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw Bankman-Fried’s 2023 trial and conviction before sentencing him to 25 years in prison, denied the request on Tuesday in ...Read more
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted again under Trump
WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted for a second time since Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, with prosecutors alleging that he threatened the president’s life in a social media post.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina returned the indictment on Tuesday. It features two counts, accusing Comey of ...Read more
Kanaiyah's Law among 197 bills signed by Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday
Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday signed a sweeping slate of nearly 200 bills, including a crackdown on foster care placements after a teenager’s death and a first-in-the-nation effort to block grocery stores from using technology that quietly changes prices throughout the day.
This is the second time the governor has signed bills into law since the ...Read more
NC lawmakers approve $319 million Medicaid deal packed with policy changes
North Carolina lawmakers gave their approval Tuesday to a bill to provide $319 million more in funding needed to keep the state’s Medicaid program running through June.
The bill, which was released on the first day back in session last week, spans 33 pages and goes significantly beyond Medicaid funding and into policy. That includes language ...Read more
Virginia Supreme Court keeps redistricting election certification on hold
The Supreme Court of Virginia on Tuesday denied a request from Virginia Democrats to halt a lower court’s order that blocks the state from certifying the results of last week’s redistricting election.
That means certification of the April 21 election, scheduled for Friday, remains blocked for now. The court has agreed to hear the case, but ...Read more
SC to send voters' private data to federal government. How will it be used?
South Carolina’s election agency will share millions of voters’ personal information with the U.S. Department of Justice, ending a monthslong dealmaking process with the Trump administration.
The Election Commission, led by chair Robert Bolchoz, agreed to send its rolls, including partial Social Security numbers of registered voters, to the...Read more
Federal government intervenes to block Illinois' landmark credit card swipe fee as lawmakers weigh options
The federal government has officially moved to block a controversial Illinois law banning certain credit card fees, a decision that favors financial institutions but could leave state-chartered banks in a lurch as lawmakers weigh next steps.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, an independent bureau of the U.S. Department of the ...Read more
Mark Walker leaves religious freedom position Trump created for him after 90 days
For 90 days, former Rep. Mark Walker oversaw religious freedom under the State Department in a position President Donald Trump created just for him after the Senate refused to confirm his nomination to a similar position.
And then, last week, the State Department announced Walker was gone.
State Department officials did not directly answer ...Read more
Michigan House votes to eliminate Cesar E. Chavez Day
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House on Tuesday voted almost unanimously to eliminate Cesar E. Chavez Day as a state holiday in the wake of allegations the former labor leader sexually assaulted women.
Last month, a New York Times investigation detailed years-long sexual abuse allegations against Chavez, the late cofounder and president of the...Read more
Justice Department indicts James Comey over seashell photo
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey again Tuesday, on allegations that an Instagram post he made last year showing seashells spelling out “86 47” was in fact an assassination threat against President Donald Trump.
The two-count indictment, brought in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...Read more
'Speed running' Scientology: TikTok trend causes havoc, church alleges 'hate crimes'
LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood Walk of Fame is known for its colorful cast of characters. But even by those standards, the scenes of Jesus Christ and Sonic the Hedgehog racing past security guards employed by the Church of Scientology in recent days were a little bizarre.
On Saturday afternoon, someone dressed as the Christian messiah was among ...Read more
Soldier pleads not guilty to insider trading on Maduro raid
NEW YORK — A U.S. Army special forces master sergeant pleaded not guilty to charges of trading on classified information about the operation to capture then-Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, entered the plea Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett in Manhattan. Prosecutors claim Van Dyke, who was ...Read more
King Charles calls for a rededication to unity as US-British ties face rare strain
WASHINGTON — King Charles III addressed a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, delivering a carefully worded speech that threaded two of his most deeply held causes — climate action and the defense of Europe — to a roomful of people deeply divided on both.
The king’s address to Congress, only the second in history by a British monarch...Read more
Federal agents carry out Minnesota fraud investigation search warrants
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal agents carried out search warrants Tuesday in the Twin Cities “relating to the rampant fraud of U.S. taxpayers dollars,” according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
“The American people deserve to know how their taxpayer money was abused,” a Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement. “… No...Read more
Pentagon's Department of War name change will cost $50 million
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has formally asked to change its legal name from the Department of Defense to the Department of War, a move the agency estimates will cost more than $50 million.
The Pentagon’s Office of General Counsel posted its proposal to change the law to rename the department, even though the new name has been deployed since...Read more
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