How the 'independent state legislature' theory, now rejected by SCOTUS, fueled chaos in 2020 and could influence 2024
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a controversial legal theory that would've given partisan state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over US elections.
2023-06-28 03:47
'What's a Uyghur?': Miami mayor and 2024 GOP hopeful Suarez fumbles question on China
Miami mayor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez indicated in an interview on Tuesday that he was unfamiliar with the plight of Uyghur Muslims, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority in China whose treatment has been the subject of worldwide condemnation for years.
2023-06-28 01:54
Investigators from special counsel's office to interview Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger
Investigators from special counsel Jack Smith's office are set to interview Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, as part of the federal probe into efforts to subvert the peaceful transition of power.
2023-06-27 23:17
Trump allies outraged after McCarthy says 'I don't know' if Trump is strongest 2024 candidate
Advisers and allies to former President Donald Trump are expressing outrage after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that he thinks Trump can win in 2024, but does not know if he is the "strongest" candidate.
2023-06-27 23:17
DOJ issues scathing rebuke of Bureau of Prisons detailing multiple failures that led to Jeffrey Epstein's suicide
The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday issued a scathing rebuke of the Bureau of Prisons detailing the multiple failures that led to the death of high-profile financier Jeffrey Epstein following his arrest in 2019 but found no evidence to contradict the "absence of criminality" in his death.
2023-06-27 22:54
Supreme Court clarifies when online harassment can be prosecuted
The Supreme Court on Tuesday wiped away a lower court decision upholding the stalking conviction of a Colorado man who sent hundreds of messages to a woman over Facebook.
2023-06-27 22:27
Supreme Court rejects controversial Trump-backed election law theory
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the North Carolina Supreme Court did not violate the elections clause of the US Constitution when it invalidated the state's 2022 congressional map
2023-06-27 22:19
Unclear if Trump aide Walt Nauta will be arraigned in classified documents case after lawyer arrives without him
Walt Nauta, an aide charged alongside former President Donald Trump for the alleged mishandling of classified documents from the White House, was set to be arraigned Tuesday, but it's unclear now whether that will occur.
2023-06-27 21:53
GOP leaders land top recruit in Montana Senate race as potential primary battle looms
Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and current CEO of Bridger Aerospace, announced his Senate candidacy Tuesday, setting up a potential challenge to incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and giving GOP leaders a prized recruit in a marquee race.
2023-06-27 19:24
'Their plan is to literally kill people': Senate Democrats reveal new details about intel warnings ahead of January 6 attack
The January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was "essentially planned in plain sight on social media" and yet the FBI and Department of Homeland Security appeared to have "completely dropped the ball," a Senate committee concluded in the latest highly critical assessment of the security failures.
2023-06-27 17:20
Biden is turning the screw on Putin even as US denies role in Russia's insurrection
Russia's short-lived insurrection has handed Joe Biden the most perilous version yet of a dilemma that has confounded the last five US presidents: how to handle Vladimir Putin.
2023-06-27 12:22
FBI Director Christopher Wray to testify before House Judiciary Committee on July 12
FBI Director Christopher Wray will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on July 12 for an oversight hearing, two sources familiar with the panel's planning told CNN.
2023-06-27 07:54