Trump and DeSantis to clash Friday as campaigns collide publicly in Washington and behind closed doors in Florida
The presidential campaigns of former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will clash out in the open and behind closed doors on Friday as their fight for the future of the GOP intensifies.
2023-09-15 22:47
Special counsel says there’s ‘no valid basis’ for DC judge in Trump’s Jan 6 case to recuse herself
The office of Special Counsel Jack Smith has argued in a motion that there’s “no valid basis” for Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself after Donald Trump’s legal team argued that she should leave the case because of statements she made when sentencing January 6 rioters. “There is no valid basis, under the relevant law and facts, for the Honorable Tanya S. Chutkan, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, to disqualify herself in this proceeding,” the special counsel’s office wrote in a 20-page filing on Thursday. “In service of his motion (ECF No. 50) seeking the Court’s recusal, the defendant both takes out of context the Court’s words from prior judicial proceedings and misstates the proper legal standards governing judicial recusals.” The special counsel added that Mr Trump “has failed to identify anything approaching the clear and convincing evidence necessary to overcome the presumption of impartiality”. The office argued that Mr Trump was using “suggestion and innuendo to insinuate something sinister in the Court simply doing its job by addressing sentencing arguments”. More follows...
2023-09-15 20:53
'Utter destruction:' Derna left like a war zone by Libya's catastrophic flooding
Driving into Derna in the early hours was like arriving in a ghost town. The city, decimated by flash floods that tore through homes and streets earlier this week, was eerily quiet.
2023-09-15 20:27
Biden confronts the biggest labor crisis of his presidency so far
President Joe Biden was dealt an economic and political blow Friday as the United Auto Workers went on strike after the union and major American automakers failed to reach a new contract, a development the White House worked to avoid and now places the president in a bind.
2023-09-15 19:26
'Bling Ring' suspect convicted in multimillion dollar burglaries of celebrities' homes
A Southern California man has been convicted on three counts related to the "Bling Ring," a group that burglarized the homes of celebrities in 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a statement.
2023-09-15 19:23
France: Trial opens over bus driver's death in face-mask fight
Two men in France are accused of beating a bus driver to death after refusing to wear face masks.
2023-09-15 18:52
16th Street Baptist Church bombing: Honoring the 4 little girls killed 60 years after KKK attack
On the morning of September 15, 1963, Rev. John H. Cross Jr. and members of the 16th Street Baptist Church
2023-09-15 18:27
China appears to have suspended spy balloon program after February shootdown, US intel believes
China appears to have suspended its surveillance balloon program following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year, when one of the country's high-altitude spy balloons transited the United States, multiple sources familiar with US intelligence assessments told CNN.
2023-09-15 18:19
8 biggest photoshop fails by the Kardashian-Jenner clan
Khloé, Kim, and the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner family have come under fire for manipulating their social media photos over the years
2023-09-15 17:54
Luis Rubiales in court over Women's World Cup kiss
Former boss of Spain's football federation is accused of sexual assault and coercion.
2023-09-15 17:48
Impeachment trial of Texas AG Paxton nears end, could see him removed
By Brad Brooks Closing arguments were set for Friday in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken
2023-09-15 17:26
India calls X a 'habitual non-compliant platform'
X is fighting a legal case challenging several government orders to block certain accounts and posts.
2023-09-15 17:19