Judge Sandra Ikuta has been a stalwart conservative on the Ninth Circuit since joining that court in 2006. In addition to the much-deserved praise from her former law clerk...
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge handed down a just more than eight year prison sentence Friday for the person who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in 2022, far less than prosecutors' request of at least 30 years. Sophie Roske hoped to kill the conservative justice before he could...
The release of musician Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album "The Life of a Showgirl" has already sparked discussion and debate online as fans rush to figure out hidden meanings in her lyrics. The album’s 10th song, “CANCELLED!,” has particularly caught fans’ attention. Even before the album’s release, fans wondered about the song’s title and who...
A Georgia judge on Friday set a two-week deadline for a state agency to assign a new prosecutor to the 2020 election interference case against President Trump and his allies, or it will be dismissed. The terse notice from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee comes after Georgia’s top court last month ended Fulton County District...
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s request to end temporary legal protections the Biden administration extended for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans. It marks the second time the justices have intervened on their emergency docket to lift a ruling from U.S. District Judge Edward Chen keeping Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in place for some 600,000 Venezuelans....
EMILY’s List endorsed Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in a heated Senate race as campaign efforts mature ahead of the March primary. The PAC, the "largest backer of Democratic pro-choice women," decided Friday to endorse Stratton in the field that also includes Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), a former state...
Hamas said Friday it could accept parts of a Trump administration peace deal to end the war in Gaza, including the release of Israeli hostages living and dead. First reported by The Associated Press, the White House subsequently released the response on social media platform X. This is the first public response since President Trump...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) blasted Senate Republicans for “playing games” instead of using the “nuclear option” to reopen the government, three days after funding lapsed. “If Republican Senators wanted to pass the CR [continuing resolution] and reopen the government they could, by using the nuclear option to override the 60 vote rule and pass...
President Trump has directed aides to review aid for Portland, Ore., that could be cut amid immigration protests in the city, the White House said Friday. "He has directed his team here at the White House to begin reviewing aid that can be potentially be cut in Portland. We will not fund states that allow...
The Smithsonian Institution should be able to remain open for another week but will close should the government shutdown persist beyond next Saturday. Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo are open today and will remain open through our scheduled closing time on Saturday, Oct. 11," the institution wrote in a post on social...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday there was "no tangible plan" to deploy Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents to the Super Bowl in February after the NFL announced Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny would be the halftime performer. "As far as ICE being at the Super Bowl, as far as I'm aware...
The Venezuelan government on Thursday denounced the “illegal incursion” of five American fighter jets into the country's coastal airspace, alleging “a pattern of harassment” by the U.S. government. The news came a day before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the U.S. military killed four “narco-terrorists” off the coast of Venezuela in the latest in a...
President Trump said Friday he had reversed cuts his administration attempted to make to Homeland Security and counterterrorism funding for New York City and the state. "I am pleased to advise that I reversed the cuts made to Homeland Security and Counterterrorism for New York City and State. It was my Honor to do so,"...
A new survey has found that a majority of Republicans and Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters back the extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits at the center of the government shutdown fight. The poll, released Friday and conducted by the nonpartisan health policy research organization KFF, indicated that 59 percent of...
The Senate will not be holding votes this weekend on reopening the government as was initially expected, as some Republican senators will be attending a high-dollar fundraising retreat for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) on Georgia's Sea Island. The timing of the fundraising committee’s fall meeting is awkward for senators; Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)...
