President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...
Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks constituted the venue's immediate closure. ...
Judge Aileen Cannon struck from the Mar-a-Lago indictment a paragraph referencing former President Trump’s use of one of the classified documents found at his Florida home, slightly narrowing the case against him while otherwise denying his efforts to toss the case. The paragraph in question concerns allegations that Trump showed a classified map to a...
Former President Trump completed his mandatory pre-sentencing interview with a New York City probation officer Monday, following his conviction late last month in the hush-money trial, according to a person familiar with the proceedings. The routine interview, required by law, will aid Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over Trump's first criminal case, in deciding what...
Like Trump, many Blacks think the justice system targets them by making up or expanding charges to amplify a crime to get a bigger penalty, with the goal of getting a win for a politically ambitious prosecutor. Blacks don’t have to necessarily like Trump or his policies to feel some sympathy for his battle with the justice system.
Biden make clear that Venezuela will be held economically, diplomatically, and militarily accountable for any Iranian attacks against Americans planned or carried out with support from Maduro’s regime in Venezuela.
Levels of a carcinogenic gas in a high-pollution area of Louisiana known as “Cancer Alley” are significantly higher than previously believed, according to a new study. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University measured for a chemical called ethylene oxide (EtO), which increases risks of cancers including breast cancer, in a Louisiana industrial corridor. The researchers found...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, called Republican arguments for censuring Attorney General Merrick Garland “simply ludicrous” as the GOP pushes ahead with an effort to hold him in contempt of Congress. The House Rules Committee is set to meet Tuesday to advance such a resolution. Republicans are seeking...
Legal expert Jonathan Turley said Monday that it would be "absurd" if former President Trump were sentenced to jail for his conviction on felony charges, predicting that he would instead get off with a lighter punishment. Trump was convicted early this month of 34 counts of falsifying business documents in a case where prosecutors argued...
MSNBC host Joy Reid slammed Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito as a clear conservative in a takedown on Monday, as the justice faces multiple ethics controversies over potential bias and political affiliation. “We know Alito is essentially a Fox host on the court,” Reid said of the justice, adding that he is barely attempting to...
President Biden on Monday marked the upcoming Juneteenth holiday with a concert on the White House lawn, striking a celebratory note even as he warned of GOP-led efforts to roll back rights for Black Americans. Biden, Vice President Harris, second gentleman Doug Emhoff and dozens of federal and state lawmakers gathered on the South Lawn...
Rudy Giuliani’s mug shot was published Monday after the former New York City mayor was processed in Arizona on criminal charges that he attempted to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. Giuliani paid a $10,000 bond to be released Monday, according to court records. The former Trump attorney faces nine felony charges related...
