The first criminal trial of a former president has reached the end of week one, with plenty of drama along the way. The jurors who will decide former President Trump’s fate heard from former magazine executive David Pecker, Trump’s longtime assistant Rhona Graff and a previously little-known figure from the banking world, Gary Farro. Trump...
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to challenge a potential TikTok ban Friday, as efforts to block the video app in the U.S. came closer to reality earlier this week. “I’m going to file a lawsuit challenging the TikTok ban on Constitutional grounds,” Kennedy wrote on social media platform X. “Don’t be fooled...
Former President Trump came out swinging against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Friday, despite weeks of amping him up over his likely November rival, President Biden. In a series of post on Truth Social, Trump suggested Kennedy was put in the race to help Biden win reelection and claimed his running mate, Nichole...
The White House heavily criticized comments that resurfaced this week from a student leader of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. “These dangerous, appalling statements turn the stomach and should serve as a wakeup call. It is hideous to advocate for the murder of Jews,” White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a...
A freight train detailed and caught fire, resulting in the closure of a nearby interstate, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced on Friday. "I-40 EB is closed at milepost 357 due to a train derailment in New Mexico," the Arizona DOT wrote on social media platform X. "Expect delays & seek an alternate route. There...
Former Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg’s new movie on sexual violence that occurred during Palestinian militant group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel was released Friday, according to the film's account on the social platform X. “After October 7th, the reports were coming out about, not just mass murder, but mass sexual violence, and the usual...
A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to four years of probation for his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic, was convicted on Dec. 22 of criminally negligent homicide. He was the last of first responders to be sentenced for their roles in McClain’s death. McClain,...
Former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) has dropped his bid for Senate, according to a statement posted to the social platform X Friday. “After prayerful consideration, today I withdrew my name from the primary ballot,” Meiijer said in the statement. “Without a strong pathway to victory, continuing this campaign only increases the likelihood of a divisive...
Republican strategist Karl Rove said Friday that a debate between former President Trump and President Biden would be the most significant one in recent decades. “This will be the most important presidential debate, if it happens, since at least the 1980 presidential debate,” Rove said on Fox News to anchor Martha MacCallum. Biden indicated in...
The Biden administration is bolstering health care protections against discrimination for gay and transgender people, reversing a Trump administration rule that gutted the protections. In a wide-ranging final rule released Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) rules that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including on...
