The federal judiciary’s policy-making arm on Tuesday approved a change allowing judges to permanently provide live remote audio access to certain proceedings. The new policy applies to federal civil and bankruptcy proceedings that are not trials and do not involve witness testimony. It’s a more restrictive policy than the one implemented during the pandemic, which...
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the impeachment inquiry into President Biden is just a way for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to “cling to” the speakership and fend off any immediate challenges from far-right members threatening to remove him. “His only reason for being is to try to cling to that job,” Schiff said of McCarthy,...
Inflation jumped in August thanks largely to a sharp increase in gasoline prices, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key gauge of inflation, rose 0.6 percent last month and 3.7 percent over the past year, in line with economists' expectations. Gas prices were responsible for more...
Imagine you were asked to write a courtroom scene for a new TV drama about a high-stakes lawsuit. Chances are, you would begin by casting the traditional characters. You need a judge, clerk, bailiff and jury members. You also need a plaintiff party bringing the case, and a defendant being sued. To establish the facts of the...
Former President Trump claimed on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was using what Trump described as President Biden’s “treatment of his political opponent” to condemn the United States on the world stage. Trump, who has been indicted in four separate criminal cases but maintains his innocence, capitalized on Putin’s criticism of the charges he...
Based on their response to CNN's open-ended question, 76 percent of respondents are chiefly worried that Biden is not physically or mentally up to a second term as president.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to support what he described as Russia’s “just fight” during a rare summit with Russian President Vladimir Zelensky on Wednesday. Kim and Putin met at the Vostochny Cosmodrone, Russia’s launch center, on Wednesday, and Kim vowed "full and unconditional support," adding that North Korea will always stand with...
After stepping down from my position as communications director for Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) and spending time soul-searching and job hunting, I have some thoughts.
Robert Kennedy Jr, who’s primary challenging President Biden for the 2024 Democratic nomination, questions whether Biden has the 'vigor' to handle his 'very rigorous' White House duties