The vast majority of North America's lakes endure the effects of wildfire smoke for more than 30 days annually, a new study has found. Harnessing maps and satellite data to visualize how smoke could drift hundreds of miles from its source, the study authors found that nearly every lake on the continent experienced at least...
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former Trump aide Michael Roman pleaded not guilty on Friday to nine felony charges related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona. The two defendants appeared virtually at separate hearings in which their lawyers entered their not guilty pleas. The...
The House Rules Committee will consider a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress next week, potentially clearing the way for a full House vote on the lingering legislation. The Tuesday meeting could indicate a shift in GOP dynamics after at least two Republicans privately said they planned to vote against the resolution. ...
Former President Trump is leading President Biden by 5 points in North Carolina, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research, found that Trump has 48 percent support in the Tar Heel State, compared to Biden’s 43 percent. Just 4 percent of respondents who said they plan to...
Superstar singer Beyoncé gifted four free concert tickets to Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson last year, according to financial disclosure forms made public on Friday. The disclosure by Jackson does not specify which concert the tickets were for, but Beyoncé was on her Renaissance World Tour for much of last year, including a stop...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s latest financial disclosure form publicized Friday includes an amendment to a filing made half a decade ago to include two trips paid for by billionaire Harlan Crow. The financial forms of all but one Supreme Court justice were revealed Friday as part of a filing deadline. Justice Samuel Alito requested...
Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) remarks during a Wednesday television appearance regarding President Biden's executive order limiting asylum at the southern border were "mistaken," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a Friday interview. Mayorkas was reacting to Johnson's comments during an interview with Fox News host Neil Cavuto in which Johnson told Cavuto that Biden...
The May jobs report delivered an upside surprise Friday for the labor market and the strength of the U.S. economy as payrolls increased by 272,000 and wage growth ticked upward, reversing a three-month downward trend. But the news is double-edged for the Biden administration as low unemployment and strong jobs gains have not been translating...
The latest financial disclosures of Supreme Court justices were released on Friday, revealing tidbits such as a justice’s new rental property, hundreds of thousands of dollars in book royalties and even gifted concert tickets from Beyonce. Eight of the nine sitting justices’ 2023 disclosures were made public, while Justice Samuel Alito received a 90-day extension. ...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has acknowledged previously unreported trips overseas that were paid for by his friend, conservative businessman Harlan Crow.