Ukraine says its forces have captured gas and oil drilling platforms off the coast of Crimea in the Black Sea, reclaiming a strategic surveillance site from Russian forces years after Moscow first seized them from Ukraine. Videos of the raid on the oil and gas platforms, known as Bokyo Towers, circulated on the internet Monday....
A three-judge panel on Monday denied Alabama's request to pause the decision that struck down their new congressional map last week. Alabama submitted a new map after the Supreme Court blocked the previous map in June for likely violating the Voting Rights Act. A trio of federal judges ruled last week that the new map fell short of...
President Biden marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a visit to a military base in Alaska amid criticism about his travel plans to mark the solemn day. The president visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on Monday on his way back from Asia, following a trip to the Group of...
Former President Trump on Monday formally demanded the recusal of the federal judge overseeing his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, D.C. Trump’s attorneys cited statements U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan made while sentencing two previous Jan. 6 defendants that appeared to reference Trump, arguing the comments create a perception that Chutkan prejudged Trump’s guilt before he...
Prominent Republicans and Democrats convened in New York City on Monday to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Politicians including Vice President Harris, Florida governor and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) commemorated the event at ground zero in a rare...
Former President Trump challenged President Biden and the Murdoch family to mental and physical competency tests, after a Wall Street Journal poll revealed 49 percent of respondents thought Trump was not mentally up for the job. “I hereby challenge Rupert Murdoch & Sons, Biden, WSJ heads, to acuity tests!” Trump wrote in a post on...
The U.S. has reportedly reached an agreement with Iran to unfreeze $6 billion of funds to Tehran for the release of five American prisoners, a deal Republicans have criticized as catering to a foreign adversary. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the agreement last week, issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to...
Last month marked 58 years since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law, ushering in long-overdue voter protections to protect Black Americans from the evils wrought under Jim Crow. But the landscape we are facing in 2023 is one where I fear our history is repeating itself. Our elections should reflect the will of...