California plans to spend up to $12 million on reparations legislation under a budget signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, marking a milestone in the state's efforts to atone for a legacy of racism and discrimination against Black Californians.
It has been a burning question among legal scholars ever since former President Donald Trump asserted absolute immunity for his acts while in office: Could a president assassinate a political rival with legal impunity?
Things can get a little complicated when members of the news media decide to run for office. The New Jersey Elections Law Enforcement Commission held a hearing last week on whether Bill Spadea, a morning host on 101.5 WKXW-FM, can remain on the air after declaring that he will run next year for Garden State governor.
If President Joe Biden successfully resists some extraordinary calls in the media to abandon his reelection effort following last week's debate, he may reflect on the moment that MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski looked into the camera Monday to begin a 15-minute essay of support.
A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Education Department to move ahead with a plan to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers, putting on hold a ruling last week by a lower court.
Federal investigators say a California business owner used a karaoke-bar-turned-brothel to funnel campaign donations to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and other members of the city's political class.
The Biden family gathered to take a photo at Camp David with famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, their first gathering all together since Hunter Biden was convicted of federal gun charges.
The debate featured “an extraordinarily aggressive, top-to-bottom attack,” Politico wrote. “Over and over,” one candidate’s “tactic of choice was a gut-level punch.” An “alpha-male display,” Britain’s left-wing Guardian headlined. The dominant candidate’s style, CNN agreed, was “put your head down, charge forward, and don’t stop.” No, those were not comments about last Thursday’s earliest-in-history presidential […]
Despite the overwhelming outrage from voters across the political spectrum at President Joe Biden’s public implosion during his first 2024 presidential debate against former President Donald Trump, Democrats are legally and practically stuck with their incumbent, which is likely by design. The president, who would require only a simple majority of the party delegates to […]