Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) introduced a bill on Friday to declare St. Patrick’s Day a federal holiday as Americans of Irish decent and some others throughout the country celebrate the day. “St. Patrick’s Day commemorates the rich history and fighting spirit of the Irish people – including nearly 2 million in Pennsylvania – and the countless contributions...
Former President Trump and author E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of raping her in the 1990s, agreed to combine Carroll’s claims of defamation against Trump from two trials into a single trial. Roberta Kaplan, Carroll’s attorney, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Friday on behalf of all parties...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has announced a plan inspired by Norway’s system of prisons to transform the state’s San Quentin prison into a rehabilitation facility for prisoners. The California governor’s office said in a tweet that the state is transforming its most notorious prison to the “most innovative rehabilitation facility” in the country. San...
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors “voiced enthusiastic support” after hearing 111 recommendations from the African American Reparations Advisory Committee.
China's President Xi Jinping is getting together in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin next week for their first sitdown since they declared a "no...
Climate war: Green Handouts Shaped SVB Biz “If government funds it, they will come,” snarks The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley A. Strassel. “That’s one...
Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives spent millions on campaigns to build relationships to influence policy around cryptocurrency, according to prosecutors.