The City of Los Angeles is investigating the pruning of trees outside Universal Studios Hollywood that provided shade to SAG-AFTRA protestors who were picketing there amid the ongoing writers' strike. LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia announced the investigation in a Tuesday tweet that showed before and after photos of the trees. Strikers noticed the Ficus...
A new indictment of former President Trump in connection to his actions surrounding Jan. 6 could pose a real problem for his 2024 White House campaign as he faces potential criminal charges for the third time this year, some Republicans say. Trump said Tuesday that he’s a target of a federal investigation, which generally signals...
A Florida voting rights organization filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), members of his administration and dozens of Florida election officials, alleging that the group discriminated against felons who could vote and created a “climate of intimidation.” The suit, filed in federal court Wednesday, claims that the DeSantis administration purposely did not fulfill...
President Biden on Wednesday met with United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain to discuss contract negotiations with automakers, while the union is currently withholding its endorsement of Biden’s reelection bid. The UAW leadership had asked for an opportunity to brief White House senior staff on their analysis and positions related to the negotiations with...
The Republican-led Alabama House of Representatives approved a new congressional map for the state on Wednesday, despite pushback from Democratic lawmakers who argued it fell short of complying with a court order upheld by the Supreme Court last month. The new map, approved by a 74-27 vote, would increase the percentage of Black voters in...
Senior Defense officials failed to change minds with a Wednesday briefing to senators on the Pentagon’s abortion policy, with Alabama Republican Tommy Tuberville describing the meeting as "not very good." Tuberville is holding up approval of senior military officials in protest of a Pentagon policy that reimburses travel costs for service members who must go...
Just more than half of respondents in a recent poll said they disapprove of President Biden’s recent decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine. In a new Quinnipiac poll, 51 percent of respondents said they don't approve of Biden’s decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, while 39 percent said they approve of his decision. ...
After announcing that he will not run for another term, Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) has been highlighted for his esteemed body of work and advocacy in areas such as education, tax relief for low-income families, and environmental protection. We’ve known that over his five-plus decades in public life, Sen. Cardin has achieved incredible accomplishments, but...
IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler said the Biden family and Hunter Biden's business associates raked in over $17 million from foreign sources when his father was vice president.