Former President Trump handed down his gratitude to his supporters, police officers and court attendants after his arraignment in New York, saying they represented the city well and calling them “great patriots.” “The great patriots inside and outside of the Courthouse on Tuesday were unbelievably nice, in fact, they couldn’t have been nicer,” Trump said...
For most of the 19th and early part of the 20th century, the British and Russian Empires engaged in elaborate political, economic, and diplomatic confrontations to control portions of Central Asia. Coined by British spy Arthur Conolly in 1840, the Great Game defined a power rivalry in Central Asia that represented the worst tendencies of...
Brandon Johnson secured the Chicago mayor's office on Tuesday, a big win for the city's teacher union, which backed the progressive against his more centrist opponent. The Democrat vs. Democrat runoff election was dominated by crime issues rather than schools, but Johnson is a former teacher and organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), giving...
A nearly century-old law banning abortion in Michigan was repealed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday. The 1931 law banned abortion, with no exceptions for rape or incest, and called for the prosecution of reproductive care providers. "Today, we're going to take action to ensure that our statutes, our laws reflect our values and...
Fox News morning host Steve Doocy admonished former President Trump for remarks attacking the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. "It is a very bad look to attack the family," Doocy said during Wednesday's episode of "Fox and Friends." During his speech at Mar-a-Lago, Trump railed against what he said was the “Trump-hating”...
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey admitted Tuesday to carrying on a personal relationship with a staffer under his supervision, apologizing for not disclosing the situation earlier.
Republican Gov. Brad Little enacted a bill into law to restrict gender-affirming care for minors in Idaho. The law will go into effect in January 2024.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., suggested Trump's race and status played a role in his Tuesday arraignment, during which he was not cuffed and did not have a mugshot taken.
California and other Democratic states are fighting at the Supreme Court against a West Virginia law that bans biological men from participating in women’s sports.