A Democrat in the North Carolina state House switched to the Republican Party on Wednesday, giving the GOP veto-proof control in both chambers of the legislature and handing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper a setback in trying to block hardline conservative policies in his final two years in office.
BEDFORD, Pennsylvania — From across the curved chestnut bar in the sprawling lobby of the Bedford Springs Hotel in this Central Pennsylvania town, it was hard not to be drawn into the conversation between Christopher Ege, JoAnn Harrison, and her husband Dan. Given their animation and laughter, one might have assumed all three had known each other for years and clearly shared a lot in common.
Taking up where disgraced Democratic attorney Michael Avenatti left off, New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg has indicted former President Donald Trump with — well, no one is exactly sure how to describe the crime.
ExxonMobil has reportedly stopped its drilling in Brazil after its campaign to find oil in the country failed, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Exxon has quit its offshore drilling in the South American country and relocated engineers and geologists from their Rio de Janeiro...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a tentative $144.5 million settlement agreement with the victims of a 2017 shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, the department announced on Wednesday. The settlement would resolve the federal government’s drawn-out legal battle with the families of the victims and survivors of the mass shooting after a federal...