Raskin: ‘Worth investigating’ if drinking preceded House fracas
(The Hill) – Rep. Jaime Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, says it’s “worth investigating” whether lawmakers were drinking during Thursday’s explosive hearing, after rumors circulated that non-committee members were intoxicated. “I didn’t see the
Greene fracas at hearing leaves lawmakers shaking their heads
A Thursday night hearing’s descent into chaos earned rebuke from both sides of the aisle after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) attacked another member’s physical appearance, a barb Democrats said had racial undertones. House Oversight and Accountability Committee lawmakers railed against
Crockett says Greene behavior was ‘absolutely’ racist
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) comments about her physical appearance demonstrate that she’s “absolutely” racist. "She is racist. I mean, I don't have any questions about that. Because, I mean, I don't know that she's ever
Biden focuses on Black voter outreach at WH and on campaign trail
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden is working to bolster his support among Black voters by placing a renewed focus on the community that helped propel him to the White House in 2020. Through a series of engagements, the president
Did Trump’s lawyers catch Michael Cohen in a ‘lie’? Let’s take a look.
Prosecutors took care to emphasize at the start of former president Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial last month that their credibility-challenged witness Michael Cohen’s testimony would be corroborated by evidence. The message: You don’t have to take his word for
Johnson says personal attacks at committee meeting ‘not a good look’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) chided lawmakers Friday for a meeting the night before that devolved into a partisan shouting match between committee members and included personal attacks about intelligence and appearance. Johnson told reporters that the incident was “not a
People aren’t leaving New York because of Trump
Donald Trump has developed a pattern when it comes to his criminal trial in Manhattan. He arrives, talks to reporters, goes inside, closes his eyes for a bit, comes out, talks to reporters and leaves. Same thing, three or four
Pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman pleads not guilty to Arizona charges
PHOENIX — John Eastman, an alleged architect of an attempt to deliver Arizona’s 11 presidential electoral votes to Donald Trump after his 2020 loss, pleaded not guilty Friday to conspiracy, fraud and other criminal charges brought by Arizona Attorney General
Biden faces pressure to pardon ex-Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby
President Biden is under growing pressure from civil rights groups and some Democratic lawmakers to pardon Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore state’s attorney who was convicted in February of mortgage fraud. Mosby’s advocates argue that she was the target of a
Paul Pelosi’s attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison
David DePape, the man whose embrace of right-wing conspiracy theories led him to break into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and bludgeon her 82-year-old husband, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. Federal prosecutors had asked for a 40-year
American doctors in Gaza see up-close toll of war weapons on children
Battle wounds and grisly injuries don’t often faze Adam Hamawy. The 53-year-old reconstructive plastic surgeon and U.S. Army veteran who served as a combat trauma surgeon in Iraq has seen the burned skin of children after a firework exploded, and
Son of prominent conservative family sentenced to nearly 4 years for Jan. 6
A federal judge on Friday sentenced the son and grandson of prominent American conservative media figures to nearly four years in prison, saying Leo Brent Bozell IV led the charge of an angry mob at multiple key points in the
Chicago Tribune sued by journalists alleging unequal pay
(NewsNation) — Several journalists for the Chicago Tribune filed a lawsuit against the newspaper’s owners, alleging women and Black journalists are being paid less than their white male counterparts. Seven journalists filed the complaint Thursday in federal court in Chicago as
Robert F. Kennedy, JR., races to make ballot in all 50 states
(NewsNation) — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., isn't stopping his effort to get on the ballot in all 50 states in November as he also faces the challenge of polling high enough to join the presidential debates. Making the ballot Kennedy's campaign says
Noem ‘spending millions’ of South Dakota tax dollars in Texas: Lawmaker
(NewsNation) — A South Dakota lawmaker is calling out Gov. Kristi Noem following her recent comment about Native American tribes that have led to her being banned by most tribes in the state. South Dakota Sen. Shawn Bordeaux said on “NewsNation
Calls for Justice Alito recusal from Jan. 6 cases over upside-down flag
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called on Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from all cases related to the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, after it was reported an upside-down American flag was flown outside his home
Texas governor accused of ‘alliance with white nationalists’
(The Hill) — Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro on Thursday accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of having an "alliance with white nationalists" after he pardoned an Army sergeant who was previously convicted for shooting and killing a Black Lives Matter
RFK Jr.’s Texas ballot access push raises questions for Ted Cruz
The prospect of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifying for the Texas ballot is fueling speculation that he could hurt Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) reelection chances. Kennedy announced earlier this week he gained more than enough signatures to compete in the Lone