Senate votes to effectively dismiss first Mayorkas charge
The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to sustain a point-of-order objection raised by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), effectively dismissing the first article of impeachment approved by the House accusing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of willfully refusing
Lawmakers seek answers in classified AARO briefing
(NewsNation) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are gathering for a classified briefing on unidentified aerial phenomena in the latest push for answers from the Pentagon about whistleblower allegations of a secret UFO-retrieval program. A few members, both Republican and Democrat,
Columbia president denounces antisemitism, vows to do more
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Four months after a congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University's president appeared before the same committee on Wednesday and unequivocally denounced antisemitism on her campus and refuted claims she has
5 things to know as Trump’s trial jury takes shape
(The Hill) - The second day of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York was more productive than expected, with the jury beginning to take shape. Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. He is
Patrick Mahomes won’t endorse in presidential race
(The Hill) - Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes is declining to weigh in on this year's presidential race, urging voters in a new interview to do their own research before the election. “I don’t want to pressure anyone to
Boeing whistleblower says 787 fleet should be grounded
(The Hill) — Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour said in a Tuesday interview that he thinks all Boeing 787 jets should be grounded to allow for proper safety checks of the plane, which has come under fire in recent months following
Here are the first 7 jurors picked to serve on Trump’s hush money trial
NEW YORK — Seven New Yorkers have so far been picked to serve as jurors on former President Trump’s hush money trial, the first criminal case of any U.S. president in history. The judge, along with prosecutors and Trump’s defense
Watch out for the quiet juror: Asa Hutchinson on Trump trial
(NewsNation) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the potential jurors to watch out for in Donald Trump's hush money trial are the ones "that don't say very much." In a Tuesday interview on NewsNation's "Dan Abrams Live," Hutchinson warned that
Menendez bribery trial will be separated from wife’s
Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) bribery trial will be separated from his wife Nadine Menendez’s, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Judge Sidney H. Stein ruled that Menendez’s trial will begin May 6 as previously scheduled, but his wife’s trial has now been
Trump Trial Day 2: 7 people picked to be on jury so far
(NewsNation) — Seven people were chosen to serve on the jury for former President Donald Trump's criminal trial Tuesday in New York. NewsNation partner The Hill reports the first six jurors are a man originally from Ireland, an oncology nurse
Biden hits campaign trail as Trump’s hush money trial kicks off
(NewsNation)— Former President Donald Trump will spend the coming weeks campaigning from the courtroom as his historic hush money trial in New York City kicks off. Trump was ordered to attend the criminal proceedings, taking him off the campaign trial for
Impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas sent to Senate
(NewsNation) —House Republicans delivered articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on the same day the Homeland Security Secretary testified in front of a congressional committee. There were 11 representatives chosen by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to
Cotton: People stuck behind Gaza cease-fire protesters should ‘take matters into your own hands’
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., raised a controversy Monday after he encouraged those dealing with streets blocked by protesters to “take matters into your own hands,” appearing to encourage violence. Protesters against the American response to the Israel-Hamas war shut down multiple
Speaker Johnson calls ouster threat ‘absurd’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) pushed back on the growing ouster effort against him Tuesday, calling it “absurd” and “not helpful.” The comment came shortly after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced he would co-sponsor Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) motion to vacate
China funding fentanyl crisis, House panel says
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has subsidized the manufacturing and export of materials used to make fentanyl through tax rebates, a House select committee alleged in a report. A months-long investigation into Chinese websites, government documents and data points for narcotics