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Changing course: Biden rolls back more Trump era rules
President Joe Biden signed three bills into law Wednesday, all of which roll back rules set in place during the Trump administration. The House of Representatives and Senate passed the bills through the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn certain regulations that have been in place for a short time. The new laws… -
Trump visits Texas as Republican governors plan to send troops to border
As former President Trump visits the border in Texas on Wednesday, alongside Governor Greg Abbott, the two continued to call for tighter immigration policy. The trip comes as a number of Republican governors heeded Abbott’s call to send law enforcement personnel to the border. -
Prosecution appeals decision to make Cosby a free man to Supreme Court
Update (11/29/21): Nearly five months after Bill Cosby became a free man, prosecutors filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court Monday appealing the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to overturn his conviction. Back in June, the court ruled a previous agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented Cosby from being charged. The only written evidence of such… -
Second crack at NYC primary results expected after primary thrown into chaos
New York City officials are expected to take a second crack at reporting preliminary results of the city’s Democratic mayoral primary Wednesday. Their first attempt was marred by an error in which the city’s Board of Elections accidentally included 135,000 test ballots that weren’t meant to be counted. The city is trying ranked choice voting… -
Rudy Giuliani being investigated over foreign lobbying
Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor and personal lawyer to Donald Trump, is under investigation for possible foreign lobbying once again, this time for Turkish interests, according to multiple reports. The Department of Justice inquiry is looking into whether Giuliani lobbied the Trump administration to drop money laundering charges against gold trader Reza Zarrab in… -
The Supreme Court’s grand finale: Major decisions expected on last day of session
Thursday is the last day for the current Supreme Court session, and we could see several major rulings handed down before the end of the day. Perhaps the biggest surrounds two Arizona voting restrictions. One rejects ballots cast in the wrong precinct. The other limits who can deliver ballots on someone else’s behalf to family,… -
Biden stumps for new infrastructure compromise in Wisconsin
President Joe Biden spent the afternoon in La Crosse, Wisconsin, touting the benefits of his American Jobs Plan. Biden unveiled the plan in March with a $2.25 trillion price tag. Now, after months of negotiations, the plan sits at $973 billion. While speaking at the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility, Biden focused on the infrastructure… -
Will the US exit Afghanistan by the 4th? Top general says not so fast
In an update on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, the United States’ top general in Afghanistan stressed the need for a “political solution” before the U.S. pulls its troops out of the country. “The way it must end for the Afghan people is something that revolves around a political solution,” U.S. General Austin S. Miller… -
Night of tears as death toll rises in tower collapse
A vigil was held Monday to honor the dead and missing in last week’s tower collapse in Surfside, Florida, as the death toll continues to rise. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will travel to Surfside Thursday. As of Tuesday morning, 11 people were confirmed dead, and 150 still unaccounted for. Search and rescue missions… -
Lawyer: Trump won’t be charged
After a Monday meeting with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, lawyers for the Trump Organization say former President Donald Trump will not personally be charged this week in connection to the office’s investigation into the organization. The purpose of Monday’s meeting was for the lawyers to make a final pitch against indicting the organization. A vote… -
Biden hits the road Tuesday to sell infrastructure deal
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before departing the White House in Washington, U.S. en route to La Crosse, Wisconsin, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein President Joe Biden is set to travel to La Crosse, Wisconsin Tuesday to sell the recent infrastructure deal he made with a bipartisan group of senators. He will tour… -
WARNING: Video shows hot air balloon crash that killed five people
Officials on Sunday named the five people who died in a hot air balloon crash In Albuquerque on Saturday. New Mexico State Police identified the pilot as 62-year-old Nicholas Meleski and the four passengers as Susan Montoya, 65; John Montoya, 61; Mary Martinez, 59; and Martin Martinez, 62. All five had ties to the Albuquerque… -
“I feel like it was a set-up”: Athlete, opponents outraged over anthem controversy
A national anthem controversy at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials over the weekend has even the athlete who was protesting outraged. For the past week, they’ve played the national anthem one time a night at the trials. On Saturday, the song happened to start while outspoken activist Gwen Berry was standing on the…
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