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11 indicted in Arizona 2020 election probe
April 24, 2024, 7:29 PM Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced charges against 11 alleged fake electors, the office announced in a press release on Wednesday, for their alleged role in a scheme after the 2020 presidential election. The charges include fraud, forgery, and conspiracy. Several of the names have been redacted, but Mayes said those names will be unredacted when "all defendants have been served." Arizona becomes the fourth state to file criminal charges again ...
Trump Media has gotten Congress involved in its crusade against short sellers
Apr 24, 2024, 3:45 PM EDT The CEO of Trump Media filed a letter on Tuesday urging House Republican committee heads to look into the possibility of illegal manipulation of the company's stock, which has plunged since it went public at the end of March. Devin Nunes said in the letter that the firm has identified a "strong indication" of shady trading, and the committee should swiftly investigate its scope, including "whether any laws, including RICO statutes and tax evasion laws, ...
Former Republican mayoral candidate gets 10 days in prison in Jan. 6 case
April 24, 2024, 3:43 PM EDT WASHINGTON A former Republican candidate who lost his race for mayor in Connecticut last year was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days of incarceration for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Gino DiGiovanni Jr. admitted he entered the Capitol after he was confronted by NBC Connecticut in October 2022 after he was identified by online "sedition hunters" who have aided hundreds of cases against Capitol rioters. I wouldnt want to be arrested fo ...
Trump is unindicted co-conspirator in 2020 Michigan fake electors probe, investigator testifie
(CNN) Former President Donald Trump is an unindicted co-conspirator in the Michigan attorney generals probe into the attempts to overturn the 2020 election in that state, an investigator testified Wednesday. The investigator also said the list of unindicted co-conspirators includes ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis. The revelations came at a pretrial hearing in Lansing for some of Michigans fake ...
Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate
Updated 4:18 PM EDT, April 24, 2024 PHOENIX (AP) -- A proposed repeal of Arizona's near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump's campaign to return to the White House. Three Republicans joined in with all 29 Democrats Wednesday to repeal a law that predated Arizona's statehood and provides no exceptions for rape or incest. If the Senate approves as exp ...
Trump Says Roe's Demise 'Working Out Very Well'
(LA Mag) Former President Donald Trump took his boast about overturning Roe v. Wade to a critical swing state Tuesday, even as he was stuck in court in New York City. Appearing remotely before going into court for his election interference trial, Trump told Philadelphia's ABC6 that his administration "terminated Roe v. Wade." "When you look at it and you look at what's happening all over the country now, states are voting," Trump said. "Ohio just voted. All different by the way. It's tailor made, and it's really working out well for people and they're very, very happy."
Donald Trump Suffers Huge Vote Against Him in Pennsylvania Primary
(Newsweek) Donald Trump suffered a blow in the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday, as tens of thousands of Republicans refused to vote for him despite being the presumptive GOP nominee. The former president won the primary race in the key swing state with 83.5 percent of the vote, amounting to more than 786,000 votes. However, Nikki Haley, who ended her campaign for the White House after Super Tuesday in March, still received 16.5 percent of the vote, equating to more than 155,000 ballots.
Biden scores major union backing as its leaders attack Trump
(CNN) Joe Biden will land a major union endorsement Wednesday from North Americas Building Trades Unions, whose leaders say the president has his infrastructure bill largely to thank for it. In making one of their earliest ever presidential endorsements, NABTU leaders are kickstarting an eight-figure organizing program to try to deliver their 250,000 members in the battlegrounds of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin for Biden.
Pelosi says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "should resign"
(CBS News) House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said she believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "should resign," criticizing the Israeli leader's aggressive response in Gaza to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, and saying Netanyahu has been an obstacle to peace "for years." Pelosi made the remarks in an interview with Irish public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann during a visit to Ireland. Democrats, including President Biden, have grown increasingly critical of Netanyahu's leadership as Israel continues its assault on Gaza.
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New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
16 min ago - Updated 9:09 AM EDT, April 25, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) -- New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, includin ... (AP)
Donald Trump Jr. Text Detailed in Arizona Indictment
34 min ago - Published Apr 25, 2024 at 5:47 AM EDT | Updated Apr 25, 2024 at 8:07 AM EDT Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows about a plan to use alternative Republican electors, messages obtained by Arizona prosecutors have shown. Th ... (Newsweek)
U.S. economy grew at 1.6 percent annual rate in first quarter 2024, a sharp slowdown
49 min ago - ECONOMY U.S. economy grew at 1.6 percent annual rate in first quarter 2024, a sharp slowdown By Abha Bhattarai Updated April 25, 2024 at 8:34 a.m. EDT Published April 25, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT U.S. economic growth slowed in the first three months of ... (Washington Post)
Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally as a 'peanut' compared to Israel-Gaza protests
1 hr ago - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night downplayed the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which led to a womans death, as a peanut compared to the demonstrations happening across the US against Israe ... (CNN)
Johnson: Republicans 'don't have a functioning majority' in the House
1 hr ago - 04/24/24 10:09 PM ET Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) joined Jesse Watters Wednesday to discuss the massive foreign aid package that recently passed both chambers, and the difficulties Republicans have faced getting immigration-related reforms passed wit ... (The Hill)
Justice Clarence Thomas chooses not to recuse himself from another January 6-related case
1 hr ago - Published 5:00 AM EDT, Thu April 25, 2024 CNN Amid calls for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a high-stakes case over whether Donald Trump has presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, the conservative jurist has made cl ... (CNN Politics)
Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
1 hr ago - April 25, 2024, 5:08 AM WASHINGTON -- Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fi ... (ABC News/AP)
The man who audited Trump's social media company misspelled his own name in 14 different ways: FT
2 hrs ago - Apr 25, 2024, 12:05 AM EDT The accountant hired to audit former President Donald Trump's social media company seemed to have a lot of trouble spelling his name, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Ben F Borgers, the founder and managing partne ... (Business Insider)
U.S. House speaker confronts anti-war protesters at Columbia University
2 hrs ago - By: Jennifer Shutt - April 24, 2024 6:39 pm U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson decried antisemitism and raised the possibility of calling in the National Guard to disperse student protesters during a trip to Columbia University in New York City on Wedne ... (Nebraska Examiner)
Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris hospitalized after exhibiting "distressing behavior," officials say
2 hrs ago - April 24, 2024 / 7:57 PM EDT Washington A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris exhibited "distressing behavior" Monday morning at Joint Base Andrews and was hospitalized, authorities said. Harris was not present a ... (CBS News)
Gateway Pundit files for bankruptcy after election conspiracy defamation lawsuits
3 hrs ago - April 24, 2024 7:04 PM ET The Gateway Pundit, an influential website that regularly peddles falsehoods and conspiracy theories, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it faces multiple defamation suits. In a statement on The Gateway Pundit website, J ... (NPR)
Williams-Sonoma fined $3.18 million dollars for falsely labeling products as 'Made in USA'
3 hrs ago - Posted at 8:42 PM, Apr 24, 2024 and last updated 8:42 PM, Apr 24, 2024 Williams-Sonoma could be paying a hefty fine for claiming a small chunk of its products were "Made in USA" when they weren't. In a federal court filing on Monday, the Federal Trad ... (Scripps News)
Government watchdog alleges Trump campaign broke the law trying to hide legal payments
4 hrs ago - Published 6:52 p.m. ET April 24, 2024 Updated 7:34 p.m. ET April 24, 2024 A complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission alleges Donald Trump's 2024 White House campaign and its related political committees engaged in a scheme to conceal who ... (USA Today)
McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say
4 hrs ago - April 24, 2024 5:52 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with fed ... (Reuters)
Secret Service prepares for if Trump is jailed for contempt in hush money case
5 hrs ago - April 23, 2024, 4:16 PM The U.S. Secret Service held meetings and started planning for what to do if former President Donald Trump were to be held in contempt in his criminal hush money trial and Judge Juan Merchan opted to send him to short-term con ... (ABC News)
Hamas official says group would lay down its weapons if a two-state solution is implemented
6 hrs ago - ISTANBUL (AP) A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an ... (Yahoo)
Trump lawyer no longer representing ex-president's aide after clients became 'adversarial'
9 hrs ago - A key member of Donald Trump's legal defense team has reportedly dropped one of the former president's associates, Boris Epshteyn, as a client as it became clear that the two were considered adversarial to each other due to a recent Arizona criminal ... (Raw Story)
Jan. 6 rioter 'unapologetic' at sentencing for assaulting police at Capitol using 'long pole'
11 hrs ago - Apr 24th, 2024, 4:53 pm A man who attacked police with a pole at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and then became a fugitive after he failed to show up for his initial sentencing hearing following his conviction on assault charges has been sentenced to si ... (Law & Crime)
Trump Wants 2 Criminal Counts Tossed Out In Georgia Election Case
13 hrs ago - Apr 24, 2024,11:30am EDT Topline Former President Donald Trump asked a judge in Georgia on Wednesday to dismiss two counts against him for 2020 election interference, arguing the charges should not be tried in state courtas the 2024 GOP preside ... (Forbes)
11 indicted in Arizona 2020 election probe
13 hrs ago - April 24, 2024, 7:29 PM Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced charges against 11 alleged fake electors, the office announced in a press release on Wednesday, for their alleged role in a scheme after the 2020 presidential election. The ch ... (ABC News)