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FBI director concerned lone wolf or small groups will draw ‘twisted inspiration’ from events in Middle East, Russia
FBI Director Christopher Wray is set to warn Congress on Thursday of his concerns over potential bad actors carrying out attacks on U.S. soil due to events overseas."Our most immediate concern has been that individuals or small groups will draw twisted inspiration from the events in the Middle East to…
Arizona Republicans block quick push to repeal near-total abortion ban, which hasn’t taken effect yet
(WASHINGTON) -- Arizona Republicans on Wednesday blocked efforts to move forward on a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban in the state that dates to 1864, which the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this week is enforceable.Despite many members in their own party calling for an end to the law,…
House fails to pass procedural vote on FISA in blow to GOP
(WASHINGTON) -- A key procedural vote on a bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act failed on the House floor on Wednesday, another sign of Republican infighting under Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership.Nineteen Republicans broke ranks with party leadership and voted against the measure, despite urging from Johnson that the…
Mayorkas takes heat from GOP in hearings on DHS budget, border
(WASHINGTON) -- Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that the DHS has a "perennially insufficient budget" and pushed for each agency to receive needed funds, including efforts to secure the southern border, he testified before two different congressional committees on Wednesday.Mayorkas, who the House voted to impeach in February over…
Trump says Arizona abortion ban ruling goes too far, again touts role in ending Roe
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a new court ruling in Arizona upholding a near-total ban on abortion in the state, based on a 19th-century law, had gone too far and "needs to be straightened out."It was the latest example of how the 2024 candidate is…
‘I don’t have any files for you,’ man tells Trump’s lawyers after they subpoena wrong person
(NEW YORK) -- There are multiple Jeremy Rosenbergs in New York City, as former President Donald Trump's attorneys found out Tuesday after they sent a subpoena to the wrong one.Last month, Trump's attorneys in his criminal hush money case in Manhattan sought to subpoena the Jeremy Rosenberg who was a…
Trump again asks appeals court to delay his upcoming hush money trial
(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked a New York appellate court for an interim stay to his upcoming criminal hush money trial in New York -- a tactic that has already failed twice this week.Trump's latest effort to scuttle the trial involves a petition against Judge…
Speaker Johnson defends his leadership ahead of meeting with GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene
(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday defended his leadership strategy ahead of a meeting with fellow Republican Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, who has threatened to remove Johnson from his post.It will be their first sit-down since Greene introduced a motion to vacate the speaker's chair before the House…
Ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months for perjury
(NEW YORK) -- Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial and during the investigation that preceded it.Weisselberg, 76, arrived at New York criminal court not in…
Cornel West to announce running mate for independent 2024 campaign
(WASHINGTON) -- Independent presidential candidate Cornel West will announce his vice presidential pick on Wednesday as he seeks to gain ballot access in additional states ahead of the November general election.West, a prominent activist, author and philosopher who had entered the 2024 field first as a Green Party candidate before…