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In scathing letter, GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Johnson with speakership under threat
(WASHINGTON) -- The House is back in session Tuesday after a two-week-long Easter recess, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is ratcheting up her attacks on Speaker Mike Johnson in a letter to her Republican colleagues on Tuesday in an effort to convince them to join her call to remove him…
House returns with Johnson’s speakership under threat
(WASHINGTON) -- The House is back in session Tuesday after a two-week-long Easter recess, and Speaker Mike Johnson is returning with his speakership under threat after fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to oust him just months after he ascended to the position.The Georgia Republican filed a…
Judge releases questionnaire for jury selection process in Trump hush-money trial
(WASHINGTON) -- As Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday afternoon attempted to convince an appellate judge that a fair jury selection could not happen in a Manhattan courtroom, the judge overseeing the former president’s criminal trial, Judge Juan Merchan, released the questionnaire he plans to use to oversee jury selection for…
Special counsel files brief urging Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claim in new filing
(WASHINGTON) -- The office of special counsel Jack Smith has just filed its brief urging the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump's appeal claiming he should be immune from prosecution in his 2020 federal election subversion case.In his brief to the Supreme Court, Special Counsel Smith argues that…
Mike Pence calls Trump’s abortion position ‘a slap in the face’
(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump's former vice president, Mike Pence, is calling Trump's latest statement on his abortion policies "a slap in the face to the millions of pro-life Americans who voted for him in 2016 and 2020.""Today, too many Republican politicians are all too ready to wash their hands of…
Mike Pence calls Trump’s abortion position ‘a slap in the face’
(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump's former vice president, Mike Pence, is calling Trump's latest statement on his abortion policies "a slap in the face to the millions of pro-life Americans who voted for him in 2016 and 2020.""Today, too many Republican politicians are all too ready to wash their hands of…
Gen Z activists in abortion debate poised to play pivotal role in 2024 election
(NEW YORK) -- Gen Z activists on both sides of the abortion debate are hitting the ground trying to motivate their peers to the polls this November. Experts say their votes could be critical in this year’s election.Hadley Duvall is a 22-year-old senior at Midway University in central Kentucky, leading…
Judge denies Donald Trump’s last-minute attempt to delay hush money trial in New York
(NEW YORK) -- A judge has denied former President Donald Trump's last-minute attempt Monday to delay his criminal trial in New York and move the case out of Manhattan.Judge Lizbeth Gonzalez denied it without explanation in a one-sentence order.Trump's attorneys asked an intermediary appellate court to stay the April 15…
Defying GOP threats of contempt, DOJ declines to hand over audio of Biden’s interview with Robert Hur
(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department informed House Republicans on Monday it has no plans to hand over an audio recording of President Joe Biden's interview with former special counsel Robert Hur, despite GOP threats to possibly hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for continuing to withhold the records."Our efforts…
Defying GOP threats of contempt, DOJ declines to hand over audio of Biden’s interview with Robert Hur
(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department informed House Republicans on Monday it has no plans to hand over an audio recording of President Joe Biden's interview with former special counsel Robert Hur, despite GOP threats to possibly hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for continuing to withhold the records."Our efforts…