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(WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration and the American Civil Liberties Union have reached a proposed settlement agreement that, if approved, would provide benefits for thousands of migrant families separated under the Trump administration’s controversial “zero tolerance” policy to deter illegal southern border crossings. Under the proposed agreement, the Justice Department says, new standards would be […]
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to return Tuesday to the New York City courtroom where the future of his business empire is being decided. Trump’s three-day attendance two weeks ago at the start of the $250 million civil trial transformed what would normally be a slow-paced accounting fraud case into what […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced Monday night. Blinken made the announcement from Israel, where it was early Tuesday morning, following a lengthy meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Beyond the news of Biden’s impending visit, Blinken also announced the U.S. and Israel will […]
(WASHINGTON) — In a decision that could affect the way Donald Trump campaigns against his political opponents as he seeks to reclaim the presidency, the federal judge in Trump’s federal election interference case has granted part of the government’s request for a narrowly tailored gag order against the former president. In a hearing on Monday, […]
(ATLANTA) — The first batch of 450 potential jurors will gather at the Fulton County courthouse Friday morning to begin the jury selection process for the Oct. 23 trial of Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, two of former President’s Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case. Jurors will be told to expect […]
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office (BIBB COUNTY, Ga.) — Investigators in Georgia are asking for the public’s help in finding four men who escaped from a jail early Monday morning. The four detainees allegedly escaped the Bibb County Detention Center around 3 a.m. local time through a damaged day room window and a cut fence, the […]
(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Jim Jordan on Monday met with holdouts who don’t support him for House speaker — scrambling to shore up support ahead of a floor vote planned for Tuesday afternoon. Jordan, the conservative firebrand, was nominated by House Republicans for the top spot Friday. Yet a secret vote among their conference on Friday […]
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and Trump Organization executives are accused by New York Attorney General Letitia […]
(CHICAGO) — The suspect in the vicious fatal stabbing of a Palestinian refugee boy in Illinois appeared in court Monday, as FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed concerns that the unprecedented violence erupting in Israel and Gaza will spill over to United States as more domestic “lone actors” seek to spread antisemitic or Islamophobic hate. Joseph […]
(NEW YORK) — Mississippi River water levels have reached new record lows from Missouri to Arkansas, preventing shipments of grain and other important goods from making their way downriver during one of the busiest times of year, according to data from the National Weather Service (NWS). The phenomenon is a repeat of last year, when […]
