Anthony Scaramucci accused his former boss Donald Trump of showing “a tell” with his Truth Social attacks on Judge Juan Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in the days leading up to Tuesday’s closing arguments. Scaramucci joined CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday to provide real time reaction to reports from the courtroom about Trump … Read more
Seven years ago, California’s Supreme Court declared broad support for the historic right of voters to make law through the initiative process. Ruling in a case dubbed “Upland,” the court said that while governments are subject to voter-approved constitutional restraints on raising taxes, tax increases proposed via initiative need only simple majority votes for enactment. But the decision embraced … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day with a pledge that the country would continue the work of the nation’s fallen toward a more perfect union, “for which they lived, and for which they died.” Delivering remarks at a solemn remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Biden said each generation must ensure the sacrifice … Read more
Once it became clear last week that CNN and ABC had nabbed the first two—and perhaps, only—presidential debates of the 2024 cycle, CBS pivoted to the next best option: a vice presidential debate. CBS News invited Vice President Kamala Harris to participate in a debate, in studio, on either July 23 or August 13, an … Read more
The Washington Post revealed on Saturday that the outlet initially passed on the Samuel Alito flag story in 2021 after its former Supreme Court reporter had a confrontation over it with the justice’s wife. “The Post decided not to report on the episode at the time because the flag-raising appeared to be the work of … Read more
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Hillary Clinton accused Democrats of not taking her warnings on abortion and Donald Trump seriously before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Clinton spoke with Lisa Lerner and Elizabeth Diaz for the forthcoming book The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America in late February, and … Read more
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and minister-without-portfolio Benny Gantz expressed outrage at the government’s handling of efforts to approve a law regulating the conscription of Haredim on Monday, according to Israeli media. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been trying to promote a version of a conscription law promoted by Gantz in the previous government in … Read more
Pilots of the “Sharp Kartuza” division of FPV kamikaze drones prepare drones for a combat flight on May 16, 2024 in the Kharkiv region, 8 km from the border with Russia. Libkos | Getty Images News | Getty Images Six NATO countries neighboring Russia are joining forces to build a “drone wall” to protect their … Read more
With the historic 2024 General Election taking place this week, we want to know how expensive South Africa has become since 1994. That’s why we’re taking an in-depth look at how expensive South Africa has become as far as everyday household items and services are concerned, since the end of apartheid. Cost of living will … Read more
Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera was hospitalized Wednesday night due to a skin infection. Primavera was admitted to a local hospital to be administered intravenous antibiotics for cellulitis — a deep bacterial skin infection that she is prone to because of her previous cancer treatment, the lieutenant governor said in a Thursday morning interview. “Lt. … Read more
