Bernie Sanders to force Senate vote on blocking arms sales to Israel
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., plans to force a vote on banning arms sales to Israel, a move that will prove to be a test for Senate Democrats whose position on…
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SCOTUS to discuss Ghislaine Maxwell’s case privately in September at post-summer conference
The Supreme Court revealed on Wednesday that Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal to her sex trafficking conviction will be among the many cases the high court reviews at a closed-door conference in…
Top GOP senator demands probe into whether Jack Smith ‘unlawfully’ tried to influence 2024 election
A Senate Republican wants the Justice Department to investigate, and potentially prosecute, former Special Counsel Jack Smith over whether he ‘unlawfully took political actions to influence the 2024 election’ against…
Trump admin sanctions Brazilian judge overseeing Bolsonaro coup-plot probe
The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it would be officially imposing sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the jurist leading a criminal investigation against former right-wing…
Democratic lawmaker ‘no longer on speaking terms’ with some family over Israel support
Israel-supporting Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres revealed on Tuesday he no longer has a relationship with some of his family due to his support for Israel. ‘I’ve lost friends, all of…
Agent’s alleged attempt to smuggle wife on Trump’s Scotland trip being probed in latest Secret Service fiasco
President Donald Trump dished on the ‘strange story’ stemming from reports that a Secret Service agent attempted to smuggle his wife onto a Secret Service cargo plane accompanying the president…
Schumer says century-old law forces Trump DOJ, FBI to release Jeffrey Epstein files by August deadline
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats invoked a century-old law to force President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice and the FBI to release the Jeffrey Epstein…
Trump says his Aug 1 tariff deadline ‘will not be extended’ – here are the countries that might not make it
President Donald Trump warned that his August 1 deadline for making a trade deal with the U.S. ‘stands strong’ on Wednesday, threatening several key nations with a big tariff hike.…
Who is Steve Ricchetti, the longtime Biden confidante questioned in Comer’s cover-up probe?
Steve Ricchetti, a longtime Democratic operative and lobbyist, is sitting down with House Oversight Committee investigators Wednesday. He’s known as a member of former President Joe Biden’s inner circle who…
Grassley rebukes Trump’s pressure to ‘have the courage’ to speed up nominations
President Donald Trump pressured the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee to end a longstanding practice in the Senate to expedite his nominations to district courts and U.S. attorney’s…