Judge Arthur Engoron and his law clerk Allison Greenfield have been inundated with death threats and antisemitic attacks after Donald Trump targeted the judge and his assistant on social media. According to an affidavit filed by attorneys for the New York state court system, Engoron and Greenfield have been subjected …
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Donald Trump has been slapped with a (partial) gag order. The former president has been making in-person appearances in Manhattan court this week for a civil fraud trial brought against him by the state of New York, taking advantage of the press coverage to malign those associated with the case. …
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Two thousand attendees at the National Pro-Life Summit cast their votes on Saturday for their favorite prospective GOP nominee for president in 2024. The winner is: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. It was the first 2024 straw poll conducted among anti-abortion voters, one of the Republican Party’s most loyal voting blocs. …
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Nearly 10 days after President Joe Biden first tested positive for Covid-19 — and days after he returned to action after testing negative — he has returned to isolation after experiencing a “rebound” case of the virus. “Folks, today I tested positive for COVID again,” Biden tweeted Saturday. “This happens …
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Addressing an arena far from filled to capacity, former President Donald Trump referred to “the insurrection hoax” during a rally for Republican Harriet Hageman. Hageman is running in a primary against anti-Trump congresswoman, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.). “As one of the leading proponents of the insurrection hoax, Liz Cheney has …
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz seems very confused about the definition of violence. In a Sunday interview, he characterized peaceful pro-choice protesters standing outside the homes of Supreme Court justices as “violent.” But when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 a “violent insurrection,” …
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An official audit of five large California law enforcement agencies uncovered significant evidence of racial bias among officers, some of whom were found to openly support extremist groups like the Proud Boys, Three Percenters, and neo-Confederate organizations. The results of the state auditor’s investigation into “biased conduct” — launched at …
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The Jan. 6 committee on Monday requested the voluntary cooperation of three of former President Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress: Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), and Ronny Jackson (R-Texas). The committee referenced Biggs’ alleged role regarding “various aspects of planning for Jan. 6.” Rolling Stone reported last fall …
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New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday filed a motion to hold ex-president Donald Trump in contempt of court, claiming he has not handed over documents as part of her office’s investigation into his company’s financial practices. Until he does so, James requested, he should be fined $10,000 daily. …
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Truth Social is bombing. The social media platform Donald Trump launched to compete with Twitter and Facebook has been such a disaster since its launch in February that two of its top executives have resigned, Reuters reported on Monday. Josh Adams and Billy Boozer, the company’s chief of technology and …
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