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A federal appeals court in Washington ruled unanimously that former President Donald Trump’s is not immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. A Trump campaign spokesman said the decision will be appealed to the Supreme Court, saying that “prosecuting a President for official acts violates the … Read more
A package aimed at giving $17.6 billion to Israel failed to pass the House of Representatives on Tuesday. It had been facing a veto threat from the White House, which is pushing for Congress to consider Israel aid as part of a larger $118 billion supplemental security package, along with pushback from GOP hardliners who … Read more
The Washington state Senate unanimously approved legislation Tuesday that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. The legislation came nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died in Tacoma, about 30 miles south of Seattle, facedown with his hands … Read more
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s campaign consultant inserted images of horses in ads as a vulgar joke about her opponent, her campaign manager told a liberal podcast last month. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday that Protasiewicz’s campaign manager, Alejandro Verdin, told The Downballot podcast on Jan. 25 that her campaign operatives had heard … Read more
Nevada’s first presidential primary in decades was drawing light voter interest on Tuesday.
Judge asks lawyers for details of potential agreement between ex-Trump executive and district attorney Sign up for Trump on Trial: a free newsletter on all the latest court developments A potential perjury deal with a key witness could shake up the verdict in Donald Trump’s $370m New York fraud trial, a new court document reveals. … Read more
An Air Force veteran and former statewide candidate is running for North Dakota governor. Michael Coachman, of Larimore, announced his independent campaign on Tuesday. He has run unsuccessfully for state offices in the past, including governor in 2020, secretary of state in 2018 and lieutenant governor in 2016 and 2012. Republican Gov. Doug Burgum is … Read more
Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California thwarted Republican Sen. Roger Marshall’s bid for unanimous consent to label the southern border migrant crisis as “an invasion” during Tuesday’s Senate session. “They can’t decide if the border is in crisis or if they’d rather wait until after the election to talk about or try to do something … Read more
The “Keys to the White House” are being handed out, predicting President Biden currently holds a slight lead in a hypothetical 2024 matchup against former President Donald Trump. Allan Lichtman, an election prognosticator who has correctly predicted nearly every presidential race since 1984, developed a formula that is used to make predictions about an upcoming … Read more
President Biden blamed former President Donald Trump for increasing opposition to the Democratic Party’s border security bill. Biden claimed during a Tuesday press conference that Trump was intentionally sabotaging the bill from behind the scenes. “For much too long, as you all know, the immigration system has been broken, and it’s long past time to … Read more
