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The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday elected two experienced attorneys who were nominated a day earlier to fill long-standing vacancies on the state’s powerful regulatory panel that oversees interests ranging from utilities to insurers. Without opposition, both chambers approved the appointments of Sam Towell and Kelsey Bagot to the State Corporation Commission, an independent state … Read more

Judges have tried gag orders and fines, but so far the former president has shown little interest in restraining himself Sign up for Trump on Trial: a free newsletter on all the latest court developments Donald Trump’s defamation trial against E Jean Carroll resumes in New York today after a juror’s illness delayed proceedings. But … Read more

Saudi buying up the Italian and Spanish Super Cups has legitimized the nation’s regime, at home and around the world In early 2019, a rising star of the Italian far-right took to Twitter to lambaste Serie A’s decision to hold the Supercoppa in Saudi Arabia for the second consecutive year. Giorgia Meloni was at that … Read more

The Department of Veterans Affairs excludes gender-confirming surgery from veteran health benefits, even though major medical groups say it can be lifesaving.

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, announced on Thursday that his wife, Bobbi, died after a two-year battle with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer.  “After a courageous battle with cancer, Bobbi is now at peace and at home with the Lord,” Barrasso said in a statement. “In addition to … Read more

Woman charged with larceny and larceny of livestock after truck driver witnesses the alleged theft An Amish family from Michigan had their horse and buggy stolen during an outing to their local Walmart. Police were called to a Walmart in Sturgis, Michigan, about 93 miles outside the city of Lansing, last Saturday at 5.30pm ET … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., will introduce a bill Thursday to strengthen cybersecurity defenses to counter cyberattacks against critical food structure sectors.  The legislation, called the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, would enhance security for both government and private entities against cyber threats. “America’s adversaries are seeking to gain any advantage they can … Read more

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol released gnarly dash camera video capturing the moments a trooper was speaking to the driver of his traffic stop when another vehicle crashed into them.  “This video is difficult to watch,” Oklahoma Highway Patrol wrote on Facebook Wednesday, sharing the graphic footage.  It shows the moments Trooper Jesse Gregory came to … Read more

A U.S. congressional committee has requested documents from the University of Pennsylvania regarding the school’s “abysmal” response to antisemitism on its campus, the committee said Wednesday. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, sent a letter to the university’s leadership asking for all reports of antisemitic occurrences on campus … Read more

The last time President Joe Biden visited Superior, Wisconsin, he warned of the danger posed by the deteriorating John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge — pointing out the decades-old corrosion that had weakened the overpass connecting the two port cities in Wisconsin and Minnesota and vowing to fix it. Biden is returning to that bridge at … Read more