Federal Government
Elder and Pence have dropped their campaigns for president
Radio talk show host Larry Elder and former Vice President Mike Pence have dropped their campaigns for president. Elder announced his support of former President Donald Trump. The conservative radio host made a longshot bid in April, citing a “moral, religious, and patriotic duty†to run for the Oval Office. Pence dropped out because he was…
Read MoreCornel West and Robert Kennedy, Jr. are running as Independents
Progressive activist Cornel West and maverick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they won’t seek their respective party’s nominations for president. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid, likely pitting him against President Joe Biden, who is running for reelection. He is the third of eleven…
Read MoreJamaal Bowman sets off a fire alarm
Representative Jamaal Bowman said he made a mistake by turning on the fire alarm on Capitol Hill during tense negations to pass a short-gap funding bill to keep the federal government operating for another fifty days. “Today, as I was rushing to make a vote, I came to the door that usually opens for voters…
Read MoreNew chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army General Mark A. Milley transferred the Joint Chiefs to Four Star Air Force General Charles O. Brown Jr. last week. General Brown was the second Black man to be named Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Army General Colin Powell was the first Black man to hold the post. He was the 12th…
Read MoreHunter Biden is indicted
Robert Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s 53-year-old son, today was indicted for knowingly deceiving a firearms dealer when buying a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver on Oct. 12, 2018. He is charged with falsely filling out a federal firearms form, denying he was addicted to narcotics. He is charged with knowingly possessing the revolver despite the restrictions…
Read MoreAmo has enough ammo to win the Democratic Primary in Rhode Island
Former White House aide Gabe Amo won the special election in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, and he may be the first African to represent the state in its history. Amo, a former staffer in the Obama and Biden administrations, will go up against political newcomer, Republican Gerry Leonard, in…
Read MoreFormer leader of the Proud Boys sentenced to 22 years in prison.
A judge sentenced Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys, a far-right neo-fascist organization, to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Tarrio was one of six Proud Boys leaders charged with conspiring to stop the 2020 certification of presidential election results…
Read MoreTexas woman threatens Judge Chutkan, who is hearing a case involving Donald Trump
Law enforcement officials have arrested a Texas woman for threatening a sitting federal judge and a member of Congress, who is running for mayor. Still, the woman said she was not a racist and didn’t mean it. Abigail Jo Shry of Alvin, Texas, called the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, and left the threatening message…
Read MoreTrump indicted on 10 counts
A federal Grand Jury in Atlanta has indicted former President D. Trump for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. The Grand Jury grand jury returned an indictment on 10 counts Monday night after hearing from witnesses earlier in the day as to whether former president Donald Trump and his associates broke the law when they sought…
Read MoreTrump wants a change of venue and a new judge
Former President Donald Trump is seeking a change of venue and a new judge at his trial in which he has been charged with attempting to overthrow 2020 election results and causing an attack on the nation’s Capital on January 6. Former President Trump has called for District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan on Sunday morning…
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