Judge to backers of Jan. 6 rioter: Don’t condone political violence
A Republican-appointed judge said he plans to send a written response to supporters of a Jan. 6 rioter who claimed that he did nothing wrong, warning the man’s friends and…
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Centrist group No Labels won’t field a ticket in presidential election
The centrist group No Labels abandoned its ambitions for a third-party 2024 presidential campaign Thursday, saying it had failed to find candidates who had a credible path to victory in…
The problem of perceived police partisanship
When former president Donald Trump described immigrants accused of committing crimes as “animals” who are “not human” in a Michigan speech this week, the phalanx of police standing behind him…
Why Trump wants to game Nebraska’s electoral vote, mapped
A transparent Donald Trump-backed attempt to reconfigure — dare we say “rig” — the electoral college to be more in his favor in 2024 has fallen short. At least for…
Judge Cannon shoots down Trump’s presidential records act claim
U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to have his charges of mishandling classified documents dismissed on the grounds that a federal records law protected…
Musk’s X pivots again, restoring blue checks to popular accounts
A year after his controversial decision to remove verification from popular Twitter accounts unless they paid a monthly subscription fee, Elon Musk has thrown users another curveball. Starting Wednesday, the…
Trump urges Netanyahu to ‘get it over with,’ questions Israel’s approach to war in Gaza
Former president Donald Trump sharpened his criticism of Israel over the country’s handling of the war in Gaza on Thursday, expressing concerns about bad optics and questioning Israel’s approach to…
RFK Jr. campaign describes Jan. 6 defendants as ‘activists,’ then disavows email
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign told supporters Wednesday that those facing charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot are “activists sitting in a Washington DC jail cell…
Nebraska lawmakers vote against Trump-fueled push to change electoral vote system
Former president Donald Trump’s push to get the Nebraska legislature to change the way it awards electoral votes faced a major setback Wednesday night, when lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to prevent…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate and the vaccine wars
“Pharmaceutical medicine has its place, but no single safety study can assess the cumulative impact of one prescription on top of another prescription, and one shot on top of another…