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Month: November 2023

Scott Perry’s texts reveal details about efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in 2020

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — As Rep. Scott Perry was making clear he wanted to contest Donald Trump’s loss of the presidency in the 2020 election, his conversations with a Justice Department official took him inside the then-president’s management of the agency. Perry’s text messages, revealed for the first time in court filings on Wednesday, included several

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Police: Polk County teacher arrested, accused of ‘inappropriate relationship’ with student

By Deanna Clement Click here for updates on this story     HAINES CITY, Florida (WESH) — Haines City police said a math teacher accused of having an “inappropriate relationship” with a student was taken into custody Tuesday. According to police, a witness notified officers, leading to an investigation. The victim stated that 23-year-old Kevin Rodriquez-Febus contacted

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GOP Rep. George Santos refuses to resign and warns his expulsion from Congress would set a precedent

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant Rep. George Santos is refusing to resign and warning colleagues that his expulsion from Congress before being convicted in a court of law would establish a precedent that’s “going to be the undoing of a lot of members.” The first-term Republican congressman from New York

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Former UK Treasury chief Alistair Darling, who steered nation through a credit crunch, has died

LONDON (AP) — British ex-Treasury chief Alistair Darling has died at age 70. Darling was a central figure in the U.K.’s response to the 2008 financial crisis who later helped organize the campaign against Scottish independence. Darling’s family said in a statement Thursday that he had been treated for cancer. Darling served as Britain’s treasury

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