Sneakers designed in honor of Obama to go on sale for $25,000
They’re not the Air Obamas, but one sneakerhead with a lot of cash will have an opportunity this week to purchase an exclusive pair of…
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Alleged Capitol rioter asks judge to let him visit Peru to get married
A Kentucky man facing four criminal charges linked to the Capitol insurrection asked a federal judge on Tuesday to let him travel to Peru later this…
Continue ReadingTrump’s impeachment lawyers have a history of being involved in controversial legal matters
The new lawyers who signed on to lead former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team brought a curious history of experience with…
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Lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin tearfully recalls Capitol riot: ‘This cannot be the future of America’
Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin on Tuesday delivered a tearful account of his experience during last month’s US Capitol…
Continue ReadingHouse managers show rioters violently attacking Capitol to begin Trump’s impeachment trial
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump began Tuesday with the House impeachment managers showing how rioters violently…
Continue ReadingBiden budget nominee Tanden apologizes for past criticism of Republicans and expresses regret over tweets
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, apologized on Tuesday for some of the criticism she…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccines to be sent directly to community health centers to target ‘hard-to-reach populations’
The Biden administration will send some of the Covid-19 vaccine supply directly to community health centers starting next week as part of an effort…
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More than 80 civil rights organizations call on Biden to abolish the federal death penalty
More than 80 nationally recognized criminal justice and civil rights advocacy organizations have joined in the call to President Joe Biden on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingCongress has already approved $4 trillion in Covid relief. Here’s what’s happened to it
Congress has authorized nearly $4 trillion in spending over the past year to help address the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but…
Continue ReadingTrump’s wish for a speedier trial prompted impeachment lawyer’s change in approach
The last-minute letter former President Donald Trump’s attorney sent to top lawmakers informing them he would no longer seek a suspension of…
Continue ReadingTrump’s second impeachment trial begins as senators face constitutionality debate and vote Tuesday
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is officially underway. On the trial’s opening day, Trump’s title of former…
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Trump’s trial set to rock Washington and echo through the ages
The simple question posed by Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial that begins Tuesday is whether a president who loses reelection can get…
Continue ReadingDOJ asks Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover that spares…
Continue ReadingHow to watch the Senate impeachment trial
Tuesday marks the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, with all eyes on the Senate serving as jury to deliberate…
Continue ReadingTrump’s Postmaster General wants to stay on the job, but his days in the Biden administration may be numbered
Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has told those close to him he wants to stay in his role under the new president, two sources tell CNN,…
Continue ReadingTrump’s second impeachment trial begins as Democrats prepare a ‘violent crime criminal prosecution’
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in the Senate on Tuesday, where senators will be confronted with the violent…
Continue ReadingDOJ to ask Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign
The Justice Department, as soon as Tuesday, is expected to ask US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations,…
Continue ReadingAlleged Oath Keeper charged in Capitol riot says he once worked for FBI and holds security clearance
Thomas Caldwell, a Virginia man whom prosecutors have charged as part of an extremist group’s alleged conspiracy to prepare and attack the…
Continue Reading More than 200 people now charged in connection with Capitol riot
Prosecutors have charged more than 200 people with federal crimes in connection with the January 6 riot and insurrection at the Capitol, according to…
Continue ReadingRead: The Senate’s organizing resolution setting the rules for Trump’s impeachment trial
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday afternoon that Senate leaders had reached an agreement for an organizing resolution to set the rules…
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