ATLANTA — A group of Morehouse College faculty members are pushing to stop the school from conferring an honorary doctorate on President Joe Biden at its commencement ceremony on May 19. Morehouse President David Thomas met virtually with faculty members Wednesday to discuss the issue. “A majority of the comments were opposed to an honorary […]
WASHINGTON — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld Steve Bannon’s conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress. Bannon was convicted after a trial in 2022 and sentenced to four months in prison. The trial judge, however, stayed Bannon’s sentence, allowing him to remain […]
The Social Security Administration is set to implement new rules to make it easier for beneficiaries to access certain benefits and increase the payments some may receive. The new changes affect Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, which provides more than 7 million Americans with monthly benefit checks. Those benefits are for seniors ages 65 and up, or adults […]
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Share Trial kicks off with another bench meeting The judge is seated but before the jury was brought in, the prosecution asked for a bench meeting. Madeleine Westerhout, who was Trump’s executive assistant in the White house, is set to return to the stand. Share Day 14 of the trial brought more Stormy Daniels testimony, […]
Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial will resume Friday in New York City with testimony from his former White House executive assistant — a far friendlier witness than Thursday’s star attraction, adult film actor Stormy Daniels. Madeleine Westerhout began her testimony in Manhattan criminal court Thursday afternoon, after Daniels spent the morning sparring with Trump […]
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best […]
Video captured by NBC News’ crew on the ground has shown several homes reduced to rubble amid Israeli strikes, with the bodies of those killed, including children, seen wrapped in shrouds at the Kuwait specialized hospital in Rafah. Leaders of the hospital have also warned of a mounting crisis trying to treat the injured after […]
A pair of political operatives tied to Rep. Henry Cuellar have agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with the Justice Department’s bribery case against the Texas Democrat, according to court documents unsealed this week. Mina Colin Strother, the congressman’s former campaign manager and chief of staff, and Florencio “Lencho” Rendon, a Texas businessman described as […]
Former President Donald Trump misstated the age of his youngest son in an interview that aired Thursday, saying Barron Trump was 17 years old — even though he turned 18 in March. The mistake came when Trump reacted to his son’s entering the political arena as a delegate from Florida for the Republican National Convention, […]
