California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top aides were so confident the night before the Democratic governor defeated the effort to remove him, they began giving advice to the national Democratic Party.
Federal judge denies Trump’s request to stop E. Jean Carroll lawsuit from moving forward
A federal judge overseeing columnist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump has denied Trump’s request to stop the case from moving forward as they await an appeals court decision.
McKayla Maroney: FBI made ‘entirely false claims about what I said’
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony Wednesday from four elite gymnasts — Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman — who say they were abused by Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor who is now serving…
Fifth Circuit largely halts judge’s order that blocks Biden’s efforts to limit immigration arrests
A federal appellate court on Wednesday largely halted a judge’s order that would have upended the Biden administration’s efforts to limit immigration arrests, marking a judicial win for the Democratic President after a handful of setbacks
Biden calls Newsom recall results ‘a resounding win’ for ‘strong vaccine requirements’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called the results of California’s recall vote “a resounding win” for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, specifically citing the state’s strong vaccine requirements.
Biden says he has ‘great confidence’ in Gen. Mark Milley after new reports
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has “great confidence” in Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s leadership after being asked about assertions leveled in a new book about Milley’s actions in the aftermath of the January 6 attack…
Boston mayoral race narrows to Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George, two women of color, for the city’s top job
Boston mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George, both Democratic city councilors, will advance to the November general election, CNN projects, setting up a historic contest that will for the first time in the city’s history end with a …
Angelina Jolie meets with White House officials on reauthorizing Violence Against Women Act
Actress, activist and humanitarian Angelina Jolie visited the White House on Wednesday and met with officials to discuss reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, a landmark piece of legislation championed by President Joe Biden.
Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in the US
Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in this country (56%), according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as 51% say it is likely that elected officials in the US will successfully overturn the results of a future election because their party…
Hits and misses from California’s recall
In the end, it wasn’t even close.