Month: August 2023
Trump co-defendants ask judge to break apart Georgia election interference case and hold separate
Two co-defendants of former President Trump in the Georgia election interference case, who had requested speedy trials, urged a judge on Wednesday to formally separate…
Clarence Thomas officially discloses private trips on GOP donor Harlan Crow’s plane . Clarence
Justice Clarence Thomas revealed on Thursday that Republican megadonor Harlan Crow had financed private jet trips for him to attend a speech in Texas and…
White House calls on Congress to pass a short-term spending bill .
The current government funding is scheduled to expire at the close of September, coinciding with the end of the current fiscal year. It is expected…
US approves first-ever military aid to Taiwan through program typically used for sovereign nations .
The Biden administration has granted funding for the unprecedented transfer of U.S. military equipment to Taiwan, a move typically reserved for independent sovereign nations. This…
Student loan interest resumes Friday and payments restart in October . Student loan payments resume Friday and
The pandemic-induced pause, implemented in March, brought relief to nearly millions of borrowers by suspending their accounts. Interest rates, which are fixed and vary by…
Alabama attorney general says he has right to prosecute people who facilitate travel for out-of
In a court filing on Monday, attorneys representing Attorney General Steve Marshall argued that arranging transportation for women in Alabama to travel out of state…
McConnell seeks to reassure allies after health scares prompt new questions over his leadership position . McConnell
McConnell appeared to freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter during an event on Wednesday weeks after he had a…
McConnell’s frozen moment renews questions about America’s aged leaders .
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze during a press conference Wednesday . His office insisted that he had simply been feeling momentarily lightheaded . The…
Biden has already canceled $116 billion in student loans . Biden has canceled some $116
The Biden administration has already canceled a record billion in student loan debt for more than . million borrowers . The administration has made it…
New York AG’s office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2
The new allegations were made in a partial summary judgment motion made public Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James a Democrat . Over…