Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez announced Thursday that he will not file for reelection this November as a Democratic candidate. Instead, the New Jersey Democrat hopes to be able to run as an “independent” Democrat — if he can avoid jail time. The three-term senator said he will only seek another term if he’s exonerated later […]
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Two of the Vermont communities hardest hit by last summer’s catastrophic flooding have requested $3.5 million in state funding to elevate 20 homes in Barre and the capital city of Montpelier for flood victims who still need safe places to live as the state grapples with a housing crisis. Many whose homes […]
Former senior executives of Twitter are suing Elon Musk and X Corp., saying they are entitled to a total of more than $128 million in unpaid severance payments. Twitter’s former CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, Chief Legal Counsel Vijaya Gadde and General Counsel Sean Edgett claim in the lawsuit filed Monday that […]
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York judge Friday to suspend an $83.3 million defamation verdict against the former president, saying there was a “strong probability” that it would be reduced on appeal, if not eliminated. The lawyers made the request in Manhattan federal court, where a civil jury in late January […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments Monday over the state’s challenge to a lower court ruling that would allow a man to run for one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats as a Republican, even though the state GOP doesn’t back his candidacy. A state law says a candidate’s past two primary […]
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) is leaving the House. He announced his decision to not seek re-election on Saturday. Gallagher will finish his term but then he will be going to the private sector. “Congress is no place to grow old,” he said. It was a surprise announcement. This is his eighth year in Congress. He […]
The Iraqi immigrant accused of trying to orchestrate the murder of former President George W. Bush will be sentenced Monday and prosecutors are asking a judge to slap him with a 15-year sentence, saying the U.S. needed to send a message to shut down future plots. Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab sought to smuggle former Iraqi […]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, chairwoman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, won’t run in November to keep her seat, she announced Thursday. “It’s been the honor and privilege of my life to represent the people of eastern Washington in Congress. They inspire me every day,” the Republican said in a statement. “They are part […]
An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial will resign, according to a court filing. In a proposed settlement agreement filed Thursday with the Oklahoma Court on the Judiciary, District Judge Traci Soderstrom agreed to resign on Friday and never again seek a judicial office in Oklahoma. […]
MOSCOW, Idaho — Attorneys for the man charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in late 2022 are seeking a change of venue, saying he cannot receive a fair trial in the community where the killings occurred. Anne Taylor, Bryan Kohberger’s lead public defender, this week asked Judge John Judge of Idaho’s […]
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