Donald Trump appeared to close the door on Nikki Haley as a potential vice president. “Nikki Haley is not under consideration for the V.P. slot, but I wish her well!” he said. Trump’s remark came after an earlier report that Haley was in the mix for VP. Former President Donald Trump on Saturday threw cold […]
German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann has dismissed Islamist support for the caliphate as a form of rule as absurd, but does not necessarily consider it a judicial issue in Germany. His comments came ahead of an Islamist demonstration in Hamburg later on Saturday, called by the organization Muslim Interaktiv, and in the wake of controversy […]
A video showing a confrontation between a man and a woman wearing a hijab during a pro-Israel rally at Arizona State University is further highlighting the roiling tensions on college campuses across the US over the Israel-Hamas war and a steep increase in reported antisemitic and anti-Muslim incidents. Here are the latest developments: Arizona State […]
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected Hunter Biden‘s effort to get his gun case in Delaware dismissed. A three-judge panel of the court did not consider the merits of his appeal, ruling that as a matter of procedure the lower court’s rejection of his various motions to dismiss the case are […]
A federal judge Wednesday dismissed without prejudice a lawsuit against the Maryland State Board of Elections filed by a right-wing coalition seeking to delegitimize election results across the country. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher said in an opinion filed less than a week away from primary day that plaintiffs United Sovereign Americans, a nonprofit Missouri […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Maine woman who accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting parents. U.S. District Judge Jon Levy acknowledged his decision that a mother such as Amber Lavigne […]
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s media and technology company said it had replaced its auditor, BF Borgers, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the accounting firm with “massive fraud” on Friday. Trump Media & Technology Group said in a filing with the SEC on Monday that it had switched to […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers dismissed on Monday an ethics complaint against Speaker Dean Plocher, breaking from a Republican who argued that Plocher used his power as the House leader to block an investigation. Members voted 7-2 to dismiss allegations against Plocher for misuse of taxpayer dollars, using his influence to […]
The Florida Commission on Ethics has dismissed a complaint alleging that Lee County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle had wrongfully given employees paid days off. The ethics commission found that it had no basis to investigate the matter, because the complaint did not accuse Doyle of doing anything that broke the law. “The complaint fails […]
Nancy Pelosi, former speaker of the US House of Representatives, has dismissed Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’s claims that the world was a “safer place” under Donald Trump’s presidency. Speaking on BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the Democrat said she was not aware the former UK prime ministers had made the comments but suggested the […]
Scientists predict recent bleaching at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef will be the worst on record, but skeptics online dismiss the damage by claiming coral populations are at a record high. This is missing context; while there has been growth over the past decade, marine scientists warn global warming has negatively affected biodiversity and resilience in […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan shrugged off suggestions of greatness on the eve of his bid to eclipse Stephen Hendry and become the first player to win eight world snooker titles in the modern era. O’Sullivan is already routinely described as the best player to pick up a cue after a record-breaking career that includes eight Masters and […]