After China said its coastguard helped to rescue two Filipino fishermen near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, the Philippines has alleged that the Chinese obstructed its own rescue attempt. Saturday’s incident was the latest involving the rival claimants in the South China Sea, after a string of confrontations in the past year including collisions, the use […]
Last week, The Department of the Interior rejected a proposed 221-mile road that would stretch across federal lands to connect mineral mining areas in the state. The department said the decision would help protect the state’s subsistence economy and preserve a way of life for Alaska Native communities. On June 26, the Department of the […]
Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s longtime ally, is set to turn himself in to prison in Connecticut today after the supreme court rejected his last-minute appeal to avoid prison time. The 70-year old was ordered by the supreme court on Friday to report to FCI Danbury, a minimum security federal prison in Connecticut, on 1 July. […]
Delegates at the Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) party conference on Sunday rejected a proposal to put stricter rules on foreign travel and interviews with foreign media for politicians with the far-right party. The proposal for stricter rules, put forward by several delegates, comes after extensive negative media attention involving travel to Russia and appearances on […]
The supreme court has rejected Steve Bannon’s attempt to avoid prison time following his contempt of Congress convictions. In a brief order issued on Friday, the supreme court ordered Donald Trump’s former adviser, who has been challenging convictions over his defiance of subpoenas surrounding the House’s January 6 insurrection investigation, to report to prison by […]
WASHINGTON — Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon must report to prison by Monday after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute bid to stave off his four-month sentence for defying subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee. Bannon was convicted in Washington on two counts of contempt of Congress nearly two full years ago, in July […]
The Supreme Court has rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon as he appeals over his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol insurrection. Bannon filed an emergency appeal after a judge ordered him to report to prison on July 1 for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Bannon filed an emergency appeal after a judge ordered him to report to prison July […]
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed three criminal justice reform bills this week that passed the Legislature with broad bipartisan support and were aimed at helping convicted felons ease back into society after serving their time. The bills also had support from organizations as disparate as the NAACP, the Chamber of Commerce and the conservative […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday rejected an effort to force a recall election of the state’s top Republican after determining that not enough valid signatures were collected. The vote by three Republican commissioners and one Democratic commissioner means Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will not have to stand for a […]
The US Supreme Court has rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. After deliberating more than six months, the justices […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. After deliberating more than six months, the […]