BALTIMORE — Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon conceded the race to win back her former seat Friday morning, several days after Mayor Brandon Scott claimed victory in the contest. In a news release, Dixon officially bowed out, closing the door on the contest which was her third attempt at a political comeback since she was […]
A California jury found Scott Peterson guilty of murdering his 27-year-old pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner, after a five-month trial in 2004. Over the years, he’s had multiple failed appeals but succeeded in having his death penalty overturned in favor of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. But his latest appeal, […]
The Senate was in session yesterday, though Sen. Rick Scott missed some of the proceedings on Capitol Hill. It wasn’t because of an illness or a family matter, but rather, the Florida Republican decided to attend Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York City. Scott wasn’t a witness or a party to the case in […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) missed a Senate vote on Thursday to show support for former President Donald Trump at his criminal trial related to hush money he allegedly paid to hide an affair. “I’m proud of him for standing up for all of us,” Scott said in a TV interview outside the courthouse. “If they […]
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott will be in court on Thursday. But he won’t be the one on trial. The Republican Florida senator is set to attend former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in Manhattan as jurors hear another day of testimony from Stormy Daniels, the porn star who says that she was paid to keep […]
Maryland transportation officials said Thursday that they expect to replace Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge with a new span by fall 2028. The project to replace the bridge, which collapsed into the Patapsco River early March 26 after the Dali cargo ship crashed into one of its support columns, is estimated to cost between $1.7 […]
Sen. Tim Scott hasn’t exactly been subtle about his national ambitions. After the South Carolina Republican’s presidential campaign was an expensive flop — Scott struggled to reach 5% in the polls, in part because he appeared terrified of differentiating himself from Donald Trump — the senator started embarrassing himself in the apparent hopes of joining […]
Sen. Tim Scott wouldn’t give a straight answer when asked if he would commit to accepting the result of the 2024 presidential election ― no matter who wins. During a Sunday appearance on “Meet the Press,” the Florida Republican repeatedly deflected questions about the election outcome, telling MSNBC moderator Kristen Welker there won’t be any […]
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday did not directly answer multiple questions about whether he’d accept the results of the 2024 presidential election, regardless of who wins. “At the end of the day, the 47th president of the United States will be President Donald Trump,” Scott, a Republican, said the first time he was […]
Asked repeatedly Sunday while appearing on Meet the Press, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott would not say if he would commit to accepting the results of the 2024 presidential election. Scott, South Carolina’s junior senator, is reportedly under consideration to be Trump’s vice presidential nominee. Scott’s own campaign for president did not gain traction despite bringing […]
The six-book shortlist for this year’s Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction has been revealed, with the winner due to be announced at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose on June 13th. This year’s shortlist features authors from Ireland, England, Trinidad, Canada and Malaysia, and includes one debut novelist in Tom Crewe alongside a number […]
The 2024 federal elections in Florida are set. A noon deadline came and went on Friday for federal candidates to qualify for the state’s August primary ballot. While many hopefuls for the U.S. House and Senate have already been on the trail for months, the end of the state’s qualifying period marks the official start […]