Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is dropping his bid for a New York congressional seat, announcing his departure from the race and from electoral politics on Twitter in a message that at points sounded like a breakup. “And even though this is not going to work out, …
Read More »A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily halted a subpoena demanding testimony from South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in a Georgia special grand jury investigation into former President Donald Trump’s behavior after losing the 2020 election. Graham filed a motion earlier Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in South Carolina in …
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Washington — U.S. Secret Service Director James M. Murray will retire from his post at the end of the month, after a 32-year career in the federal government and three years at the helm of the agency. The 27-year veteran of the Secret Service has served as the agency’s chief …
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Washington — The Senate late Thursday voted 65 to 33 to pass the bipartisan gun control bill, the most significant legislation addressing guns in nearly 30 years. House takes up Senate-passed bipartisan gun legislation Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who led the negotiations along with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of …
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A standoff between a Republican-dominated county commission and New Mexico’s Democratic secretary of state over the commission’s conspiracy-fueled refusal to certify election results comes to a head Friday, the state’s certification deadline. The showdown provides a stark example of the chaos that election experts have warned about as those who …
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Washington – Two former FBI agents accused of mishandling sexual abuse allegations against convicted sex abuser and former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar will not face criminal prosecution, the Justice Department announced Thursday, upholding previous non-prosecutorial decisions. According to a statement released by the department, the decision was made …
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President Biden and his top aides had a 90-minute meeting with seven leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Monday afternoon, during which the president said his administration would press ahead with ending Title 42 — the COVID-related measure being used to expel migrants from the border quickly. According to …
Read More »In its more than 100-year history, the IRS criminal investigation unit has helped put away the likes of Al Capone and John Gotti. It is the nation’s sixth-largest federal law enforcement agency and the only one authorized to investigate federal criminal tax violations and pursue related financial crimes, such as …
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President Biden has signed a $1.5 trillion spending bill that funds the government through September and includes $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine, as it fights off Russia’s invasion. The president signed the legislation Tuesday, after the Senate passed it late Thursday night by a 68-31 margin. The financial assistance …
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Republican Congressman Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota has died, his wife announced in a Facebook post Friday morning. He was 59. His wife, former Minnesota GOP chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan, said in the post he “passed away peacefully” Thursday night. Hagedorn announced his kidney cancer had returned in July 2021. In January, …
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