Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News said Tuesday they have settled a defamation lawsuit stemming from falsehoods they published about the 2020 election. “The case was resolved under a confidentiality agreement,” OAN attorney Chip Babcock told CNN. Both sides refused to share details of the agreement. The case against OAN … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson, facing mounting threats to his presidency, said Tuesday he would not resign and dismissed threats against his gavel as “ridiculous” after a second Republican congressman threatened to impeach Johnson for his position through legislation on sending foreign aid. To Ukraine and Israel. After Representative Thomas Massie said he would sponsor efforts … Read more
President Biden has begun a difficult strategy to break with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his strategy in the Gaza war, while sticking to the fight between Israel and Hamas, which continues to take hostages. Why it matters: Nothing happened that prompted Biden to begin changing course with Prime Minister Netanyahu, his friend of … Read more
Hunter Biden once accused his father of trying to kill him to damage his political career, in a long-awaited showdown that could be a pivotal moment for the faltering Republican-led impeachment inquiry. Confronting Republican lawmakers. Members of the House Judiciary Committee and Oversight Committee are scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden’s son Wednesday during … Read more
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday regarding the Trump administration’s rules implemented by the A.T.F. After the Las Vegas Massacre. A man wearing a red polo shirt and a gun holster on his hip stands behind the counter, a gun displayed in a glass case. A long weapon hangs on the wall … Read more
Congress is facing a new deadline for a government shutdown. Without new federal funding legislation, essential services and large numbers of federal workers will be closed or without pay starting midnight Friday. There’s an even bigger deadline coming up in just a week. A hand-picked selection of our 10 best stories is delivered to your … Read more
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed Indiana’s ban on providing care to transgender youth to go into effect. The court issued the injunction Tuesday, overturning a June ruling by a federal judge that blocked the health insurance ban. The three-judge panel heard oral arguments in the case on February 16, announced its decision … Read more
A fast-moving wildfire raging across the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday became the second-largest wildfire in the state’s history, forcing evacuations and causing power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the growing blaze. did. The blaze is part of a series of blazes that have gotten out of control and threatened local towns, prompting local authorities … Read more