Uvalde Grand Jury to Consider Charges Against Officers
A grand jury was impaneled Friday in Uvalde County, Texas, to consider whether charges should be levied against law enforcement officers regarding their response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead. The grand jury reportedly is expected to cover much of the same evidence revealed in […]
Top Fauci Adviser Never Considered Lab Leak Theory
Dr. David Morens, a top adviser to former National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, told Congress he never considered the lab leak theory for the COVID-19 virus. Morens appeared before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday and testified that he never considered the scientific evidence that suggested […]
Advocacy Groups Call on Congress to Increase DOJ Antitrust Funding
More than a dozen advocacy groups are calling on the leaders of congressional appropriations panels to increase funding for the Justice Department’s antitrust division so the agency can counter top tech companies. In a letter on Thursday, the groups highlighted a report from The New York Times that cited DOJ sources as saying the department had […]
Sen. Menendez Meetings Spark Ire of Sen. Fetterman
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who has called for Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to be expelled over charges of bribery charges involving foreign governments, is questioning why the Biden administration is holding meetings with the “sleazeball” and said he doesn’t know why Menendez hasn’t been “chucked.” Fetterman made the remarks after Menendez attended a classified meeting Thursday with Secretary […]
Army Vet, in Custody 3 Years, Gets Court Date for Jan. 6 Capitol Assault
A Special Forces veteran accused of participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots — and in custody for more than three years — will reportedly have his day in court in May. Jeffrey McKellop, 58 — a decorated Army vet who retired in 2010 after 20 years, including nine with Special Forces — was among 1,265 […]
Senate Dems Launch Website Attacking GOP on Abortion
The campaign wing for the Senate Democrats on Friday launched a website targeting Republicans in battleground states over past remarks on abortion before Monday’s one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. GOPonAbortion.com, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s website, dredges up past comments made by Senate candidates in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, […]
Hunter Biden’s Friend Says Republicans Gave ‘misleading’ Account of Impeachment Testimony
A friend of U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden on Friday accused House of Representatives Republicans of presenting a “cherry-picked, out-of-context and totally misleading” account of his testimony to their impeachment probe. The friend, attorney Kevin Morris, testified in a closed-door deposition on Thursday about money he had loaned Hunter Biden, 53, to repay […]
Merrick Garland: Trump’s Federal Cases Need Speedy Trials
Attorney General Merrick Garland said there should be “speedy trials” in the federal cases against former President Donald Trump. Garland made his remarks during a CNN interview taped Thursday. He noted that he agreed with special counsel Jack Smith that the “public interest requires a speedy trial in the election interference case.” “The matter is […]
Trump: No President Is Going to Act Without Immunity
Former President Donald Trump has argued that without presidential immunity, an issue awaiting a federal court decision that is likely headed to the Supreme Court, the nation’s commanders in chief — including President Joe Biden — are “not going to be able to do anything.” In a new interview on Thursday, Trump doubled down on […]
McConnell, Senate Team Clash With Trump on Border Bill
Former President Donald Trump, with his call for congressional Republicans to reject legislation falling short of “everything needed” to stem the flow of migrants coming across the border, is setting a battle with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his team over a compromise bill on border security and funding for Ukraine, Israel, and the […]