Judge Voids Musk’s ‘Unfathomable’ $56B Tesla Pay Package
A Delaware judge on Tuesday ruled that Elon Musk’s record-breaking $56 billion Tesla pay package could be tossed, calling the compensation granted by the EV maker’s board “an unfathomable sum” that was unfair to shareholders. Shares of Tesla dropped about 3% in extended trade. The ruling may sweep away the largest pay package in corporate […]
Texas AG Gets Reprieve From Testifying in Suit Against Him
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to temporarily halt state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s scheduled testimony in a whistleblower lawsuit that was at the heart of impeachment charges brought against him in 2023, delaying what could have been the Republican’s first sworn statements on corruption allegations. Paxton urged the court to block his deposition […]
How to Strike Back After Deadly Drone Attack? Options, and Consequences
President Joe Biden has made it clear the U.S. will strike back after a deadly drone attack killed three service members and wounded more than 40 at a small base in Jordan over the weekend. What isn’t yet clear is who will be hit, where, and how hard. Biden has a wide array of options, […]
UK Considers Recognizing Palestinian State at UN
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the U.K. is considering recognizing a Palestinian state at the United Nations. The former prime minister, who is trying to promote a plan to end the war in Gaza, said such a move could bring “irreversible progress to a two-state solution.” “We should be starting to set out […]
Obama Directive Could Help Trump in Classified Docs Case
A nonprofit legal group is claiming that an obscure memo by former President Barack Obama in 2015 to protect the White House from foreign cybersecurity threats could be key in Donald Trump’s defense in his classified documents case. America First Legal, led by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, on Jan. 24 filed a Freedom of […]
RFK Jr. Weighs Libertarian Run for President
Struggling to gain ballot access as an independent presidential candidate in most states, Robert Kennedy Jr. is looking into running as a Libertarian in November’s election. Kennedy, who left the Democratic Party in October to run as an independent, has qualified for the ballot only in Utah. He has met the signature threshold in New Hampshire […]
Sheriff: 5 Suspects Arrested in California Desert Killings in Dispute Over Marijuana
The six men found dead at a remote dirt crossroads in the Southern California desert last week were likely shot to death in a dispute over marijuana, sheriff’s officials said Monday as they announced the arrests of five men suspected in the violence. Authorities discovered the bodies Tuesday in the Mojave Desert outside El Mirage […]
Ukraine Reports Bringing Down Russian Fighter Jet
Ukraine’s military is reporting that it brought down a Russian SU-34 supersonic fighter-bomber over the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine. The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said during an early morning operational briefing Tuesday that the plane was shot down Monday, bringing Moscow’s losses to 332 total aircraft in the almost two years since […]
Trump’s Lawyer Questions Judge’s Ties in Carroll Case
Donald Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, is questioning whether new trials are warranted after a report alleging a “conflict of interest” between E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer and the judge in the defamation case against the former president. The New York Post reported on Saturday that Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan worked […]
Trump Expected to Cruise in Nevada’s Caucus Feb. 8
A thinned-out primary field and a group of Nevada Republicans loyal to Donald Trump have put the former president on an easy path to sweep the state’s Republican delegates and made the third state in the GOP primary calendar a national non-factor. Nevada will have two contests in February. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley will […]