NYC Mayor Eric Adams facing key decision on public matching funds
Eric Adams' re-election is at a crossroads Monday when the city's Campaign Finance Commission is scheduled to decide whether to award the indicted mayor millions of dollars in public matching funds. Adams is scheduled to go to trial in April to fight federal corruption charges, including allegations of campaign fraud, if the board denies his […]
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol facing impeachment vote for second time | South Korea
South Korean National Assembly members are scheduled to convene again to debate whether to impeach President Yun Seok-Yeol for failing to impose martial law. A week after the first attempt to remove Yun from office passed, the National Assembly is scheduled to vote at around 4pm local time on Saturday on whether to impeach him […]
Trump lawyers, aide facing new felony charges in Wisconsin fake electors case
Wisconsin prosecutors are accused of advising two of President-elect Trump's lawyers and an aide to falsely claim he won the state election in 2020 as part of a “fake elector” scheme. He was also charged with 10 felonies. in Tuesday declaration The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced in Dane County Circuit Court that Jim Troupis, […]
Palantir’s CEO warns the US is facing a ‘legitimation crisis’ as defense experts meet at Reagan forum
Politicians and industry leaders gathered Saturday for the 2024 Reagan Defense Forum to address global threats and the defense of the United States in transition. The United States has many international threats to contend with, but one key official has warned that the United States faces a “crisis of legitimacy.” Palantir CEO Dr. Alex Karp […]
Juan Soto not the only major question facing Yankees at Winter Meetings
The Yankees will arrive at Sunday's winter meetings knowing priority number Juan. Juan Soto is expected to make a decision to become a free agent within the next few days, which would be the biggest domino of an offseason that has so far stalled. The Yankees have been interviewing free agents and making moves around […]
Mayor Adams won’t rule out joining GOP while facing crowded field of Dems in primary
Mayor Eric Adams on Friday refused to rule out joining the Republican Party as he prepares for re-election in a crowded field of Democrats. The Democratic mayor, who was a Republican from 1995 to 2002, gave no answers in two interviews. “Have you ever thought about returning to the Republican Party?” Adams was asked during […]
California Elementary Teacher Facing Child Pornography Allegations
A California elementary school teacher was arrested on child pornography charges after local ABC News affiliate National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip pointing to the teacher. reported. Zachary McGraw, a sixth-grade teacher at Golden Oak Elementary School in Shafter, was arrested Monday after the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children Task […]
Slain UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was facing DOJ probe for insider trading: report
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was one of several senior executives at the company targeted by the Justice Department when he was shot and killed outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday. It was. Mr. Thompson, who was killed in what police called a targeted shooting outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown, exercised his stock options on […]
South Korean leader facing mounting calls to resign or be impeached over martial law
South Korean President Yun Seok-Yeol came under pressure from lawmakers and the public on Wednesday to resign or be impeached after she called for just hours earlier martial law that led to a military siege of Congress. Yun's chief of staff and secretaries collectively offered to resign. Members of the presidential cabinet, including Defense Minister […]
Senate Democrat: California will use tax dollars to help migrants facing Trump 'threats'
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said California is giving taxpayer dollars to immigrants who need “legal aid, legal advice, legal assistance” due to “threats” under President-elect Trump's administration. He said he was prepared to use tax money. “If the first Trump administration is any indication, we know that there continues to be a lot of fear […]