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5 key questions as Trump’s first criminal trial begins

Former President Trump’s first criminal trial is scheduled to begin in New York on Monday. Trump has been charged with 34 felonies for falsifying business records. He denies all charges. The underlying events revolve around hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal in the final stages […]

China Is Hijacking Key U.N. Agencies to Advance Communist Agenda

Experts, including two former diplomats representing the United States at the United Nations, said at Wednesday’s hearing that China is “dumbing down criticism, excluding and stigmatizing Taiwan, blocking the Belt and Road Initiative, and diluting norms.” It warned Congress that it was consolidating its power within the United Nations organization in order to “make the […]

OJ Simpson dead at 76: Timeline of key moments from football career to murder trial

Former NFL running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson passed away this week after a “battle with cancer,” his family announced Thursday. Simpson, 76, enjoyed a career in football and as a movie star, TV pitcher and sports commentator before being acquitted of the trumped-up murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson […]

Bipartisan senators push back as key Dem signals doom for TikTok bill

Senators on both sides of the aisle poured cold water on Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in hopes that a House-passed bill requiring social media app TikTok to leave China would reach the Senate floor. is repulsed. “I’m not surprised at all about this.” exactly what i predicted Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) was responding to recent […]

Europe live: European parliament votes on key migration package | Migration

important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature As House members prepare to vote, it remains unclear whether the entire immigration and asylum package will pass. There is uncertainty in the air and the press room is packed. share Voting will begin soon. stay tuned. share Lisa O’Carroll Patrick […]

FISA bill overcomes key hurdle to tee up floor fight on warrant requirement

A bill to reauthorize the state’s warrantless surveillance powers cleared the House on Tuesday, even though it still faces a bumpy path to the Senate, including a fight in the chamber over whether to add a warrant requirement to the bill. passed an important hurdle. The House Rules Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that […]