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House Democrats who led an investigation into former President Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 Capitol riot say they are worried about their safety and being arrested if the former president wins reelection.
They fretted to CBS News in a recent piece about a March 18 Trump post on Truth Social that said former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) “should go to Jail along with the rest of the Unselect Committee!” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who has consistently fundraised off all Democrat investigations and impeachments of Trump, told the network, “My wife and I have had conversations about what life would look like if the worst happened… . You can’t avoid
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Thursday that President Biden was "obsessed" with lowering gas prices, when pressed on how the president plans to address the rising cost of fuel. Co-host of "The View" Alyssa Farah Griffin asked Granholm about gas prices, which she said were on the rise again. "What is the administration doing to lower those prices, and should we be worried about the conflict the Middle East contributing?" she asked. Granholm argued that the price of oil was determined by the global market, and cited Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an example of a situation that might cause
Trump Could Be Jailed for Speaking About
His NYC Case Due to Judge's 'Unconstitutional'
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His NYC Case Due to Judge's 'Unconstitutional'
Gag Order replies
President Trump could go to jail if Judge Juan Merchan rules him in contempt of court in his New York City bookkeeping trial.
When court resumed on Thursday after a day off, New York City prosecutors argued that former President Trump had broken the gag. Merchan imposed the order in March and later expanded it to keep Trump quiet about the judge's daughter who works to elect Democrats, including Joe Biden. She has used the trial as a fundraiser for her Democrat clients.
Prosecutors claim that Trump has broken the gag order ten times and have asked for higher fines and other punishment for him.
A 12-person jury has been selected and sworn in to serve on former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial after three days.
On Thursday, prosecutors and the defense team agreed on 12 jurors-- and an alternative-- who would be able to remain impartial during the trial in which Manhattan District Attorney General Alvin Bragg alleges that Trump made payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The jurors will include seven men and five women who were chosen after answering extensive questions regarding their personal lives, political views, social media posts, and the ability to remain unbiased
Joe Biden on Thursday continued campaigning in Pennsylvania and made a stop in Philadelphia.
This is Biden’s last day in Pennsylvania this week before he returns to the White House.After a gaffe-filled speech to a paltry crowd in deep blue Philly, Biden made a trip to Wawa. Every moment of Biden’s visit to Wawa was highly choreographed and scripted. WATCH: (Video) Biden struggled with a takeout box. He gave up and told his handler he was going to go order a milkshake.
“You take that box. I’m gonna go order a milkshake,” Biden said.
WATCH: (Video)
President Joe Biden appeared to confuse the Israeli port city of Haifa with the Palestinian town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip during an interview on Wednesday in his home town Scranton, Pennsylvania.
In video circulated by the Republican National Committee — but evidently cut from the version of the interview that eventually aired on TV stations — Biden claimed credit for having pressured Israel not to launch an attack on its own city: [Tweet, video]
The president was apparently trying to claim credit for pressuring Israel, in response to a question about how he had responded to anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protesters who have followed him for months.
Long-lost first USS Enterprise model is
returned to ‘Star Trek’ creator Gene
Roddenberry’s son replies
returned to ‘Star Trek’ creator Gene
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The first model of the USS Enterprise — used in the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” television series — has boldly gone back home, returning to creator Gene Roddenberry’s son decades after it went missing.
The model’s disappearance sometime in the 1970s had become the subject of lore, so it caused a stir when it popped up on eBay last fall. The sellers quickly took it down, and then contacted Dallas-based Heritage Auctions to authenticate it. Last weekend, the auction house facilitated the model’s return.
Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, said he’s thrilled to have the model that had graced the desk of his father.
12 jurors have been picked for Donald
Trump’s hush money trial. Selection
of alternates ongoing replies
Trump’s hush money trial. Selection
of alternates ongoing replies
NEW YORK — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, and the court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors.
The rapid progress Thursday afternoon propelled the case closer to opening statements and weeks of testimony in a case charging the Republican ex-president with falsifying business records to suppress stories about his sex life in the final days of the 2016 election.
The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, an English teacher and multiple lawyers. The case centers on $130,000 Trump’s lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen paid to porn actor Stormy Daniels.
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) Director of House Operations Hannah Fraher had a Never Trump conniption when the Washington, DC, Young Republicans endorsed former President Donald Trump for president, emails obtained by Breitbart News show.
Fraher is one of the most powerful staffers in Johnson’s office and controls all matters relating to the Capitol grounds, access to the building, and more. The Speaker of the House has enormous control and power over the Capitol complex, and Fraher is his lead staffer on that front—and was hired into the position in November 2023, shortly after Johnson won the speakership.
A Seattle high school teacher has been placed on leave after footage emerged of him agreeing that the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel was justified.
Ian Golash, the social studies department chair at Chief Sealth International High School, was placed on leave last week according to the district.
The move to have him suspended came after conservative advocacy group 'Accuracy in Media' exposed his social media posts outside of the school.
Joe Biden on Thursday continued campaigning in Pennsylvania and made a stop in Philadelphia.
This is Biden’s last day in Pennsylvania this week before he returns to the White House.
So far, Biden’s stops in Scranton and Pittsburgh have been total disasters.
A protestor was removed from Biden’s Philly event. Notice how small the room is. Biden can’t even fill a small venue in deep blue Philadelphia. VIDEO: (X) As usual, Biden’s speech was full of gaffes and lies.
“I see a future with a planet! We save the planet as this guy busting his neck doing. From climate change. Literally!” Biden said.
Then he dropped this gem…“Are you ready to choose freedom over democracy?
Ever since Iran's largely failed missile and drone attack on Israel last Saturday, the world has been holding its breath waiting to see what Bibi Netanyahu would do in response. Despite the White House urging "caution" and "restraint," Israel clearly seems to realize that a failure to respond would only serve as a sign of weakness and an invitation for Iran to continue attacking at will. It's now being reported that Netanyahu's first impulse was to hit back quickly and decisively, potentially striking Iran on Monday evening. But Israel reportedly informed the White House on Monday that a decision had been made to wait a while longer. (Axios)
Israel considered conducting
The war of words between Israel and Iran is heating up as Israel's response to Iran's missile and drone attack last week draws near. The t*-for-tat attacks and retaliation cycle are escalating as a war neither side wants becomes more likely with each statement emanating from the two nation's capitals. “The nuclear facilities of the Zionist enemy have been identified and all the necessary information from all targets is at our disposal,” the IRGC’s Brigadier General Ahmad Haghtalab was quoted as saying.
“Our fingers are on the trigger of firing strong missiles to destroy the designated targets in response to a potential attack by them,”
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is asking Republican candidates who use his name, image, or likeness to raise funds to give five percent of the proceeds to Trump. The move is ostensibly intended to stop “scammers” from harming his presidential campaign.
The development comes as Team Trump is trying to catch up to President Joe Biden when it comes to raising funds. The demand was made in a letter sent to Republican digital vendors earlier this week.
The letter announced that Trump’s campaign is “issuing new guidelines for candidates and committees who choose to use President Trump’s name, image, and likeness in fundraising solicitations.”
Progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter was suspended from her college after protesting in an anti-Israel demonstration on the Columbia University campus, according to posts from her social media.
Isra Hirsi, Omar's daughter, posted that she was one of three students 'suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.'
Her suspension comes as Columbia University has been rocked by pro-Palestinian protests over the last two days, leading to several arrests and brawls.
'[I’m] an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJP, in my 3 years at @BarnardCollege i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings,' the Democrat's daughter posted on X.
Pro-Palestine protesters at Columbia University have been arrested as police raided their 'Gaza solidarity camp.'
The school's president, Minouche Shafik, sent a letter to the community stating she authorized the arrested, reported WABC.
'I regret that all of these attempts to resolve the situation were rejected by the students involved. As a result, NYPD officers are now on campus and the process of clearing the encampment is underway,' Shafik said. Video shows police raiding an encampment protesters set up on campus in 'solidarity in Gaza' hours before Shafik was scheduled to testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee about rampant anti-Semitism remarks on campus.
NEW YORK – U.S. mortgage rates increased by the most since June and also crossed the 7% threshold for the first time since December, muddling home sales growth, a Thursday report said.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.10% for the week ended April 18 from 6.88% the week prior, Freddie Mac reported. The 22-basis point increase was the largest in about 10 months.
“As rates trend higher, potential homebuyers are deciding whether to buy before rates rise even more or hold off in hopes of decreases later in the year,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “Last week, purchase applications rose modestly, but it remains unclear
The Chinese Embassy has held meetings with congressional staff to lobby against the legislation that would force a sale of TikTok, according to two of the Capitol Hill staffers.
TikTok, which is owned by the Beijing-based company ByteDance, has repeatedly denied a relationship with the Chinese government and sought to distance itself from its Chinese origins. But now, with the fate of legislation to force the sale of the company facing an uncertain path forward in the Senate, the Chinese Embassy appears to be leveraging its political weight to protect the company’s future in the United States.
Dickey Betts, whose country-inflected songwriting and blazing, lyrical guitar work opposite Duane Allman in the Allman Brothers Band helped define the Southern rock genre of the ‘60s and ‘70s, died Thursday in Osprey, Fla. He was 80.
His family posted a statement on Instagram, writing, “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the Betts family announce the peaceful passing of Forrest Richard ‘Dickey’ Betts (December 12, 1943 – April 18, 2024) at the age of 80 years old. The legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader and family patriarch passed away earlier today at his home in Osprey, FL., surrounded by his family. Dickey was larger than life,
A smart gun developed by Biofire will soon start shipping to customers that pre-ordered the firearm. The Biofire Smart Gun features built-in fingerprint and infrared facial recognition technology that only permits use by "authorized" individuals, according to the company.
Biofire has called it the "first and only biometric firearm on the market."
The gun is a full-sized 9mm, striker-fired semiautomatic pistol. It features magazine sizes of 10 and a double-stacked 15-round magazine. It has a 4.7-inch barrel and a total of 8.7 inches in length. The total weight of the gun, unloaded, is 2.4 pounds.
The cost of a simple apple has sparked a furious debate on social media after a young shopper delivered an impassioned protest at paying $7 for the grocery staple.
More than one million people have seen the diatribe from the TikTok user @via..li, who had just emerged from an unnamed branch of Whole Foods.
The Boston-based influencer reached into her bag, grabbing the apple and her phone and left her followers in no doubt about her fury. 'I literally just did grocery shopping at Whole Foods and look at this,' she said holding up the offending fruit.
'Guess how much this is. This is an apple, it's called a SugarBee
Half of the second round of potential jurors in the Trump hush money case — 48 people — on Thursday were immediately excused after they said they could not be fair and impartial.
Of those 48 who were excused because they could not be fair and impartial, 23 were men and 25 were women. Roughly 15 appeared to be non-white, according to reports from the courtroom. That meant that half of the potential 96 jurors brought in said they could not be fair and impartial jurors in the case, which is almost the same number who said they could not be fair and impartial on Monday
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s fretting former president Donald Trump would commandeer the military for political reasons, warning of a “Reichstag moment,” influenced senior Army leaders to delay deploying the National Guard to quell the Jan. 6 riots, a witness told Congress during a hearing Wednesday. (snip) Milley, then the highest-ranking military officer and adviser to the president, apparently feared Trump was inciting domestic unrest as a pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act and bring out the military to restore order, testimony shows.
A woman who was selected to serve on the jury in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York was excused Thursday after she expressed concerns about being identified publicly and questioned her ability to remain impartial.
The juror, a young woman who was chosen to serve on Tuesday, said she "definitely has concerns now" after friends and family asked her if she was a juror, based on reports in the media about those who have been selected. "Aspects of my identity have already been out there in public. Yesterday alone, I had friends and family push things to me,"