By Travis Gettys Donald Trump has paid nearly $2 million in legal fees for witnesses testifying before the Jan. 6 committee. A new federal filing reveals just how much the former president has paid to allies and former administration officials who have…
Steve Bannon’s lawyers won’t present any evidence to jury in criminal contempt trial
By Brad Reed The trial of former Trump political strategist Steve Bannon appears to be heading toward a speedy conclusion. Lawyers representing Bannon have now said that they will not present evidence or call witnesses to make their case that their cli…
Trump is illegally running for president undeclared — and the nation’s top election agency is letting it happen: lawsuit
By Matthew Chapman On Wednesday, The Daily Beast reported that a Democratic super PAC has sued the Federal Election Commission, alleging that former President Donald Trump is unlawfully running a 2024 presidential campaign without actually having decla…
Josh Hawley comes out against landmark Obergefell ruling as Senate considers marriage equality bill
By Sarah K. Burris WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said that he didn’t support the marriage equality decision in 2015 when the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the Obergefell v. Hodges decision. The landmark Supreme Co…
Secret Service agents reminded twice by email to preserve phone records before agency-wide reset: report
By Travis Gettys U.S. Secret Service employees were reminded by email to preserve records on their cell phone before they were replaced, according to a new report. A senior official with the agency told NBC News that employees received two email remind…
9/11 families to protest Trump’s Saudi golf tournament on his own turf with Bedminster press event
By Brad Reed Families of 9/11 victims are taking their fight against the government of Saudi Arabia directly to the home turf of former President Donald Trump. In a new press release, the organization 9/11 Families United said it will be denouncing Tru…
Enraged city employee hurls racial slurs at Black man: ‘You cannot turn your back on me!’
By Sky Palma An employee of the city of Berwyn in Illinois is being investigated by police after she allegedly yelled racial slurs at a man while driving a city vehicle, CBS News reports. Police say Sarah Lopez yelled at Phillip Robbin to move his work…
Republicans getting outraised by Dems among small donors — even as Trump ‘hoovers up’ GOP voters’ cash: report
By Brad Reed Former President Donald Trump is not on the ballot in 2022, but he is nonetheless swallowing up donations from the Republican Party’s voter base. Axios reports that Trump’s political operation “has hoovered up more than $60 million from un…
Jim Jordan goes off on Democrats marriage equality bill — calls it an attempt to ‘intimidate’ SCOTUS
By Tiffany Terrell House Democrats are trying to pass a bill that would codify marriage equality for LGBTQ Americans, and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is not happy about it. Speaking on the House floor Tuesday, Jordan lambasted Democrats for trying to pass m…
Jury selection wraps up in criminal trial of Trump aide Steve Bannon
By Sky Palma The contempt trial of former White House strategist Steve Bannon is moving ahead after twelve jurors and two alternates were selected Tuesday afternoon. Bannon and his legal team had tried to purge any potentially biased jurors from his up…