CBS News has learned that William Russell, a close adviser to former President Donald Trump, received a subpoena Wednesday related to a Department of Justice investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and efforts to overturn the election. Russell, 31, was often seen by Trump’s side, serving as White House …
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A federal judge gave notice in a “preliminary order” order Saturday of her “preliminary intent to appoint a special master” in response to former President Donald Trump’s motion filed last Monday. Her decision is not yet final, and she called for additional steps to be taken before she makes her …
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President Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law which extends disability and death benefits to families of officers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or die by suicide in the line of duty. The Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022 is part of a larger effort to recognize …
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The White House is dubbing the projections of a nonpartisan congressional committee that the Inflation Reduction Act would effectively raise taxes for many Americans “incorrect” and “incomplete,” pointing to benefits in the plan that would offset Americans’ pocketbooks. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed a report from the Joint …
Read More »The Texas Republican Party officially rejected the results of the 2020 presidential election over the weekend, passing a resolution in its platform that falsely blames election fraud in five battleground states for President Joe Biden’s victory over former President Donald Trump. The resolution refers to Mr. Biden as “acting” president. …
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Two candidates for Michigan governor, including a business consultant willing to spend personal millions, lost their final appeals Friday and will remain off the ballot in the Republican primary, the result of phony petition signatures that left them short of the 15,000 threshold. The state Supreme Court was the last …
Read More »The Hollywood lawyer working with Hunter Biden has recruited a team of more than 30 lawyers and investigators to probe the backstory of how a laptop containing years of personal and intimate emails and business records found its way to news reporters and authorities. The effort led by Kevin Morris, …
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency may have been double-billed for the funerals of hundreds of people who died of COVID-19, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report Wednesday. The GAO identified 374 people who died and were listed on more than one application that received an award from …
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A Republican state senator from Tennessee invoked Adolf Hitler in a message to homeless people on Wednesday, as he debated a bill that would threaten felony penalties against those who camp on public property. During his speech, Frank Niceley offered his Senate colleagues a “history lesson” and brought up Hitler …
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The flood of evictions many housing advocates expected after the eviction moratorium was struck down in court last summer did not materialize. Officials point to multiple efforts to help millions of people stay in their homes, including the $46 billion in rental relief funneled through state and local governments, which …
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