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ABC News (NEW YORK) — Even though Beryl lost its status as a tropical storm, it still packed a punch as it moved from Arkansas to Michigan, bringing with it tornadoes and flash flooding. The remnants of the storm, which had made landfall in Texas on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, are expected to […]
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a consequential day of meetings, congressional Democrats appear to be absorbing the sober reality of President Joe Biden’s nomination amid debate about his viability and the party’s path forward. House Democrats huddled privately at the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday morning to vent for more than […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Tuesday withdrew their bid for a new trial in his federal gun case, conceding in court papers that a motion they filed last month misunderstood a technicality in the district court’s capacity to carry out a trial. Hunter Biden’s legal team had argued in a […]
Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jim Inhofe, the longest-serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma, has died, his family announced. He was 89. Inhofe died early Tuesday after a stroke over the July 4 holiday, his family said in a statement. “He passed peacefully, surrounded by his wife Kay, and his three surviving children, Molly, Jimmy and […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A junior sailor has been punished after he tried to access President Joe Biden’s restricted medical records while searching through a government database in February, the U.S. Navy revealed Tuesday. The incident took place on Feb. 23, and the unidentified sailor searched “Joseph Biden” three times, a U.S. official told […]
Siavosh Hosseini/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has joined a faction of conservatives decrying the updated Republican National Committee platform rubber-stamped by former President Donald Trump for its inclusion of softened language on abortion, a marked change from past cycles. The 2024 platform committee voted 84-14 on Monday […]
Metropolitan Police Department (WASHINGTON) — A deputy U.S. Marshal allegedly shot an 18-year-old who tried to carjack him while he was on guard outside a Supreme Court justice’s home in Washington, D.C., according to officials. The shooting unfolded outside of the apartment where Justice Sonia Sotomayor lives, according to public records. Two deputy Marshals were […]
Jose Antonio Caravaca/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Iranian government actors are seeking to “take advantage” of pro-Palestinian protests in the United States, according to the director of National Intelligence, including providing financial support to some protesters. “In recent weeks, Iranian government actors have sought to opportunistically take advantage of ongoing protests regarding the war in Gaza, […]
Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash the FBI found in Sen. Bob Menendez’s home were not given to him as a bribe, a defense attorney insisted Tuesday during closing arguments in the New Jersey senator’s federal corruption trial. While waving his arms and […]
Wolfgang Deuter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Russia will attempt to influence the 2024 presidential election in favor of a past preferred candidate, according to U.S. officials who briefed reporters on election threats on Tuesday “We have not observed a shift in Russia’s preferences for the presidential race from past elections, given the role the U.S. is […]
