Biden says US to begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within ‘hours’

by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | Politics

Caroline Purser/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the U.S. will begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within “a few hours.”Biden, in remarks from the White House, announced he signed the $95 billion foreign aid...

Supreme Court takes up Trump’s claim of ‘absolute immunity’ from criminal prosecution

by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | Politics

Former president Donald Trump speaks to the press during his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, Apr. 22, 2024. (Angela Weiss/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) — Against the backdrop of a divisive 2024 presidential campaign, the U.S. Supreme...

Supreme Court to weigh scope of Idaho abortion ban in first post-Roe test

by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | Politics

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, for the first time since overruling Roe v. Wade, will consider the scope of a state abortion ban and whether a federal law governing emergency care protects access to abortion at...

How the Supreme Court stepping into the Trump immunity fray could affect a Jan. 6 trial

by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | Politics

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — When the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would decide whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in the federal government’s election subversion case, many court experts considered it...

Senate passes $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: What’s next?

by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | Politics

Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday night passed a package to deliver $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — a bipartisan win months in the making.The package was approved 79-18.Thirty-one Republicans joined...