Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached: What to know about the controversy and what comes next

by admin | Jun 16, 2023 | Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached on May 27, becoming the state’s first statewide official to be impeached since 1917. The proceedings were sparked by claims from former employees in...

White House denounces handful of attendees at Pride event who posed topless: ‘Simply unacceptable’

by admin | Jun 16, 2023 | Politics

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House is responding after several transgender guests exposed their chests at the administration’s Pride celebration this past weekend. The incident drew backlash as inappropriate, including from...

Trump again argues Manhattan criminal trial should be moved to federal court

by admin | Jun 16, 2023 | Politics

Creativeye99/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump tried again in a new court filing to get his criminal prosecution in New York moved to federal court, arguing the alleged crimes “took place while the president was in office.”...

As Blinken departs for Beijing, US officials ‘clear-eyed’ about China

by admin | Jun 16, 2023 | Politics

Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials are emphasizing the importance of face-to-face diplomacy as the nation’s top diplomat prepares to embark on the first visit to China by a sitting secretary of state in nearly five...

Trump rejected his lawyer’s effort to propose settlement in classified documents case: Sources

by admin | Jun 16, 2023 | Politics

Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump last fall rejected a proposal from one of his attorneys who was attempting to keep charges off the table in special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into Trump’s handling of...