Chief Justice John Roberts sounds alarm over potential defiance of court rulings

by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Politics

Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — On the eve of a new year and a second Trump presidency, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stark warning to the incoming administration, members of Congress and the public about threats to the nation’s...

Mike Johnson’s speaker reelection could come down to a single Republican vote

by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Politics

Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday that he doesn’t think House Speaker Mike Johnson has the necessary votes to remain speaker in Friday’s leadership election.”Right now, I don’t believe that...

Former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy in his native Georgia, remembered

by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Politics

Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Tributes are pouring in for former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100. His life and legacy will be celebrated in Washington, D.C., Atlanta and in Carter’s hometown of Plains,...

Special counsel Jack Smith withdraws from appeal of classified docs case against Trump’s co-defendants

by admin | Dec 30, 2024 | Politics

Rebecca Noble/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has withdrawn from their appeal of the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump’s co-defendants and referred the case to the United States...

Trump endorses House Speaker Mike Johnson amid Republican infighting

by admin | Dec 30, 2024 | Politics

Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson amid a fight over the House gavel that will culminate in a vote at the end of the week.”Speaker Mike Johnson is a...

Jimmy Carter’s state funeral to be held Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral

by admin | Dec 30, 2024 | Politics

Benjamin E. “Gene” Forte/CNP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held on Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral.Carter, the son of a peanut farmer who was elected...