Court rejects Alabama’s latest congressional map for failing to add 2nd district for Black voters

by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | Politics

Julie Bennett/Getty Images(MONGOMERY, Ala.) — A three-judge panel on Tuesday unanimously struck down Alabama’s recently redrawn congressional map, finding that that the GOP-drafted plan did not comply with the Voting Rights Act as it did not create a...

Biden, first lady last together Monday, same day she tested positive for COVID-19

by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | Politics

Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Jill Biden was last with President Joe Biden on Monday, her press secretary Vanessa Valdivia said Tuesday, the same day the first lady tested positive for COVID-19. “She’ll be monitored by the White House medical...

While welcoming back Senate, McConnell alludes to ‘attention’ paid to his freeze

by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | Politics

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell referenced Tuesday the moment last week when he seemed to freeze for more than 30 second last week — but he did not discuss the incident in detail. “Now, one particular...

Prosecutors seek to delay court proceeding for George Santos

by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday sought to delay an upcoming status conference in the criminal case against Rep. George Santos, telling the judge in a new court filing they are discussing “possible paths...

Former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio convicted of seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 attack leadership faces sentencing

by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | Politics

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio is set to be sentenced Tuesday for his conviction on charges of seditious conspiracy and several other felonies stemming from his leadership role in...

Texas AG Ken Paxton goes on trial after being impeached: What to know

by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | Politics

Creativeye99/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — On Tuesday in Austin, on the tail end of a blazing Texas summer, subpoenaed witnesses, dozens of senators and a significant gaggle of reporters and citizens alike are queuing up to enter the state Capitol for the first...