Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has made a major deal with key holdout votes Wednesday night, but the House voted 216-214 to adjourn until noon Thursday.
Rick Singer, mastermind of the “Varsity Blues” college cheating scandal, sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
January 5, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The man prosecutors call the “architect and mastermind” of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their kids’ way into top-tier schools was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Wednesday.
Damar Hamlin showing “signs of improvement” but still in critical condition, Buffalo Bills say
January 5, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is showing “signs of improvement,” the team said Wednesday, but the player remains in critical condition two days after suffering cardiac arrest during a game against the Bengals in Cincinnati.
College murder suspect arrives back in Idaho after agreeing to extradition
January 5, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The 28-year-old arrested and charged as a suspect in the November murders of four University of Idaho students has arrived back in Idaho after being transferred Wednesday from the Pennsylvania jail where he was being held without bond before agreeing to be extradited on Tuesday.
Commentary: It’s been a year since we left New York for Florida. Here’s what we learned
January 5, 2023 By Leave a Comment
On New Year’s Day, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first full term. In the speech that followed she said “We must and will make our state safe … we have to make our state more affordable … And we must reverse the trend of people leaving our state in search of lower costs and opportunities elsewhere.”
Editorial: A dysfunctional GOP can’t even pick a speaker. Bad for Republicans, worse for America.
January 5, 2023 By Leave a Comment
It’s hard to find a better microcosm for today’s Republican Party than the self-inflicted debacle that America witnessed this week.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker ‘comfortable and confident’ cashless bail is constitutional despite court ruling to contrary
January 5, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday that he is “comfortable and confident” a state law ending cash bail that was set to take effect New Year’s Day is constitutional despite a court ruling to the contrary, but that supporters will “come back at it” if the lower court ruling stands.
Pritzker predicts reversal of Supreme Court decision on no-cash bond
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Mayorkas says massive migrant numbers ‘straining our system,’ calls for Congress to act
January 5, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, in an interview aired Wednesday, is warning that the enormous migrant numbers being encountered at the southern border are “straining our system” as he again echoed administration calls for Congress to pass a sweeping immigration bill that includes an amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants.
