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Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (PENNSYLVANIA) — Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has waived extradition and expects to be returned to New York as soon as Thursday, his attorney said Wednesday. The judge in Pennsylvania must accept the waiver or go forward with a scheduled hearing Thursday morning immediately following […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to President-elect Donald Trump as they attend the 125th Army-Navy football game Dec. 14, 2024, in Landover, Maryland. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Democrats have a plan to take back power in Washington back from Republicans in two years: work with them now. Democrats, who are […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MADISON, Wis.) — Wisconsin has a number of firearm-related laws in effect that limit access for children and individuals with a history of violence, even restricting individuals under 18 from possessing guns, according to state laws. As many questions remain unanswered in the investigation into why a 15-year-old girl allegedly opened fire at Abundant […]
Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several House Republicans stormed out of Tuesday morning’s conference meeting furious over Speaker Mike Johnson’s handling of the government funding bill – which still isn’t ready and puts the federal government on the brink of a shutdown at the end of the week. Republicans had initially promised […]
Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump slammed the judge in his criminal hush money case Tuesday, a day after the judge refused to dismiss Trump’s conviction on the grounds of presidential immunity. New York Judge Juan Merchan on Monday rejected Trump’s request to vacate the verdict in the case based on the Supreme Court’s […]
STOCK PHOTO/Adobe Stock The first Harvard Law class admitted into the university since the Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action at U.S. colleges last year is significantly less diverse, with a steep decline in Black and Hispanic student enrollment, according to data reported by The Harvard Crimson. According to the data, which was reported to […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In some of her most fulsome remarks since the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a message to those disappointed in the election outcome: Now is the time to stay in the fight and stay true to beliefs. The Tuesday speech marked the vice president’s most extensive […]
Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Democratic veteran Rep. Gerry Connolly fended off a challenge from progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday, putting the Virginia Democrat in line to become the House Oversight Committee’s top-ranked Democrat in the new Congress. Connolly has served on the Oversight Committee since 2009 and has led Democrats […]
Luigi Mangione is seen inside the police station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9, 2024/Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione has been indicted in New York for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the grand jury has upgraded charges to first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Mangione, 26, is also charged […]
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a final lame-duck push, the Senate will attempt to pass legislation aimed at providing full Social Security benefits to millions of Americans this week. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in floor remarks Monday he’d push for a vote on the Social Security Fairness Act before the week is […]
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