Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (R) leads incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson (R) by 7 percentage points in their race for Johnson’s seat, according to a poll from Marquette University Law School released Wednesday. The survey found that Barnes received support from 51 percent of respondents, compared to Johnson’s 44 percent. Barnes expanded his lead from … Read more
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The Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer will admit to conspiring with the Trump Organization and Trump Payroll Corporation in a 15-year tax fraud scheme while head of the company’s finances at a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing on Thursday, the Daily News has confirmed. Allen Weisselberg is expected to criminally implicate Trump’s family real estate … Read more
Placeholder while article actions load A Florida appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling that denied a 16-year-old an abortion out of concern she lacked the maturity to make the decision, despite her statements that she “is not ready to have a baby.” The teenager, described in court documents as “almost seventeen years-old and parentless” … Read more
WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani wednesday spent more than six hours at a courthouse in Atlanta to provide testimony before a grand jury that’s looking into possible 2020 election interference, days after being informed he’s a “target” of the criminal probe. It was not immediately clear what questions Giuliani was asked during the closed-door testimony at … Read more
A 77-year-old tourist died this week when the drawbridge he was walking across opened, sending him plunging to his death. Richard Dujardin of Providence, Rhode Island, was walking across the bridge near Kilbourn Avenue and Riverwalk Walk in Milwaukee Monday when it began to rise. “The lights, bells, and arms came down at each end … Read more
In Kansas City, Missouri, pastor who said his congregation was “poor, broke busted and disgusted” for not buying him the luxury watch he wanted has issued an apology after his remarks caused a stir on social media. Carlton Funderburke, the senior pastor at Church at the Well, issued an apology video Tuesday for the “inexcusable” … Read more
A Texas school district has pulled dozens of challenged books from its library shelves—including the Bible—just before the start of the academic year under a new policy introduced by conservative leaders. “Attached is a list of all books that were challenged last year. By the end of today, I need all books pulled from the … Read more
Comment on this story How A brilliant display of auroras could grace northern skies Wednesday through Friday after the sun shot off several waves of energy toward Earth earlier this week. Activity is expected to peak Thursday into Friday as a strong geomagnetic storm, rated G3, reaches Earth. A strong G3 storm “does bring the … Read more
Former vice president Mike Pence pushed back Wednesday against those in his party who have called to “defund the FBI” after the bureau’s search of former president Donald Trump’s residence in Florida last week. Pence, appearing at a Politics & Eggs breakfast in New Hampshire, said he was “deeply troubled” that a search warrant had … Read more
A pregnant teenager will be blocked from getting an abortion, a Florida court ruled on Monday. The 16-year-old initially petitioned to terminate her pregnancy, citing being a student and unemployed as reasons she is unprepared to have a baby. A court ruled she was not mature enough to make the decision to have an abortion, … Read more