Новости за 20.02.2023

On Monday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took to Twitter to argue for secession of Republican-controlled states from the United States, an idea she euphemistically termed a "national divorce" — something a number of Southern states famously attempted in 1861 over the question of slavery, leading to the Civil War.

A vice mayor for a small town in Virginia is receiving attention from across the nation after calling U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg a derogatory term based on his sexuality during his weekly Facebook Live show on Feb. 15.

(Reuters) -Prosecutors have downgraded the involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin, reducing the possible prison time the Hollywood star may face for the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie "Rust," charging documents showed.

Following an unusual procedural move from Senate Republicans to push back against Democrats’ now-passed tax relief plan earlier this month, Democratic leadership came back last week with punitive measures for two of the Republicans involved — plus a potential rule change that could help the new majority skirt around the chamber’s immediate effect rule.

Supporters of U.S. President Joe Biden's stalled student debt relief proposal are planning to rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. at the end of the month as justices hear a case challenging the administration's long-awaited program.

DETROIT — A victim in last week's shooting on Michigan State University's campus in East Lansing has been upgraded to serious but stable condition, a Sparrow Hospital official said Monday. This is the third victim to be upgraded from critical condition after the Feb. 13 shooting, in which three students were killed and five were injured. Two students remain in critical condition, two are in serious but stable condition and one is in fair condition, Sparrow spokesperson Corey Alexander said. The... Читать дальше...

After launching her 2024 campaign for president last week, Nikki Haley referenced the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law in Florida, saying it didn't go far enough.

Tens of thousands of people opposed to the far-right Israeli government's proposed judicial overhaul once again hit the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Monday, where they implored lawmakers to vote against the measures during the afternoon's first reading.

Seven weeks into her tenure as governor, Katie Hobbs is battling with the GOP-led legislature at every turn, and it seems unlikely that she’ll be able to accomplish much, if anything for the foreseeable future.

The Log Cabin Republicans were called out on Monday following an announcement they had hired a virulently anti-gay "influencer" as an ambassador for the leading conservative gay group.

As the nation last week was focused on bombshell revelations allegedly exposing Fox News as "a propaganda network" that is "void of the most basic journalistic ethics," Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was handing over to that network's top propagandist, Tucker Carlson, 41,000 hours of footage from the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

DETROIT — Two Detroit police officers were found dead in an apartment in Livonia on Sunday, according to law enforcement. Detroit police Chief James White said the bodies were discovered in the suburban apartment and that the officers' deaths appeared to have been a murder-suicide. James provided a short news briefing on Sunday afternoon just after 4 p.m. from the parking lot of apartment complex where the deadly incident took place, near Farmington and Six Mile roads in Livonia. The case is being handled by the Livonia Police Department. Читать дальше...

Building on past efforts to grant photo-less ID cards to Old Order Mennonite and Amish communities, the Virginia General Assembly appears set to create a religious-based exemption to rules requiring photo ID as part of the background check process for gun purchases.

A man on a San Francisco bus was caught on video hurling eggs and racial slurs at passengers on a San Francisco bus last week, KRON4 reported.

An earthquake, with a magnitude 6.3 at a depth of two km (1.2 miles), struck the Turkey-Syria border region on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Two Reuters witnesses reported a strong quake and further damage to buildings in central Antakya which was hit by two massive earthquakes two weeks ago, causing tens of thousands of deaths and destroying buildings and infrastructure. Other witnesses said Turkish rescue teams were running around after the latest quake, checking people were unharmed. Читать дальше...

The deep dive into lies used by New York Republican George Santos to get himself elected to Congress has opened up a can of worms for Republicans as more GOP lawmakers are being scrutinized over biographical claims that don't match up with reality.

Shortly before the deadly MAGA insurrection on Capitol Hill, 2020 election loser Donald Trump infamously ordered Georgia election overseer Brad Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes,” just enough votes to propel him to statewide victory over Joe Biden.

Right-wing activist James O'Keefe has reportedly resigned from the conservative Project Veritas group he founded. O'Keefe had previously been put on leave after employees alleged he had been abusive.

In April, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case Billy Raymond Counterman v. The People of the State of Colorado. At issue is what constitutes a legitimate criminal threat on social media — and therefore, is not protected by the U.S. Constitution’s 1st Amendment.

Donald Trump will likely not be pleased at how he is being viewed by a collection of voters who backed him in 2020 and recently took part in two focus groups about his political future.

Don Lemon was taken out of the lineup ahead of Monday’s slate on CNN’s morning programming. Due to comments Lemon made last week about South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley not being “in her prime,” and the social media backlash that ensued, CNN is still in discussions regarding Lemon’s future, reports the Daily Beast. Lemon did not appear on “CNN This Morning” on Friday because he had a “planned day off,” his co-host Kaitlan Collins announced on-air. USA Today reported that Sara Sidner, a senior national correspondent on CNN... Читать дальше...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned over 41,000 hours of surveillance footage from the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to Fox News primetime commentator Tucker Carlson, reported Axios on Monday.

With a reported $70 million sitting in the bank, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will be hosting a three-day donor retreat this week for wealthy donors. And, despite having all of Florida to choose from, he's holding it just minutes away from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

Asked how it feels to see the glowing reviews and ecstatic audiences for her new continent-spanning love story, first-time filmmaker Celine Song leans forward, blushes a little and whispers: "awesome".

J.B. Pritzker, the Democratic governor of Illinois, is going head-to-head with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — and contrasting the GOP star's agenda with an opposite one of his own, reported NBC News on Monday.