Новости за 21.06.2023

Former special counsel John Durham, who was appointed by the Trump administration to investigate the origins of the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, made false statements when testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, journalist David Corn wrote for Mother Jones.

Video obtained by The New York Post shows a 28-year-old Manhattan subway slashing victim screaming in pain after she was randomly attacked.

Former special counsel John Durham on Wednesday slammed Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) amid a tense exchange during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

Failed 2022 Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has denied she is angling for the vice presidential slot on former President Donald Trump's 2024 ticket. But according to Jezebel, that may indeed be her plan — and she has practically moved into Mar-a-Lago full time in the process.

MAGA lawyer John Eastman's disbarment hearing took another turn Wednesday, revealing that key players considered telling former Vice President Mike Pence to unilaterally reject the result of the 2020 election.

Republicans seeking to hold political leaders accountable should look within their own party instead of directing their ire toward Dem. Rep. Adam Schiff, according to a Democratic colleague.

Between special counsel Jack Smith's 37-count federal prosecution and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr.'s 34-count case in New York State, former President Donald Trump is facing a total of 71 felony counts. And Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential results are the focus of criminal investigations by Smith for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Fulton County DA Fani Willis for the State of Georgia, although he hasn't been indicted in either of those cases.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Wednesday slammed a GOP senate colleague who has single-handedly blocked military promotions.

A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly set his house on fire and beat one of his five dogs with a wooden plank, Local10 reported.

Animal abuse allegations against a Texas man were so horrific that two attorneys refused to represent him, Law&Crime reported.

The U.S. Supreme Court may be in for some changes as top Senate Democrats, in the wake of bombshell reporting from ProPublica regarding potential conflicts of interest on the bench, have vowed to put legislation on the table next month.

WASHINGTON — Many members of Congress aren't buying Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's excuse after a blockbuster report revealed a luxury fishing vacation, paid for by a billionaire who had matters before the court. The latest ethics issue compounds ongoing questions about conflicts of interest on the Supreme Court.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—a Democratic candidate for president polling at roughly 20% against Joe Biden, according to CNN—is a man whose entitled shadow crossed my desert footprints in deepest Baja Mexico in 2001. We were both ensnared by whales. At the time, I was the founding editor of what would become Village Voice Media, which consisted then of some 17 papers whose editors and writers won over 3,800 writing awards, including a Pulitzer.

Former special counsel John Durham testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and saw his findings get picked apart by multiple Democratic lawmakers, including Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Jerry Nadler (D-NY).

After being a vocal critic of Donald Trump, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has now become one of his top defenders, telling news outlets that the former president is a victim of unfair prosecution, Politico reported.

Twitter owner Elon Musk just announced that he considers "cis" and "cisgender" slurs. Usage of these terms on Twitter may result in suspension, he said. But, it may shock you to know, Musk is wrong. "Cis" and "cisgender" are not slurs, and the efforts to paint them as such come from anti-transgender activists.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) took on former special counsel John Durham at a hearing on his investigation into the FBI's probe of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

NEW YORK — A new biography of former first lady Jackie Kennedy details an affair she had with architect Jack Warnecke, months after John F. Kennedy’s assassination. In an excerpt of “Jackie: Public, Private, Secret” by J. Randy Taraborrelli, the story of Kennedy’s affair with Warnecke is fleshed out — starting soon after JFK’s murder in Dallas in November 1963. Warnecke, who Kennedy hired to design the dead president’s gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery with its famous eternal flame, asked... Читать дальше...

As fans of former President Donald Trump increasingly turn against Fox News, anchor Bret Baier has become a particular target of their ire after he thoroughly grilled the former president on a wide array of topics earlier this week.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) has an A-rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA), but when it comes to Hunter Biden's gun crimes, she wants to see a harsher sentence.

An Ohio woman has been charged with murder after she left her 16-month-old daughter home alone and went on vacation for over a week, WKYC reported.

Like other such buildings dedicated to ex-presidents, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., contains a replica of the Oval Office, complete with photos, mementos and flags placed carefully to depict what it looked like when the actor-turned-politician was the most powerful man in the world.

Witnesses in the fifth arrondissment (district) of Paris described hearing a large explosion preceding the fire, adding that part of a building collapsed.

Capitol rioter Danny Rodriguez stunned a reporter on Wednesday when he went on a long diatribe during his sentencing hearing.

Romance novels have been around for centuries, but they have evolved over the years. According to Guardian opinion writer Arwa Mahdawi, some "right-wing culture warriors" are raging against a trend in the genre: male characters they believe aren't "alpha" or macho enough.