Новости за 23.06.2023

Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake posted about her upcoming book Friday – commenters appear to think it's all about her ripping off her own supporters.

In a rebuke of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ongoing culture war, a federal judge on Friday ruled that that the state can’t enforce a new anti-drag law.

A House Republican hardliner’s planned Senate bid has the party establishment worried about his electability in a must-win seat for the GOP, Politico reports.

Over the years, Illinois-based shipping magnates Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein have been major donors to the Republican Party. And these days, they have a preference for far-right MAGA candidates, including 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano (who lost by double digits to Democratic now-Gov. Josh Shapiro).

Raw Story investigative reporter Jordan Green has won a 2023 Folio Award for his January 6-related investigations and reporting on extremism, the Fair Media Council announced today at its annual luncheon on Long Island, N.Y.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s supporters created a super PAC last month called "Heal the Divide," touting the 2024 presidential candidate as the only one who can "unite the Nation to start healing America."

Legal teams for Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll have reached an agreement in which the former president would transfer $5.5 million to a court-controlled account in a first move towards paying jury-ordered damages.

The sinking of two vessels—the Andrianna, filled with hundreds of desperate migrants, and the Titan, with a handful of multi-millionaires—provides a vivid picture of the world today. All drowning deaths in the ocean are tragic, and one has to sympathize with the families who have lost loved ones. Yet these events also dramatically demonstrate global economic inequality and injustice.

The year that spanned April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2023 was the second deadliest on record for U.S. honeybees.

The U.S. Coast Guard admitted Friday that an “explosion” was heard in the Atlantic shortly after the submersible Titan was lost, the Independent reported.

In the wake of the likely implosion which resulted in the deaths of five passengers onboard the Titan submersible on their way to see the wreckage of the Titanic, messages seen by the BBC show OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush dismissing warnings that he was putting his clients at risk.

According to one columnist, Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito's sneering attack on ProPublica for reporting that he accepted an expensive fishing trip paid for by a conservative billionaire with business before the court is just the latest example of Federalist Society-aligned judges who can dish it out but can't take it.

The Starbucks union announced on early Friday morning that stores across the United States would strike over an alleged ban on Pride decorations in stores.

A new report from NBC News claims that former President Donald Trump held a fundraiser to raise money to pay for Capitol rioters' legal expenses -- and even falsely blamed the riots on left-wing "Antifa" infiltrators.

A mother in Tennessee who was staying in a short-term rental found a man sleeping between two of her children in their bed. When she woke him up, he lunged at her, WSMV reported.

CNN is reporting that special counsel Jack Smith has notched "at least two" immunity deals with people who served as fake electors for former President Donald Trump.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday remained defiant after he received boos at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference for criticizing former President Donald Trump.

A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with a hate crime after he harassed his Mexican neighbors and Black motorists for over a year, WBTV reported.

A host on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars pleaded guilty Friday to playing a part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Mike Pence demanded Friday that every US Republican presidential hopeful back a nationwide abortion ban at 15 weeks or earlier as he sought to outflank Donald Trump on an issue his former boss has been accused of fudging.

A new video obtained by the Washington Post contradicts claims made by current Twitter CEO Elon Musk that the platform went out of its way to censor conservatives before he took over last year.

According to MSNBC analyst Bryan Tyler Cohen, Rep. Lauren Boebert's drive to launch impeachment hearings aimed at President Joe Biden is designed solely as a public relations stunt that she will use for fundraising -- but it could blow up in her face.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a victory for the Biden administration, on Friday upheld the federal government's right to decide which undocumented migrants should be targeted for deportation.

Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth took a swipe at Kyrsten Sinema over a proposal to reduce the the number of required in-flight training hours for pilots, saying the Independent Arizona lawmaker will have "blood on her hands" if the proposal is implemented, The Intercept reported.

In a civil or criminal case, "discovery" is the process in which attorneys on opposing sides share evidence. Discovery is underway in special counsel Jack Smith's 37-count federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump; Smith's team for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is letting Trump's lawyers know what evidence they have, and vice versa.