Новости за 27.07.2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe is open to amending the state’s near-total abortion ban to include exceptions for rape and incest if elected governor in 2024. “As governor and the father of three daughters, Kehoe would consider approving legislation brought forward by the General Assembly that contains exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother,” Derek Coats, the Republican’s campaign manager, said in an email to The Kansas City Star this week. Kehoe’s willingness to add... Читать дальше...

A Massachusetts man convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison, CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reported.

Former President Donald Trump's legal team sought a meeting with special counsel Jack Smith Thursday with the intent of delaying the grand jury from handing down an indictment, reported CNN.

A Georgia man hit a bicyclist with his vehicle, fled the scene and then called his local politician instead of the cops, WSB-TV reported.

By Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles food bank created to support low-income families is now coming to the aid of striking and struggling Hollywood actors and writers, some of whom show up for free groceries with tears in their eyes. The World Harvest Food Bank on Venice has opened its doors to aid members of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Writer's Guild of America (WGA), who must show their union cards to receive a bag of groceries, including fresh produce. "A lot of us... Читать дальше...

Despite pushing the bounds of campaign finance laws in an effort to pump millions of dollars into his presidential campaign, Ron DeSantis' team is still struggling with funding. A lot of that blame is being thrust on his campaign manager, who has extensive experience with "dark money" campaigns, The Daily Beast reported.

President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, was expected to plead guilty to two charges of failing to pay taxes during a hearing in a federal courtroom in Delaware on Wednesday, July 26. Under a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, the younger Biden would plead guilty to the tax charges in exchange for a gun-related case to be dropped.

In response to increasing threats against members of Congress, the U.S. Capitol Police plans to open regional field offices across the country, including in Texas.

A woman suspected of plotting to tamper with Michigan voting machines in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election said she has been indicted and that she expects to be arraigned next week, Bridge Michigan reports.

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has been an ongoing obsession of former President Donald Trump and conspiracy theorists in the right-wing media. Trump has railed against what he calls the "Biden crime family" relentlessly, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) has said that an "impeachment inquiry" is a possibility.

An official at the Washington D.C federal courthouse where a grand jury is investigating former President Donald Trump's role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election said no indictment had been returned Thursday and none was expected for the rest of the day, Politico’s Josh Gerstein reports.

Earlier this week, Donald Trump released a video asking Congress to "please investigate the political witch hunts against me currently being brought by the corrupt DOJ and FBI, who are totally out of control."

The U.S. House of Representatives descended into chaos on Thursday after Rep. Cori Bush (D-MI) accused Republicans of advancing "racist" bills.

Barricades went up outside the Fulton County courthouse on Thursday as District Attorney Fani Willis reportedly nears a decision on whether to indict Donald Trump over allegations the former president tried to undermine the results of Georgia’s 2020 election, New Yorker staff writer Charles Bethea reported from Atlanta.

Body camera video showing a Colorado Sheriff's deputy tasing a man on a highway just before the man was struck by a passing SUV has been released to the public, The Denver Post reported.

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), appearing at fellow South Carolina Republican Tim Scott’s prayer breakfast, was met with raised eyebrows and some outright criticism after announcing she declined overtures from her fiancé early Thursday morning but suggested she plans to have sex with him later this evening.

By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -An intensifying heat wave descended on the eastern United States on Thursday, prompting warnings about the dangers presented by the sweltering heat and humidity in the final days of a record-smashing July around the world. Some 180 million Americans - about half the population of the United States - are under heat watches and warnings, with temperatures and heat index values well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) in the forecast until at least Saturday, the National Weather Service said. Читать дальше...

A Wisconsin Republican lawmaker reportedly went on a profane tirade against a group of high school-age Capitol Hill pages this week.

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a fiscal 2024 appropriations bill for military construction and veterans affairs on Thursday, the first of 12 spending measures that Congress must enact by Oct. 1 or risk a government shutdown. The House voted 219-211 to approve the $155.7 billion military construction and veterans affairs bill, forwarding it on to the Democratic-led Senate where it is unlikely to succeed. Its passage, however... Читать дальше...

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) said he may be partially to blame for a possible health condition that caused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to freeze for 20 seconds while speaking on Wednesday.

A small passenger boat capsized in a lake near the Philippine capital on Thursday, killing 23 people on board and leaving six missing, rescuers said.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A coup in Niger could have a "negative impact" on the United Nations withdrawing its decade-long peacekeeping operation in neighboring Mali, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday. The U.N. Security Council last month ended the mission in Mali after the West African country's military junta abruptly asked the 13,000-strong force to leave - a move the United States said was engineered by Russia's Wagner mercenary group. Chad is the largest contributor to the mission with some 1,400 troops in Mali... Читать дальше...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) complained on Thursday after claiming President Joe Biden's government was giving out "crack pipes" and "safe sex kits."

Taking to his Truth Social media platform, former President Donald Trump addressed reports that his lawyers were meeting with Department of Justice officials on Thursday morning where they were reportedly informed he was definitely going to be indicted.

All morning reports have been rolling in as a Washington D.C. grand jury was meeting and that an indictment related to the Jan. 6 insurrection was imminent.

With that in mind, the former president said it was a "productive meeting"... Читать дальше...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65 and make other aviation reforms has stalled due to disagreements on whether to revise pilot training rules. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 351-69 to pass the bill that would reauthorize U.S. FAA aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell said the effort was stymied over pilot training rules. Читать дальше...