Новости за 20.09.2023

Lin Wood, the MAGA attorney who lost his law license in the wake of purportedly false claims made in court in connection with the 2020 election, denied reports Wednesday that he's "flipped" on Donald Trump – but reportedly admits to being a witness for the state in the Sidney Powell case.

A controversial church in Oklahoma has been kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention after its pastor defended dressing in blackface and doing racist impressions of Native Americans, reported the Associated Press on Wednesday.

Ray Epps, the Trump supporter who was seen on video telling a crowd of people on Jan. 6, 2021, to walk down to the Capitol, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct with the intent to disrupt a government proceeding Wednesday, a day after he was arrested, the Associated Press reported.

Donald Trump could be standing trial in New York at the same time that the state is voting in the presidential primary.

MIAMI — Alfredo “Freddy" Ramirez III formally ended his campaign for Miami-Dade sheriff on Wednesday, about eight weeks after the county police director shot himself in front of his wife on a roadside near Tampa. Ramirez hasn’t been seen in public since the July 23rd shooting, and his withdrawal from the 2024 Democratic primary came in the form of a statement from Ramirez’s campaign obtained by the Miami Herald. “Earlier this year, I filed to run for sheriff to support and guide a successful transition... Читать дальше...

An Arizona elections director who pushed 2020 election voter fraud conspiracy theories has resigned just five months after being hired, the Arizona Capitol Times reported.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has quietly moved away from much of his anti-woke crusade, swayed by tanking poll results that suggest his campaign to become president is in big trouble.

An autopsy on New England Patriots fan Dale Mooney, who died at a Sunday night game at Gillette Stadium, didn’t indicate a traumatic injury was to blame, though a “medical issue” was identified in his death. “Our investigation has included numerous law enforcement interviews and the examination of multiple angles of video capturing the scuffle prior to Mr. Dale Mooney’s collapse during the Sunday night game at Gillette Stadium,” the Norfolk District Attorney’s office said in a statement. “Preliminary... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump and his former chief of staff Mark Meadows reportedly joked about the ex-president having COVID-19 during his 2020 presidential debate with Joe Biden. An upcoming memoir by Meadows’ aid Cassidy Hutchinson alleges her former boss and Trump made light of the fact Trump tested positive for the deadly virus days before he and Biden squared off in September 2020. The discussion took place aboard Air Force One following the debate. According to the Guardian, which received an advance copy... Читать дальше...

Lawyers representing three of the false electors indicted as part of the Georgia election racketeering case argued in court Wednesday that they were acting in the capacity of federal officers, and thus their cases should either be dismissed or their charges removed to a federal court venue, reported The Washington Post.

The family of a 6-year-old Florida girl who made headlines after she was arrested and had her wrists zip-tied in 2019 has filed a lawsuit, The Sacramento Bee reported.

House Freedom Caucus members chose a curious meeting place to discuss a deal that could avoid shutting down the government Tuesday night, The Daily Beast reported.

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) blasted House Republicans on Wednesday for "running interference" for Donald Trump instead of conducting legitimate oversight.

The Republican Party's post-Roe losing streak continued this week in a pair of special elections.

Earlier this year, the U.S. economy dodged a major bullet when President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) reached a debt ceiling agreement and the country avoided defaulting on its debt obligations.

Defense attorneys working on the racketeering case against Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants in Georgia could be kicked off the case because of conflicts of interest.

With the possibility of a federal government shutdown drawing closer and closer, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) is struggling to work out a funding agreement with members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus. But many of them have been obstinate, raising fears that a shutdown will not be avoided.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland lashed out at Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) after the congressman suggested that he was targeting religious Americans.

In an op-ed published at The Herald-Sun Wednesday, a Republican consultant lamented that the values of his party have been "corrupted and abandoned."

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Wednesday took a shot at Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and his stewardship of the House Judiciary Committee.

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) challenged the Attorney General of the United States on Wednesday, wanting to know if he has ever told the President of the United States to “knock it off” and stop allowing his son, Hunter Biden, to come to the White House and attend State Dinners. The Florida Republican made his remarks during a House Judiciary Committee on alleged politicization and weaponization of the U.S. Dept. of Justice.

The Ohio Supreme Court sided with the state's GOP-led Ohio Ballot Board Tuesday night, ruling that the words "unborn child" could be used instead of "fetus" in the ballot summary of a referendum that would add reproductive rights to the state constitution.

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson asserted in a new book that Rudy Giuliani groped her on Jan. 6, just before the U.S. Capitol attack.

Senate GOP campaign chief Steve Daines is on a mission to get former President Donald Trump to endorse the National Republican Senatorial Committee's preferred candidates in upcoming primaries, Politico reported.

"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin referenced a Raw Story exclusive report on a possible challenge to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's leadership.