Новости за 25.10.2023

Plea deals are reportedly being dangled to more Trump co-defendants in Georgia.

Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, finished his testimony in the New York federal trial on Wednesday afternoon and stepped outside to speak to the press along with his lawyer Danya Perry, to give details about what unfolded over the past two days.

Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, in his first remarks after being elected Wednesday afternoon, told members of Congress that “Scripture” and “the Bible” are clear that he has been “ordained” by God.

Immediately after being fined $10,000 for a violation of his gag order in the New York fraud trial, former President Donald Trump left the courtroom and told reporters, "We won the trial. And the judge should end this trial immediately. Thank you."

Donald Trump was fined in court on Wednesday for breaking the gag order – and stormed out of the courtroom to yell about it to the press.

A Georgia lawmaker wants to pay teachers $10,000 a year to carry a gun at school, UpNorthLive reported.

A rambling social media screed in which Donald Trump dubbed court witnesses "weaklings and cowards" could be seen as an “implicit threat," a Washington Post opinion piece said Wednesday.

Attorney Jenna Ellis became the fourth co-defendant to flip on former President Donald Trump in Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney's election interference case when, on Tuesday, October 24, she entered a "guilty" plea in an Atlanta courtroom.

Judge Arthur Engoron ruled on Wednesday that Donald Trump violated the gag order he set earlier this month for the second time.

Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is one of the House of Representatives’ least wealthy members, according to federal financial disclosures reviewed by Raw Story.

In what critics are calling the latest attack on academic freedom by the administration of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the head of the state's public universities on Tuesday ordered the systemwide "deactivation" of a student group over its solidarity with the Palestinian people, who are suffering what many experts have described as a "genocidal" Israeli war.

President Joe Biden responded after Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the next speaker of the House.

Lieutenant governor of North Carolina and a leading Republican candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, quoted Hitler and downplayed the Holocaust in an unearthed Facebook post, according to a new report.

Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) received a standing ovation Wednesday when she taunted Mike Johnson, who would soon after be elected speaker of the House and who is the man behind a federal "Don't Say Gay" bill, by sending a shout-out to her wife.

Despite pleading guilty to interfering with the 2020 presidential election result, Sidney Powell continues to promote conspiracy theories about Donald Trump's election loss, according to a report.

NEW YORK — Music royalty and chart-topping hit-makers from the worlds of R&B, country, pop, hip-hop and rock are among the lineup for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Organizers announced Tuesday that Stevie Nicks, Adam Levine and Queen Latifah are among the new list performers and presenters for this year’s event on Nov. 3 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Emmy, Grammy and Oscar winner Common will join Carrie Underwood, Nicks, Miguel, Levine and Sia as performers... Читать дальше...

Jonathan Last, a writer for The Bulwark, found himself baffled this week after Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) meekly bowed down and let former President Donald Trump destroy his bid for the speakership.

In an outburst on the House floor, right-wing Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) praised Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

The American Civil Liberties Union has sided with Donald Trump over a gag order in the federal criminal case over his attempts to delegitimize the results of the 2020 election, the Guardian reported Wednesday.

In a recent study published in psychological journal Computers in Human Behavior, researchers discovered that the way young women interact with Instagram — whether by just browsing or actively posting self-images — has varying impacts on how they perceive their bodies, depending largely on their racial background. Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app, has often been flagged as a platform for possibly fostering body image issues, especially among young women. The picture-based platform promotes... Читать дальше...

Liam Collins, a Marine Corps veteran who helped found a neo-Nazi terror cell accused of planning a terrorist attack on the nation’s power grid, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of interstate transportation of an unregistered firearm.

Ohio secretary of state Frank LaRose ordered with almost no advance notice thousands of inactive voters purged from the state's voter rolls last month after voting had already begun.

Arizona Republicans Kari Lake and Mark Finchem — who both ran in 2022 for Governor and Secretary of State, respectively — just had their case challenging the use of vote tabulation machines dismissed by a federal appeals court.

Stephen Schwarzman, the billionaire founder and CEO of private equity firm Blackstone, complained this week that employees who work from home are costing companies money.

The estranged son of Nashville’s top cop, who was wanted for gunning down two police officers in a Dollar General parking lot, was found dead from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. John Drake Jr. had been on the run since Saturday when he allegedly shot and wounded La Vergne police officers Ashely Boleyjack and Gregory Kern outside the discount store on River Road. They were responding at the time to reports of a stolen vehicle... Читать дальше...