Новости за 27.10.2023

Former President Donald Trump triggered outrage and controversy at a recent campaign event by characterizing Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militants designated as a terrorist group for their violent attacks on Israel, as "very smart."

Mark Meadows has a delicate balance to strike if he wants to maintain his influence among far-right lawmakers while working with federal election investigators who granted Donald Trump’s former chief of staff immunity this week, a new CNN report shows.

Wisconsin was once considered a blue state — 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis lost California but carried Wisconsin. But during the Obama years, Republicans gained considerable ground there and they presently control both houses of its state legislature.

In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was asked by host Sean Hannity about past comments he's made where he said there was no clear right for gays to marry and that homosexuality was "unnatural."

A Michigan lawyer who's been indicted in that state's investigation into election fraud helped write the Cyber Ninjas' report to the Arizona Senate that contained false claims aimed at overturning the vote, The Arizona Republic reported.

The City of Marion, Kansas, rejected a records request this week for text messages on the phones of top city officials sent before and after police raided the local newspaper, a move that could severely weaken a key 2016 reform of Kansas’ open records laws. The Marion County Record, which police searched on Aug. 11, had requested text messages sent to and from Mayor David Mayfield, City Administrator Brogan Jones and former Police Chief Gideon Cody related to the search, the newspaper and its reporters. Читать дальше...

He’s now the most powerful elected Republican in the nation, second in line to the presidency, and the third most-powerful elected official, but just five years ago Mike Johnson was a freshman U.S. Rep. from Louisiana who had made a name for himself as an attorney fighting for far-right Christian causes.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Israeli air and ground forces are stepping up operations in the Gaza Strip, Israel's chief military spokesperson said on Friday, amid reports of heavy bombing of the besieged enclave. Internet and mobile phone services were cut off in the Palestinian territory, a local telecoms firm and the Red Cross said. "In the last hours, we intensified the attacks in Gaza," Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told a televised news briefing, raising expectations that the... Читать дальше...

Tax attorney Sheri Dillon wrapped up her testimony in the New York civil fraud case against Donald Trump by dodging questions about a $56.5 million estate Trump said was worth $291 million, according to live updates from the courtroom.

The editorial board of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch dropped the hammer on House Republicans for making Rep. Michael Johnson (R-LA) the new speaker, pointing out that his attempts to help Donald Trump subvert the 2020 presidential election should disqualify him from public office.

A judge set a deadline for Donald Trump to decide whether he wants his federal election subversion trial to be televised.

A California lawyer's T-shirt design mocking former President Donald Trump with the phrase "Trump Too Small" is now embroiled in a trademark battle set to go before the Supreme Court of the United States.

The National Hurricane Center said the extratropical cyclone that had been Hurricane Tammy reformed in the Atlantic as Tropical Storm Tammy, while also tracking a new system in the Caribbean with a chance to become the season’s next tropical depression or storm. The NHC had given what they said would be their final advisory on what had been a long-churning Hurricane Tammy on Thursday morning, as of 11 a.m. Friday, the system had regained tropical characteristics. It was located about 215 miles... Читать дальше...

Sam Asghari is one of the chosen few from Britney Spears’ romantic past who is happy with how he’s depicted in her new memoir. The actor and model, who filed for divorce from the pop icon in August, is referred to as a “gift from God” in Spears’ recently released autobiography, “The Woman In Me.” “That made me smile,” he told paparazzi on Thursday in Los Angeles. “I’m freaking proud of her. And I hope she takes over the world.” Although he was only married to the “Toxic” singer for 14 months, Asghari can consider himself lucky. Читать дальше...

The Beatles will release another new song — their “last” one — next week, thanks to the wonders of artificial intelligence. The Fab Four’s surviving members, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, announced Thursday that “Now and Then” will be released Nov. 2. The track is written and sung by late singer-songwriter John Lennon, with contributions from McCartney, Starr and George Harrison, the latter of whom passed away 22 years ago next month. To complete the song that originated nearly 50 years ago... Читать дальше...

Faced with ongoing scandals this month involving his allies' ties to antisemitic extremists, the leader of the Republican Party of Texas has come out strongly — to attack other conservatives who’ve criticized his friends.

A date has been set for former President Donald Trump to testify in the New York civil fraud trial.

Judge Arthur Engoron lost patience with Donald Trump’s prosecutors Friday as they questioned former tax lawyer Sheri Dillon during a second day of testimony.

Meghan McCain – in the past a frequently central player on Twitter and the onetime heel on "The View" – was destroyed Friday just days after she launched her latest project.

Arizona’s election interference probe is gaining momentum as investigators quiz state Republicans about a “pressure campaign,” mounted by Donald Trump’s allies, to choose a slate of fake electors, according to a new report.

According to Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Donald Trump's decision to stay away from a trial centered on keeping him off the state's 2024 ballot – coupled with a refusal to testify on his own behalf – could give attorneys for the state a distinct advantage,

Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos was greeted by a crowd of hecklers outside a Long Island courthouse Friday.

An Arizona family obsessed with the end times bought thousands of dollars worth of survival gear and headed off to Idaho with a teenager they believed would play a role in the second coming of Jesus Christ, according to a report.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a concerted effort to give the New College of Florida — a liberal art institution in Sarasota — a MAGA makeover, much to the chagrin of progressive New College students and professors.

A teenager on a New York City playground yelled death threats at a 9-year-old Jewish boy, The New York Post reported.