Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., signed a bill into law banning high-powered, assault-style weapons and large-capacity magazines. Most individuals under age 21 are also prohibited from buying any type of firearm in the state. The new law takes
Former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization Allen Weisselberg was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday for his role in a tax fraud scheme and evading taxes on nearly $2 million in earnings. Had he
California Representative Katie Porter has announced her intention to run for Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein’s seat in 2024. Porter tweeted Tuesday: “California needs a warrior in the Senate-to stand up to special interests, fight the dangerous imbalance in our
More than 7,000 nurses at hospitals in New York City began a strike over contracts, with some picketing outside the hospitals where they work on Monday. The New York State Nurses Association (“NYSNA”), a union that represents
A Georgia special grand jury has completed its investigation into former President Donald Trump and his allies for possible interference in the 2020 presidential election. Judge Robert McBurney of the Superior Court of Fulton County acknowledged that
On Sunday, the White House joined France, Spain and Portugal in expressing support for Brazilian President Lula da Silva amid an ongoing riot at the capitol in Brasilia. Hundreds of supporters of Brazil’s right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro
President Joe Biden traveled to El Paso, Texas, on Sunday in his first trip to the border since taking office, in order to assess enforcement operations at the U.S.-Mexico border. The trip comes just days after the
The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned for a third straight day on Thursday without electing a House speaker, after Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost his 11th consecutive vote for the position. The House voted 219-213 along party lines
Police have named the father of the family of eight shot and killed inside a rural Utah home on Wednesday as a suspect in the case. Police identified the deceased as 42-year-old Michael Haight, his wife Tausha Haight,
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to adjourn Wednesday night and push a seventh vote for House speaker into a third day, after Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost a sixth vote to lead Republicans as speaker of the
