State and Local June 10, 2020 Idaho county election determined by coin toss A deadlock between two Republicans was settled with a coin flip.
George Floyd June 8, 2020 Derek Chauvin set to make first court appearance Chauvin will appear before the Hennepin County District Court at 12:45 p.m. He is facing charges for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after using his knee to pin Floyd to the ground by his neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd was in custody.
State and Local June 5, 2020 Dem AGs ask Congress for more power to investigate local police departments The letter, reported by Politico, asks Congress to give state attorneys general "clear statutory authority under federal law to investigate and resolve patterns or practices... of unconstitutional policing by local police departments in our respective states."
OPINION May 21, 2020 Dan Gainor: Andrew Cuomo and brother Chris make a mockery of journalism, viewers and CNN The Brothers Cuomo created yet another journalism outrage Wednesday night.
OPINION May 21, 2020 Miranda Devine: Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a hypocrite on life, death and nursing homes It’s incredible how highly Gov. Andrew Cuomo rates himself when he has presided over the most coronavirus deaths of any state in the nation.
Coronavirus May 19, 2020 Governors face mounting court challenges over coronavirus lockdown orders Legal challenges to governors' coronavirus shutdown orders are piling up nationwide, putting state leaders on the defensive as citizens and businesses itching to get back to normal take their arguments to court -- in some cases succeeding at voiding the governors' actions.
Coronavirus May 18, 2020 Oregon's coronavirus restrictions ruled 'null and void' after governor failed to get approval from legislature A judge in Oregon on Monday ruled that Gov. Kate Brown’s coronavirus restrictions were “null and void” after the Democratic lawmaker failed to have her emergency orders approved by the state’s legislature following 28 days.
SENATE May 15, 2020 Trump pick to run Global Media agency under investigation over nonprofit dealings Michael Pack, if confirmed, would run the department in charge of Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Office of Cuba Broadcasting.
OPINION May 14, 2020 Judge Andrew Napolitano: Does the government work for us or do we work it? Does the government have the power to tell us how to make personal choices, or do we have the power to tell the government to take a hike?
ӣƵ Flash May 11, 2020 Kennedy on ending state lockdowns: 'The issue is no longer safe or soon, it's safe and soon' Senate Judiciary Committee member John Kennedy, R-La., told "The Story" Monday that the issue of when states should roll back coronavirus-induced restrictions is no longer a question of, as he put it, "safe or soon."
San Francisco May 11, 2020 San Fran DA touts liberal reforms in campaign email: End to cash bail, no sentence enhancements for gang crime Boudin's parents are Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, the notorious former leaders of the Weather Underground domestic terror group, and he formerly worked for the ex-Venezuelan socialist president, Hugo Chavez.