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– GOP lawmaker launches caucus to help Elon Musk take on ‘Crazytown’
– Massive groups of illegal immigrants caught at border amid fears of pre-Trump border surge
– Size of slim Republican House majority hangs on 5 uncalled races
New York prosecutors are requesting a stay until at least 2029 in New York v. Trump, as the president’s defense attorneys prepare to move to dismiss the case entirely.
Prosecutors wrote a letter to Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday, who agreed last week to grant a stay on all deadlines associated with the conviction proceedings against Trump in the final months before he takes office.
Merchan granted the request, which issues a stay on all deadlines, including the Nov. 26 sentencing date, to consider the effect of his election as president.
Prosecutors had asked for the pause in proceedings, which they said would allow them to better evaluate the impact of Trump’s new status as president-elect…Read more
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 16: President-elect Donald Trump looks on during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
DEFYING DEATH: Pro-Trump prison warden asks Biden to commute all death sentences before leaving…Read more
‘LOGISTICAL ISSUES’: Biden misses G-20 family photo, White House blames ‘logistical’ issues…Read more
‘BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE’: Biden Interior Dept puts together handbook to apply ‘indigenous knowledge’ into agency practices…Read more
Members of the Waorani indigenous community demonstrate for peace, for nature and to promote a Yes vote in an upcoming referendum to end oil drilling in the Yasuni National Park, in the commercial area in northern Quito on August 14, 2023. (MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)
‘CHAMPION FOR CONSERVATION’: Environmental groups present differing opinions of Trump’s energy and environment appointees…Read more
QUICKER CABINET: Trump naming Cabinet officials at ‘warp speed,’ far head of first term pace…Read more
LOYALTY MATTERS: Why Trump is sticking with Gaetz, Hegseth despite new accusations – and his ‘Morning Joe’ meeting…Read more
REPORT CARD: House Ethics Committee to meet Wednesday after postponing Gaetz investigation meeting…Read more
FACT CHECK: Are Pete Hegseth’s tattoos symbols of ‘Christian nationalism’?…Read more
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‘UNFINISHED BUSINESS’: Former Trump education secretary lays out ‘unfinished business’ for new admin on school reforms…Read more
BUREAU STONEWALLING: Trump assassination attempt task force subpoenas 2 ATF employees, alleging stonewalling…Read more
WON’T BACK DOWN: Mace faces backlash over resolution to keep new transgender member of Congress out of women’s bathrooms…Read more
NOT ENOUGH: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants men banned from women’s spaces in ‘all taxpayer-funded facilities’…Read more
SENATE PROTEST: Anti-Israel protesters arrested in Senate office building…Read more
Police arrested three protesters from inside the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building. (Fox News)
EYE OF THE STORM: House Republicans eye FEMA fund overhaul ahead of high-stakes hearing on Helene recovery…Read more
SENATE STAND OFF: Senate GOP initiates Thune-engineered slow down as Schumer looks to stack judicial votes…Read more
FISCAL FIGHT: Speaker Johnson’s government funding play hits the rocks within House GOP…Read more
DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY: Growing field in race to chair the DNC…Read more
‘RULE OF LAW MATTERS’: Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro side with state supreme court ruling not to count certain mail-in ballots…Read more
Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro is seen at the Celebration of Freedom Ceremony during Wawa Welcome America on July 04, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
HEALTH CARE DECISIONS: Wyoming judge strikes down state abortion laws, ruling them unconstitutional…Read more
HOMELESS RIGHTS: Washington state Democrat pushes to make homelessness a civil right…Read more
SQUATTERS BEWARE: Squatters meet resistance with red state push to protect homeowners…Read more
TO FREE OR NOT TO FREE: Gov. Newsom announces decision in Menendez brothers case…Read more
Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez sit with defense attorney Leslie Abramson, right, in Beverly Hills Municipal Court during a hearing, Nov. 26, 1990. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
WINDY CITY WORRY: Proposed Chicago police resource cuts could land city in court, top officials warn…Read more
‘NO MORALS’: College plan to use ‘creative ideas’ to pay undocumented students blasted by GOP leader…Read more
BORDER BATTLE: Border state governor vows to defy Trump’s ‘misguided’ mass deportation push…Read more
HOME INSPECTION: FEMA director vows to request IG investigation into order to avoid Trump supporters’ houses…Read more
‘CANADIAN PROMISE’: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada ‘could have acted quicker’ on reining in immigration…Read more
END FAVORED NATION STATUS: Bipartisan panel urges Congress to toss out decades of trade policy they say China has been exploiting…Read more
1,000 DAYS: Ukraine war hits milestone as tensions rise over potential Russian escalation…Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Ukraine Defense Contact Group during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at NATO for meetings with alliance defense ministers to further drum up support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia. (Olivier Matthys, Pool Photo via AP)
‘GO IT ALONE’: Netanyahu says he ignored Biden’s war counsel — and threats that Israel would be ‘left alone’ without US help…Read more
MISSILE BARRAGE: Ukraine fires first barrage of US-made long-range missiles into Russia, Kremlin says…Read more
RUSSIA’S ‘HYBRID’ WARFARE?: US allies accuse Russia of ‘escalating hybrid activities’ against NATO, EU nations after data cables severed…Read more
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