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Trump, gun owners and Jan. 6 rioters: Tough-on-crime Justice Alito displays empathy for some criminal defendants
WASHINGTON — Conservative Justice Samuel Alito, a former U.S. attorney with a long history of voting in favor of prosecutors, has shown signs of empathy for defendants in recent cases involving gun owners, Jan 6. rioters and former President Donald Trump. Alito, appointed in 2006 by Republican President George...
Tory Welsh Secretary accused of ministerial code breach with social media video
A Conservative cabinet minister has been accused of breaching the ministerial code after appearing to use his Government office in Whitehall to film an anti-Labour video he then posted on social media.Welsh Secretary David TC Davies appears in a short film which was shared on X, formerly Twitter, last week.In it he speaks about plans to expand the size of the Welsh Senedd and highlights the Welsh Conservative Party’s opposition to such a move.Today political parties will vote on the Labour Welsh Government’s £120-million plan to create more politicians.The @WelshConserv are against spending taxpayers’ money on this needless scheme.Wales needs...
Engineers to set off explosives at Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage site
Engineers are scheduled Sunday to set off controlled explosives in the steel remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge to help remove the debris from the freighter that crashed in March. The explosives will split a large section of truss at specific locations to allow "salvors to use cranes and...
Editorial cartoons for May 12, 2024: Stormy Daniels’ testimony, RFK Jr.’s brain worm, virtual graduations
The former adult film star Stormy Daniels testified in a New York courtroom that former President Donald Trump arranged to pay her hush money to cover up their sexual affair. Trump denied it, as illustrated in the editorial cartoon gallery’s lead image by Walt Handelsman. Dana Summers noted the...
East St. Louis teacher recognized among nation’s best at White House state dinner
“Widespread, teachers across the nation are feeling overworked and unappreciated,” Briana Morales said. “I wish that every teacher could be celebrated in the way that we were that night.”
‘Mom’ legislators see their numbers, influence grow but barriers to elected office remain
For the second time while serving in the Nevada Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro gave birth last year. And again, she publicly pledged to continue full participation in her duties. As the nation’s groundbreaker when it comes to working moms in a state capital, Nevada made history in 2019 as the only female-majority legislative […] The post ‘Mom’ legislators see their numbers, influence grow but barriers to elected office remain appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
EPA's methane standards for oil and gas operations face legal challenge by 24 states
Texas, Oklahoma, 22 other states, excluding Colorado, and oil giant Continental Resources filed a petition in federal court in claiming that a new Environmental Protection Agency rule regulating methane standards for oil and gas operations illegally expands EPA’s authority beyond what the Clean Air Act (CAA) authorizes. The final...
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