The highly-anticipated trial of New York v. Trump reached its climax as the jury delivered its verdict, finding former President Donald J. Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The charges, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, centered around Trump’s alleged involvement in concealing hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election. The courtroom was tense as Judge Juan Merchan invited the jury to announce their decision after deliberations. Prosecutors had the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump falsified records…
Author: Louis Cromwell
Biden’s administration is apparently granting immigration judges and asylum officers greater access to classified information to aid in identifying migrants who may have ties to terrorism or pose a threat to public safety, following an April 11 NBC News report that exposed a concerning incident involving an Afghan migrant on the terrorist watchlist who was released on bond by an immigration judge in Texas. Nonetheless, the loophole the suspected terrorist used has still not yet been closed. In that case, prosecutors from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) withheld information about the individual’s potential connection to terrorism because the evidence was…
Harvard University has announced a significant policy shift, declaring that it will no longer weigh in on public matters that do not directly impact the Ivy League school’s core functions. This decision comes in the wake of a historic period of turmoil at the storied institution. The announcement was made by Harvard’s leaders after a working group, formed in April, debated the circumstances under which the university should speak out on public issues. The working group concluded that Harvard has a “responsibility to speak out to protect and promote its core function,” including defending its autonomy and academic freedom when…
The California state legislature is considering a new bill, AB 1955, that would prohibit schools from notifying parents if their children decide to change genders. The bill, backed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, aims to prevent the forced “outing” of transgender students. The proposed legislation comes in the wake of a contentious incident last year in the Chino Valley Unified School District, where Thurmond was removed for disorderly conduct from a school board meeting. During that meeting, the board approved a policy requiring schools to notify parents if their children wanted to change genders, effectively overriding Gov.…
Argentine President Javier Milei embarked on a four-day trip to the United States on Tuesday, with a packed agenda that includes meetings with the CEOs of some of the world’s leading technology companies in San Francisco, California. Milei’s visit is primarily focused on seeking investments in the fields of technology and artificial intelligence from U.S. tech giants and other entrepreneurs. This marks the fourth time Milei has visited the United States since being elected President in November 2023. Previously, in mid-April, he met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a trip to Texas. After departing Argentina late Monday evening, Milei…
A “palpable sense of dread” has gripped the highest levels of the Democrats regarding Joe Biden’s prospects for reelection, even among those who had previously exuded confidence in the looming battle against Donald Trump. What was once an arduous but hopeful slog through the 2024 election cycle has now morphed into outright trepidation for over a dozen party leaders and operatives, nearly five months before the decisive vote. The widening chasm between the public optimism espoused by Democrats and the private anxiety they confide to close associates underscores the gravity of their concerns. As one Democrat operative intimately involved with…
Britain’s Conservative Party has unveiled a controversial plan to introduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if it secures victory in the upcoming national election on July 4th. The policy, announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday, would require young adults to choose between spending one weekend a month volunteering over the course of a year or taking up one of 30,000 spaces to spend a year in the armed forces. The announcement comes as the Conservatives lag significantly behind the Labour Party in opinion polls, with Sunak’s surprise election call last Wednesday doing little to improve his party’s fortunes.…
Passengers aboard a Qatar Airways flight that encountered severe turbulence while approaching Dublin Airport have shared harrowing accounts of the terrifying ordeal, which left 12 people injured and eight hospitalized. The turbulence, described as lasting a mere five seconds, sent flight attendants airborne and scattered food and beverages throughout the cabin, leaving many fearing for their lives. One passenger, returning from Perth, Australia, recounted having to grab onto the seat in front of him and hastily fasten his seatbelt as the chaos unfolded. Another passenger, Eileen, shared that her partner had to hold her down as she had been napping…
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, known as an arch-liberal, revealed that she has found herself shedding tears in the aftermath of certain rulings that favored the conservative side. Sotomayor made this disclosure while speaking at Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute on Friday, where she was honored with an award. “There are days that I’ve come to my office after an announcement of a case and closed my door and cried,” Sotomayor acknowledged. “There have been those days. And there are likely to be more.” The justice expressed that there are moments when she experiences profound sadness and even a sense of…
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg found himself in a difficult position on Sunday’s edition of CBS’ Face the Nation, struggling to justify the Biden administration’s sluggish progress in establishing a nationwide network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Despite the lofty goals set forth in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which allocated a staggering $7.5 billion for the construction of EV charging infrastructure, the administration has managed to build a mere seven or eight stations as of April 2024. This paltry output stands in stark contrast to the grand promises made by the White House, which aimed to have half…