WASHINGTON — Republican Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, ending lawmakers’ 22-day struggle to pick one of the top leadership positions in the U.S. government. Johnson, 51, a three-term congressman and lower-level member of Republican leadership, won 220-209. He is now second in the presidential line of succession. All 209 […]
“Trump violated his oath of office and incited a violent insurrection that attacked the U.S. Capitol, threatened the assassination of the vice president and congressional leaders, and disrupted the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in our nation’s history.” A progressive advocacy group on Friday filed a lawsuit on behalf of Michigan voters […]
“Every fiber of our union is being poured into fighting the billionaire class and an economy that enriches people like Donald Trump at the expense of workers,” said UAW president Shawn Fain. Posturing as a friend and ally of the working class, former President Donald Trump is planning to travel to Detroit next week amid […]
U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell ripped Rudy Giuliani for “donning a cloak of victimization” after making defamatory statements against Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s erstwhile personal attorney, is legally liable for defaming Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, Georgia election workers who […]