Paxton’s affair explains illegal acts, former aide testifies
By Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber | Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — An extramarital affair Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had with a donor’s employee helped connect the dots …
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Pence Invokes Reagan In Speech Decrying GOP’s Fixation On Trump And His ‘Grievances’
Mike Pence on Wednesday implored Republican voters to remember and heed their onetime hero, Ronald Reagan, and said that the party should not be based on the “personal grievances and …
Justice Dept. Says It Will Indict Hunter Biden on Gun Charge This Month
David C. Weiss, the special counsel investigating Hunter Biden, said on Wednesday that he planned to indict the president’s son on a gun charge before the end of the month …
Trump Georgia election trial juror names should be secret, DA says
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Joshua Lott | The Washington Post | Getty …
After freezing moments, McConnell vows to stay Republican Senate leader
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Pushing back on concerns about his health, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he would not resign his Senate seat nor step aside as the top Senate …
Council debates Toronto’s financial future as Chow presses for refugee shelter help
Refugee claimants could account for half of Toronto’s homeless shelter population by the end of the year, according to a new staff report, a situation Mayor Olivia Chow called “desperate” …
Family’s fight after food delivery driver Burak Dogan is killed in crash with truck
Food delivery rider Burak Dogan was working a Saturday evening dinner rush when he was hit by a truck. He was still receiving orders when his body went under the …
‘My Bengal strategy ignored’ — Netaji’s grandnephew quits BJP, claims party not inclusive
Kolkata: Three years after he was dropped as Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal vice-president, Chandra Kumar Bose has resigned from the party saying his “inclusive ideology” doesn’t match with the …
lawyers Powell, Chesebro to be tried together
By Kate Brumback | Associated Press ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the Georgia election subversion case involving former President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied requests by two of the 19 …
Mitch McConnell Says He’s Not Going Anywhere
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was defiant on Wednesday, brushing off calls for him to step down as leader of his conference after he froze in front of reporters …