Author: Misty Severi

A federal judge in Delaware rejected Hunter Biden’s attorneys’ efforts to toss a federal gun case on Friday night after the defense argued Biden was being targeted for political reasons. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika denied all of the defense’s motions to dismiss the case and its attempt to argue that an immunity provision from…

New York Judge Juan Merchan rejected former President Donald Trump’s last-minute attempt to delay his hush money trial on Friday after Trump claimed that press coverage of the case would affect the fairness of the trial. Merchan said the idea that the trial, which begins jury selection on Monday, should be delayed “indefinitely” is not…

Independent presidential candidate Cornel West and his vice presidential choice defended their anti-Israel rhetoric on Thursday night in an effort to court Democratic pro-Palestinian voters. West’s running mate, Melina Abdullah, said she supports a statement put out by the Black Lives Matter Grassroots on Tuesday, which claimed Israel was to blame for Hamas’s uprising, and…

Former Vice President Mike Pence has found his first official job since dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, and will be teaching at a private college in Pennsylvania. Pence, who has a reputation for bringing his Christian views on things like abortion into his politics, will be teaching about the role of Christianity…

The second of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the next group of retirees in less than a week. The next round will go out in five days, on April 17, to beneficiaries that were born on or between…

Former President Donald Trump’s team is demanding earlier and more frequent debates against President Joe Biden this election cycle, claiming many people have been voting earlier in recent election cycles. Trump co-campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita said the three debate dates proposed by the Commission on Presidential Debates come too late in the…

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters is urging Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to allow them to protest “within sight and sound” of the city’s convention center this summer. The coalition is asking Johnson to intervene on their behalf and allow them to protest during the Democratic National Convention in August after their request was rejected by…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign fired an employee after she misrepresented her role in the campaign and claimed that beating President Joe Biden in 2024 was the “No. 1 priority.”  The campaign director for Kennedy’s independent race claimed on Wednesday night they “immediately terminated” employee Rita Palma after a video of her comments on…

The Disney resorts in California and Florida are cracking down on widespread misuse of its disability program, even going as far as to threaten lifetime bans from their parks. Disney unveiled new changes to its Disability Access Services program this week, which helps guests and visitors who have neurodivergent disorders such as autism. An increase…

The first of two May Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $943 for individual filers, goes out to millions of beneficiaries in just under three weeks. The first installment will go out in 20 days, on Wednesday, May 1, to people with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according to…