Author: John Arcadipane

The House overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to defend Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from a conservative coup, thwarting an attempt by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to remove the GOP leader from the top position for his willingness to make deals with Democrats on important legislation. The chamber voted 359-43-7 to table, or dismiss, Greene’s motion-to-vacate resolution, preventing…

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The Hill’s reporters covering former President Trump’s hush money criminal case answered questions about the ongoing trial in New York. Trump is standing trial on 34 counts of falsifying business records connected to hush money deals negotiated during his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump pleaded not guilty and has denied any wrongdoing. Zach Schonfeld and Ella…

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Israel stated on Wednesday that it has reopened a main border crossing into Gaza after it was closed off last weekend following a Hamas rocket attack that killed four Israeli soldiers, but the United Nations says crucial humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people is not yet getting through. Israel’s Coordinator of the Government Activities in the Territories…

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By JUAN LOZANO (Associated Press) HOUSTON (AP) — Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival have been settled, including one that was set to go to trial this week, an attorney said Wednesday. Jury selection had been set to begin Tuesday in the wrongful death […]

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