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Chicago Tribune/Contributor via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jussie Smollett’s attorney said the actor was “harmed substantially” after he was found guilty of lying about a 2019 hate crime in an interview with “GMA3” following the overturning of his conviction. The Illinois Supreme Court threw out the former “Empire” actor’s conviction in a decision on […]
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Matt Gaetz said Friday he will not return to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general. In an interview with conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on “Real America’s Voice,” Gaetz said he is “still going to be in the fight but it’s going to […]
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead via Flickr (WASHINGTON) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, said Thursday he is withdrawing his name for the role — just a day after Gaetz spoke with Republican senators on Capitol Hill about the nomination process. Trump has named Pam Bondi, the […]
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Texas Board of Education will vote Friday on whether to implement its new K-12 curriculum that calls for expanding Bible teachings in classrooms, after signaling its passage in a preliminary vote. The curriculum includes Biblical and Christian lessons about Moses, the story of the Good Samaritan, the Golden […]
Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC (NEW YORK) — New York Judge Juan Merchan has delayed President-elect Donald Trump’s Nov. 26 sentencing date in his criminal hush money case, according to a brief order issued Friday. The judge is allowing the defense to file a motion to dismiss the case, which he said is due by Dec. 2. The […]
Emma McIntyre/WireImage (NEW YORK) — Actor Jonathan Majors and his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari have agreed to resolve her civil claims that followed his misdemeanor assault conviction in New York, according to a court filing. Majors and Jabbari stipulated to a dismissal of her lawsuit for defamation and assault that she brought against him in March, […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Authorities investigating the rash of recent burglaries at the homes of professional athletes have recovered a watch belonging to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in Providence, Rhode Island, sources familiar with the case told ABC News. Kelce’s Leawood, Kansas, home was burglarized as the Chiefs were about […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On the same day that former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, Trump announced that former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is his second choice to fill that role in his administration. Bondi, 59, has remained in Trump’s inner circle for years […]
John Moore/Getty Images (STARR COUNTY, Texas) — Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is offering the incoming Trump administration 1,402 acres the state purchased along the Texas-Mexico border to be used in a mass deportation operation. In a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, Buckingham said she’s offering the land “to be used to construct deportation facilities.” […]
James Devaney/GC Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 on the campaign trail but has since nominated several authors or contributors from the controversial conservative presidential wishlist to his administration. Trump called the Project 2025 policy proposals — which include restrictions on abortion pills, birth control pills and Medicare access, as well as eliminating a […]
