Barnini Chakraborty
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Big-money Supreme Court race splits uber-wealthy Wisconsin beer family
A family feud is brewing in Wisconsin as a Milwaukee beer dynasty finds itself split over which candidate to back in a high-stakes Supreme Court race that will determine the trajectory of state politics for a decade to come. → Read More
Jennifer McClellan wins special election for late Donald McEachin's House seat
Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D) has become the first black congresswoman elected in the Old Dominion after beating out GOP challenger Leon Benjamin on Tuesday in a special election for an open U.S. House seat. → Read More
Alec Baldwin manslaughter charges downgraded, possible prison time slashed
Involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin have been downgraded by a New Mexico district attorney, significantly reducing the amount of time the Hollywood A-lister is facing in prison if found guilty. → Read More
MTG calls for 'national divorce' between red and blue states
It's Presidents Day, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) got a plan. → Read More
DeSantis rips Biden's 'blank check' to Ukraine following visit to Kyiv
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed President Joe Biden during an appearance on Fox & Friends Monday morning, chiding the commander in chief's "blank check" policy on the war in Ukraine as it enters the one-year mark. → Read More
Michigan State University shooting: Students return one week after campus rampage that killed three and injured five
Michigan State University will reopen Monday with an increased police presence following last week's school shooting that left three people dead and another five wounded. → Read More
Kari Lake election challenge rejected by Arizona appeals court
An Arizona appeals court on Thursday ruled that MAGA loyalist Kari Lake does not have the evidence to overturn the election results of her failed 2022 gubernatorial bid. → Read More
Alex Jones delays new podcast, accused of trying to squirm out of paying Sandy Hook families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has made a "solemn promise" to stop posting more episodes of his new subscription-based podcast following concerns he could use the show to spread disinformation and liquidate his bankrupt business that owes the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre $1.5 billion in settlement money. → Read More
Arizona's Kari Lake refuses to stand for black national anthem at Super Bowl
Shortly before Super Bowl LVII came to a close, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) likened high-priced Christian TV advertisements aired during the game to fascism. "Something tells me Jesus would *not* spend millions of dollars on Super Bowl ads to make fascism look benign," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. → Read More
Texas AG Ken Paxton agrees to pay $3.3M to whistleblowers, issue public apology
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agreed on Friday to pay $3.3 million and apologize to four former staffers whom he fired or forced out after they accused him of corruption in 2020. → Read More
Russian 'dominatrix' found guilty of attempted murder in poisoned cheesecake case
The Russian dominatrix accused of poisoning her New York eyelash stylist with a sedative-injected cheesecake was found guilty of attempted murder this week. → Read More
Georgia woman who brought gun to vote being investigated, claims she was 'totally intimidated' by BLM
A white Georgia woman who brought a gun into a polling place after claiming she feared for her life as Black Lives Matter members played music and passed out water bottles to people in line is being investigated by the attorney general's office. → Read More
Date of Russian 'dominatrix' accused of poisoning friend's cheesecake testifies she drugged him too
A man who dated a Russian "dominatrix" accused of poisoning her doppelganger with a sedative-laced cheesecake told jurors this week that Viktoria Nasyrova once drugged his fish and robbed him while on a date. → Read More
Florida teenager pleads guilty to fatally stabbing 13-year-old cheerleader 114 times
A teenager in Florida pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing a 13-year-old cheerleader 114 times in a crime that shook Durbin Crossing, a sleepy suburb of Jacksonville. → Read More
Three US tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico after filming in 'Despacito' locale
Three U.S. tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico on Monday morning after filming at a hamburger stand in a neighborhood made famous in the popular "Despacito" music video, authorities said. → Read More
State of the Union 2023: Police reform to take center stage at Biden address
Congressional Democrats are putting police reform front and center as President Joe Biden prepares to deliver his State of the Union address in the wake of Tyre Nichols's death. → Read More
Chinese 'spy' balloon: Democrat Jim Himes slams GOP calls to shoot down aircraft
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, blasted his Republican colleagues on Friday for demanding that a Chinese surveillance balloon hovering over the United States be shot down. → Read More
Kari Lake meets with NRSC amid Senate bid speculation
Kari Lake is fueling speculation that she may launch a run for Senate. → Read More
Steve Daines charts new path for NRSC with Jim Banks quasi-endorsement
Sen. Steve Daines's decision to wade into the Indiana Senate race on Tuesday, throwing his weight behind Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), marks a new course for the National Republican Senatorial Committee as it seeks to avoid a primary clash in 2024. → Read More
Arizona's top election official calls for investigation into Kari Lake
Arizona's Kari Lake could be in hot water after posting pictures of 16 voter signatures on social media as part of her quest to prove her gubernatorial race was rigged. → Read More