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Hunter Biden June 7, 2024

Hunter Biden's attorneys consider putting him on the stand in gun trial; decision to be made over weekend

Hunter Biden defense attorney Abbe Lowell on Friday said he will decide over the weekend whether he will call Biden to the stand next week.

Supreme Court June 7, 2024

Clarence Thomas formally reports 2019 trips paid by friend and GOP donor Harlan Crow

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has acknowledged previously unreported trips overseas that were paid for by his friend, conservative businessman Harlan Crow.

Media June 7, 2024

MSNBC's Joy Reid calls Missouri a 'slave state' with women the property of their husbands and the government

MSNBC host Joy Reid argued that Missouri is like a slave state where women are ruled by their husbands and the government due to restrictions on abortion and divorce.

POLITICS June 6, 2024

Elderly pro-life activist sentenced to prison after abortion clinic demonstration

Paula "Paulette" Harlow, a 75-year-old ailing Massachusetts woman, is hoping for a lighter punishment after her pro-life activism led to a two-year prison sentence.

Supreme Court June 6, 2024

Supreme Court rules in favor of Native American tribes in health care funding dispute with government

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Native American tribes in a dispute with the federal government over health care costs. The decision was a 5-4 vote.

Media June 6, 2024

Washington Post writer roasts his own outlet for passing on Samuel Alito flag story

Erik Wemple bashed The Washington Post for giving The New York Times an opportunity to scoop his outlet in the Justice Samuel Alito flag story and controversy.

OPINION June 6, 2024

Trump trial shows the ominous evolution of our criminal justice system. Who's next?

Plenty of prosecutors are as bad as Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, but I blame Judge Juan Merchan, who didn’t just put his thumb on the scale of justice, he sat on it. 

POLITICS June 5, 2024

'Parental rights': GOP warns Dem Senate bill is about more than contraception

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and more than 20 other Republicans slam a Democratic measure they say is advertised as a contraception bill but has parental rights and religious freedom implications.

POLITICS June 5, 2024

Dems in hot seat for alleged ethics violations over Alito recusal demands

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused two Democrats of potentially violating ethical codes of conduct in their communications with the Supreme Court demanding Justice Samuel Alito's recusal.

ELECTIONS June 5, 2024

Possible McConnell replacement takes Democrat IVF accusations head on with major announcement

Florida Sen. Rick Scott, a hopeful to be the next Republican Senate leader, is launching a massive ad buy to take the "real" GOP message on IVF to voters in his state.