Democrats want full accounting of Harlan Crow’s gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Chris Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking more information on the extent of billionaire Harlan Crow’s gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
The panel’s 11 Democrats request…
Dianne Feinstein announces return to Capitol Hill after monthslong absence
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein will return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after a nearly three-month absence, an aide for the California Democrat confirmed to ABC News.
News of her return was first reported by the San Fran…
Texas mall shooting suspect had ‘neo-Nazi ideation,’ was armed with 8 weapons, all legal
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(ALLEN, Texas) — The suspect in this weekend’s mass shooting at an outdoor mall in Allen, Texas, had eight weapons with him at the time, all of which were legally obtained, authorities said Tuesday.
The alleged mass shooter, Ma…
High-stakes White House debt ceiling summit ends with no movement toward deal
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A high-stakes meeting Tuesday between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders on the debt ceiling ended with no solution as the nation barrels toward a June 1 deadline to reach a deal or risk default.
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Black Lives Matter activists call for accountability in Irvo Otieno’s death
Otieno Family(DINWIDDIE, Va.) — Ahead of pretrial hearings for five defendants charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno, Black Lives Matter RVA announced plans to protest outside the Dinwiddie Courthouse, calling for accountabilit…
Man accused of multiple murders sought in Philadelphia jail breach
Philadelphia Prisons(PHILADELPHIA) — A manhunt is underway for two inmates, including one facing multiple murder charges, who escaped from a Philadelphia detention center through a hole in the recreation yard’s fence, authorities said.
The two men we…
New $1.2 billion US military aid package to Ukraine: What’s in it?
Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon on Tuesday announced a new commitment of $1.2 billion in military aid for Ukraine.
The package includes air-defense systems to help Ukrainian forces defend against a near-consta…
Top 5 moments of E. Jean Carroll’s defamation, battery case against Trump
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A jury on Tuesday found former President Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation in a lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll that claimed Trump raped her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in…
It’s showtime! Warner Bros. sets release date for Jenna Ortega in ‘Beetlejuice 2’
Evans Vestal Ward/NBC via Getty ImagesWarner Bros. has apparently summoned Beetlejuice back to the land of the living.
Variety says the studio will reunite Michael Keaton with director Tim Burton for a sequel to the 1988 classic — and Burton will be d…
E! gathering reality TV’s worst baddies for ‘House of Villains’
ABC/Eric McCandlessNormally, you have to watch a reality show to see who becomes the baddie, but E! has taken the legwork out of the equation with an upcoming series called House of Villains.
Joel McHale will host the Big Brother-style “outrageously s…