Police across the United States arrested dozens of "Free Palestine" protesters Monday as part of a "multi-city economic blockade" targeting major airports, highways, and bridges. Those defendants are set to receive free bail money and legal assistance thanks to an online fundraiser hosted by ActBlue, the Democratic Party's primary fundraising platform that earns a cut off of each contribution.
During the 2016 campaign for president, Donald Trump tried to steer clear of the third-rail issue of abortion.
There will be at least one county-wide primary in June following the April 8 petition submission deadline. For Chautauqua County Family Court Judge, both Peter R. Johnson and Sally Jaroszynski have filed petitions to run for the office on the Republican and Conservative lines. Jaroszynski also filed petitions to run on the Working Families line. […]
When LAX warns of construction delays, fliers have learned the hard way that they'd better heed the warning. Last month, for instance, the airport announced lane closures for construction work, which led to miserable congestion. The airport issued a warning for this week, saying that construction-related lane closures could bring heavier-than-usual traffic. Two westbound and eastbound lanes on Century Boulevard at Concourse Way (between La Cienega Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard) are closed....
Tim Sheehy, a Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate, changing his story about being shot has raised eyebrows across social media on Sunday.Sheehy, a first-time candidate, is a former Navy SEAL who received former President Donald Trump's endorsement back in February as he vies for Democratic Senator Jon Tester's seat. Since launching his campaign, Sheehy has widely shared a story about him being shot while deployed, but there have been inconsistent accounts of the story he has told, according...
Sasha Abramsky In key swing states, ballot measures protecting reproductive rights may drive turnout in favor of Democrats.
In elections across the country, the abortion issue is proving to be political kryptonite for Republicans. And now, a columnist is suggesting a major swing state's recent abortion restrictions threaten to doom former President Donald Trump's hopes of retaking the White House in November, and in turn, Republicans' down-ballot electoral chances.In a Saturday column for the British Independent newspaper, columnist Jon Sopel wrote that Trump's "woman problem" is growing more urgent by the day. He...
WASHINGTON — A band of hard-right agitators, backed by former President Donald Trump, revolted against GOP leaders on Wednesday, blocking renewal of a powerful surveillance program that is set to expire next week and throwing the GOP-led House into chaos once again. Nineteen conservatives broke with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his leadership team and voted down a "rule"; the vote was 193-228. It's yet another example of a minority of Republicans using the otherwise procedural vote to...
Within an hour, nearly 400 people had arrived at the pre-eclipse event held at the John A. Millar Civic Center, and a line trailed outdoors.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Pierre Poilievre is receiving a controversial endorsement in the U.S. Infowars founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones believes Canada’s Conservative leader is quote: “the real deal”. The Conservative party weighing in tonight.
It’s high time someone in the Republican Party told Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to turn all that bombastic self-serving showmanship and drama queen energy on Democrats, and stop trying to defeat her own party. The Georgia Republican, who famously displayed sexually explicit photos of Hunter Biden during a committee hearing and called fellow Rep. Lauren Boebert a bitch on the House floor, is known for wild antics and equally harebrained conspiracy theories. Currently, she is threatening to...
The Biden administration is poised to expand background checks on firearm purchases and close what is known as the "gun show loophole" in a move that Republicans are already pushing back on. Under federal law, licensed gun dealers must run a background check on a potential buyer before making a sale. But unlicensed dealers who sell firearms outside of physical stores — like at a gun show or a market, or online — are not required to conduct background checks. Under the new rule, anyone...