MadAboutPolitics.com - Featured News

Featured News

Political News Compilation - Weekend Updates - May 18 & 19, 2024

  • 57
  • 0
map.png
Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:



1716144962037.png

AP Photo

ap.png
What we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up

NEW YORK (AP) — One political party is holding urgent news conferences and congressional hearings over the topic. The other says it’s a dangerous distraction meant to seed doubts before this year’s presidential election.

In recent months, the specter of immigrants voting illegally in the U.S. has erupted into a leading election-year talking point for Republicans. They argue that legislation is necessary to protect the sanctity of the vote as the country faces unprecedented levels of illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.

























[URL...

Latest Posts from our Message Boards

Latest Political News Feed

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
The Supreme Court has declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons
Continue reading...

Senate to Vote Again on Border Deal as Democrats Seek Political Edge

  • News source: Luke Broadwater
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 2
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, plans to push forward this week with a second vote on a bipartisan border enforcement bill that Senate Republicans killed earlier this year at the urging of former President Donald J. Trump.

The measure is almost certain to be blocked again, but Democrats hope to use the failed vote to sharpen an election-year contrast with the G.O.P. on a critical issue that polls show is a major potential liability for President Biden and their candidates.

Democrats will aim to neutralize the...
Continue reading...

House GOP says revived border bill "dead on arrival" as Senate plans vote

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
Washington — House Republican leadership said Monday that a Senate effort to revive a once-failed border security measure is "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. But the legislation may not make it out of the Senate.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday in a letter to colleagues that the chamber this week would again take up the border legislation negotiated by a bipartisan group of senators earlier this year. The bill, which came as part of a broader foreign aid package, was quickly rejected by Republicans after former President...
Continue reading...

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons, allowing legal proceedings to play out in the dispute.

By not stepping into the legal battle at this time, Maryland's law remains in place for now. The ban's challengers had asked the Supreme Court to take up their case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled on whether the restriction is allowed under the Second Amendment. The full 4th Circuit heard arguments in late March, but has yet to issue a decision. The...
Continue reading...

Trump slams NY court system, boasts he's going 'to win' Empire State

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
Former President Trump ripped the New York justice system in comments ahead of court Monday while touting that he believes he can win the historically blue Empire State this election cycle.

"The criminal justice system is on trial in New York,'" Trump said Monday morning, reading an excerpt from legal expert and lawyer Alan Dershowitz. He then added, "I love this state. I love the people of the state. I'm running hard in New York."

"I think we're going to win New York," he said.

Trump also cited other cases he has faced in the state while...
Continue reading...

Assange wins right to challenge US extradition

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
The decision means Mr Assange will remain in the UK and be able to challenge US assurances over his prospective trial.
Continue reading...

War and popularity keep Zelensky in power despite term expiring

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
Martial law and a desire for stability keeps the Ukrainian leader in power without new elections.
Continue reading...

Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is committing to keep U.S. weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia
Continue reading...

Trump trial live updates: Prosecution could rest its case this morning

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Follow the latest developments in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York.
Continue reading...

Condition of Slovakia's prime minister improves following an assassination attempt

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Slovak populist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition is improving following an assassination attempt last week that shocked the European Union nation deeply polarized over his policies
Continue reading...

Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a theater director and a playwright facing charges of justifying terrorism over a play they staged, the latest step in the unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached unprecedented levels du...
Continue reading...

Progressive and establishment Democrats compete for US House seats in Oregon primaries

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the party’s voters are leaning more toward progressive or establishment factions in a critical presidential election year.

The state’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes much of liberal Portland, will have its first open Democratic primary since 1996 with the retirement of U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

Two candidates with similar platforms are leading in fundraising: Maxine Dexter, a doctor and two-term state representative, and Susheela Jayapal, a former county...
Continue reading...

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Karim Khan says there are reasonable grounds to believe the leaders bear criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Continue reading...

End of Trump hush-money trial nears as Cohen wraps up testimony

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen returns to give more evidence in the historic criminal trial.
Continue reading...

Delhi sizzles as temperatures cross 45C

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Parts of northern India are reeling under an intense heatwave that's set to last through the week.
Continue reading...

Advertisement

General News Feed

Fact Checkers News Feed

Sponsored

Back
Top Bottom