U.S. House Judiciary files suit to obtain audio tapes of Biden special counsel interview
.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference on Jan. 12, 2023, at the Justice Department to announce the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the discovery of classified documents held by President Joe Biden at an office and his home. The investigation did not result in any charges against Biden. Chip…
Presidential immunity extends to some official acts, Supreme Court rules in Trump case
Former U.S President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he leaves court for the day at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 18, 2024 in New York City. Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. presidents enjoy full immunity from criminal charges for their official “core constitutional” acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts, the Supreme…
Georgia teacher pay raises among flurry of new state laws taking effect July 1
Georgia legislators passed several hundred laws and resolutions during the 2024 session that lasted from January to March. A number of those new laws take effect on July 1. Georgia Recorder file photo Soon after the Georgia legislative session ends in the waning days of winter is when bills lawmakers passed become laws but it…
New Georgia law that makes swatting calls a felony takes effect
Senator Clint Dixon sponsored SB 421 to increase the penalty of swatting, as he himself was a victim in December 2023. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia Senate Bill 421, one of many pieces of legislation going into effect July 1, aims to increase punishment for those behind so-called swatting calls in order to deter future harrowing…
Steve Bannon Has a Lot to Say Before Going to Prison Monday
Steve Bannon speaks at the Turning Point USA ”People’s Convention,” in Detroit, MichiganDominic Gwinn/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump confidante and far-right agitator Steve Bannon talks for nearly four hours most days of the week on his show, War…
Polls Show Nearly Half of Democrats Believe Biden Should Drop Out
The first presidential debate between US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in the CNN studio in Atlanta. Artem Priakhin/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Over the past year, voters have consistently said that they believe…