As officials across the country consider whether to bar former President Donald J. Trump from the ballot over his role in the events of Jan. 6, 2021, a contingent of House Republicans are trying to bolster his claim that he did nothing wrong. More than 60 Republicans — led by …
Read More »SEC Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week: Jan. 9
2 hours ago SEC Staff Photo: SEC Men’s Co-Swimmer of the Week Adam Chaney Florida Sr. Mason, Ohio Florida’s Adam Chaney, a senior from Mason, Ohio, won the 50 free in the dual meet win over South Carolina with a time of 20.42. Chaney was also the leadoff for the …
Read More »Repairs on Third Mainland Bridge to resume on Jan. 9 – LASG
The Lagos State Government has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed for repairs on Tuesday, January 9. The bridge was closed for repairs in November 2023 but was reopened on December 21 to ease traffic during the Yuletide period. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun …
Read More »Passport application automation begins on Jan. 8 – Minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed that the passport application automation process will begin operation on January 8, 2024. He added that Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact. Tunji-Ojo, who was speaking during the inspection of …
Read More »Justices to Decide Scope of Obstruction Charge Central to Trump’s Jan. 6 Case
The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to decide a question at the heart of the federal election-interference case against former President Donald J. Trump and hundreds of prosecutions arising from the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Can the government charge defendants in those cases under a federal …
Read More »Appeals court partially upholds Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case
A federal appeals court panel has preserved most of a gag order on former US President Donald Trump in his federal election interference case in Washington, D.C. The three-judge panel concluded that some of Trump’s remarks “pose a significant and imminent threat to the orderly adjudication” of justice but …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy Went to Mar-a-Lago After Jan. 6 to Comfort Sad, Hungry Donald Trump
Kevin McCarthy hasn’t had the best year in 2023. He lost his position as Speaker of the House after a revolt from members of his own party, he hit fellow Rep. Tim Burchett in the kidneys and now he’s having some embarrassing conversations go public. McCarthy allegedly told Liz Cheney …
Read More »Tanya Chutkan, an Unflinching Judge in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial
On the day Judge Tanya S. Chutkan was randomly selected to preside over former President Donald J. Trump’s trial on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, she called a childhood friend in Jamaica, Christine Stiebel. Judge Chutkan, who is not especially religious, said to her friend, as Ms. …
Read More »‘Count me in!’ – Jan Vertonghen up for Tottenham-Liverpool replay in Madrid
Former Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen has responded to Jurgen Klopp’s call for Saturday’s Premier League clash should be replayed – by joking that he would be up for a 2019 Champions League final rematch against the Reds. After audio of the VAR error which saw Liverpool’s Luis Diaz denied a …
Read More »Peter Navarro Convicted of Contempt of Congress Over Jan. 6 Subpoena
Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to President Donald J. Trump, was convicted on Thursday of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The verdict, coming after nearly four hours of deliberation …
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