Oslo, Norway (AP) — Norway’s prime minister and members of the royal family joined mourners at a memorial service Sunday at Oslo Cathedral for the victims of a shooting attack as the capital held its annual LGBTQ Pride festival. A gunman opened fire in central Oslo’s nightlife district early Saturday, killing two people — a … Read more
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional protection for abortion and allowing states to set their own laws regulating the procedure. This represents one of the most significant … Read more
The rulings from the nation’s highest court range from topics such as gun rights to Miranda rights. The most notable ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade and upended constitutional protections on abortion, came down on Friday as the court heads into summer recess. The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, struck down the landmark 1973 … Read more
Last night on HBO‘s Real Time with Bill Maher, one of the most polarizing issues in America was on the table due to the Supreme Court’s decision yesterday to overturn Roe v. Wade. Maher and his panel guests struggled to make sense of exactly how the ruling will affect life in these United States, just … Read more
Thomas changed the test courts are to use when analyzing the constitutionality of such regulations. Only firearm regulations that are “consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition” comply with Second Amendment’s protections, he wrote, in an assertion that puts in jeopardy any restriction that does not have a historical parallel to the nation’s founding. This new … Read more
Clark is the former DOJ lawyer who former President Donald Trump sought to install as attorney general in the days before the January 6 Capitol riot as top officials refused to go along with his vote fraud claims. It wasn’t clear what investigators were seeking at Clark’s home, but the raid was part of the … Read more
“My basic requirement is it be in public so the public can see it — so they don’t get bits and pieces dribbled out,” the Alabama Republican said. He also said he’d testify only about matters related to January 6, 2021, and wants to see copies of any documents beforehand that the panel may ask … Read more
A Johnson aide texted a staffer for then-Vice President Mike Pence that the Wisconsin Republican wanted to hand-deliver “fake” electors to Pence just before the start of the January 6 congressional session to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 election win. The committee showed text messages that Johnson aide Sean Riley had sent to Pence aide Chris … Read more
State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday that the call “will take place in relatively short order” and reiterated that they “deeply regret” that Brittney Griner, who has been imprisoned in Russia since February, was “unable to speak to her wife over the weekend because of a logistical error.” Cherelle Griner told The Associated Press … Read more
Multiple witnesses told the committee that Trump was personally involved in the effort to put forward slates of fake electors in key battleground states — a key part of the broader effort to overturn Biden’s legitimate election victory. CNN has previously reported on the role that key Trump allies, including his former attorney Rudy Giuliani, … Read more