Supreme Court Allows Online Sports Bets at Florida Indian Casinos
Brick-and-mortar gambling venues in the state objected to a deal that deemed remote wagers handled by Indian casinos to have been made “on tribal lands.” Share full article
October 2023
Federal Prosecutors Push to Reinstate Gag Order on Trump
In court filings, the special counsel’s office said the gag order was needed to keep the former president from making “harmful and prejudicial attacks” on people in the federal election…
Mike Johnson’s Speakership Reveals GOP’s Trump Loyalty Test
The developments on Capitol Hill highlighted the extent to which one of the greatest sins inside the Republican Party is to have certified Joseph R. Biden’s victory. Share full article…
Jamaal Bowman Charged With Setting Off False Fire Alarm
The congressman from New York set off the alarm in the Cannon House Office Building last month as Democrats were stalling for time to read a spending bill. Share full…
The Full Guest List for Biden’s State Dinner With Australia
The Bidens invited more than 300
U.S. Seeks Delay in Israel’s Gaza Ground Invasion to Bolster Air Defenses
The systems would allow the United States to provide more protection for American troops at bases in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. Share full article Israeli soldiers on Wednesday. Prime Minister…
What Guilty Pleas in Georgia Mean for the Federal Case Against Trump
The guilty pleas present a host of challenges as state and federal prosecutors engage in parallel efforts to hold Donald J. Trump accountable, defense lawyers and former federal prosecutors say.…
House Passes Israel Legislation in First Vote Under Speaker Mike Johnson
The resolution pledges to support Israel with whatever it needs as it fights Hamas. It passed overwhelmingly, but a small group of mostly Democratic holdouts remained. Share full article The…
Who Is Mike Johnson? The New Speaker of the House.
A lawyer and former chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, he played a pivotal role in congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Share full article 345 Representative Mike…
In Mike Johnson, Far-Right Republicans Find a Speaker They Can Embrace
The new speaker, Mike Johnson, is virtually unknown to most Americans, but he can be expected to press a hard-right social and fiscal agenda. Share full article Speaker Mike Johnson…