U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer's son, Ian Cramer, has been charged with manslaughter after a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff's deputy. Court documents allege that Ian was traveling over 100 mph and had two flat tires when he slammed head-on into Deputy Paul Martin's squad car. Ian is facing multiple felony counts and his attorney has not yet responded to a request for comment. Sen. Cramer has stated that his son suffers from "serious mental disorders which have been compounded by substance abuse."
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Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, has been indicted on nine federal tax-related charges, including three felony counts. The charges allege that Hunter Biden failed to pay taxes, failed to file, evaded an assessment and filed a fraudulent form, resulting in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in federal income taxes. If convicted, Hunter Biden could face up to five years in prison for each of the three felony counts and a maximum of one year in prison for each of the six misdemeanor counts. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
On Wednesday, a gunman opened fire at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, killing two professors and injuring another. On Thursday, Sheriff Kevin McMahill revealed that the suspect had mailed letters to 22 people across the country before the attack, and authorities were able to intercept all of them. The motive behind the attack is still unknown, and authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.
House Republicans have introduced a resolution to formalize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, which would give the GOP-led committees more legal power to investigate his family's business dealings. The resolution would help the committees enforce subpoenas and allow the panels' chairmen to designate open hearings in their probe. If passed, it would give the GOP-led committees more legal power to investigate the Biden family's business dealings, with the outcome of the inquiry being closely watched by both sides of the aisle.
Alan Hostetter, a former California police chief, was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison on Thursday for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. He was found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, entering or remaining on restricted grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon and disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon. At his sentencing hearing, Hostetter continued to spread conspiracy theories and called for the execution of Donald Trump's political enemies, prompting the judge to call his actions "a direct assault on the heart of our democracy."
Georgia Legislature has passed a new congressional redistricting plan, which dismantles Rep. Lucy McBath's (D-GA) seat to create a new court-ordered Black-majority district. The plan was approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday, but has been met with criticism from McBath's campaign manager. The new map will almost certainly be challenged in court, with the outcome of the challenge uncertain.
The Justice Department has announced the indictment of two Russian intelligence officers for a hacking campaign against U.S. and British government agencies, contractors, and NATO members. The campaign, which began in 2016 and lasted until 2022, was aimed at gathering intelligence and influencing British politics. If convicted, the two officers could face up to 20 years in prison and the Justice Department is seeking to extradite them and seize any assets they may have in the U.S.
A Texas judge has granted a temporary restraining order to allow a Dallas-area mother of two to terminate her pregnancy, despite the state's strict abortion ban. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted the order on Thursday, citing the public interest, and the case has drawn attention to the state's restrictive abortion laws. The mother, Kate Cox, expressed relief and gratitude for the support she has received, saying she hopes no other woman has to go through this.