The Gang of Eight, a bipartisan group of congressional leaders, has been granted access to classified documents found in the possession of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and former Vice President Mike Pence. The documents are expected to provide insight into the activities of the three former officials, and the handling of the documents is under federal investigation. It is unclear what the documents contain, or if they will be made public.
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China launched the Joint Sword drills on Saturday, a show of strength in response to Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the US. The drills were smaller in scale than last August's live-fire military exercises, and are seen as a warning to Taiwan and the US. It remains to be seen how the US and Taiwan will respond to the drills, and whether China will continue to increase its military presence in the region.
On Monday morning, five people were killed and several more were wounded, including a police officer, in a deadly rampage at a Louisville bank. The gunman, Connor Sturgeon, had worked at the bank and was livestreaming the attack on Instagram. Police exchanged gunfire with the shooter and killed him at the scene, and are now asking anyone with information about the attack to contact them.
Lori Vallow is on trial in Boise, Idaho for the murder of her two children and a romantic rival. Prosecutors allege that Vallow used money, power and sex to get what she wanted and that she was involved in a complicated plot to cast out evil spirits. The defense is expected to argue that there is no physical evidence linking Vallow to the deaths.
A federal judge in New York is seeking to determine whether former President Donald Trump will attend a trial this month stemming from a rape allegation made by writer E. Jean Carroll. The trial is set to begin on March 22nd and will address the allegation that Trump raped Carroll in the early 1990s. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan has asked Trump’s lawyers to provide an answer to the question of whether or not he will be present at the trial and has rejected a request to release the names of anonymous jurors. The trial is expected to last for two weeks and will have major implications for Trump and his reputation.
Judges Issue Temporary Decision Allowing Nashville to Keep its Current City-County Government System
Judges Issue Temporary Decision Allowing Nashville to Keep its Current City-County Government System
Key takeaways: The city of Nashville has been operating under a combined city-county government system since 1963, with 40 council members and strong representation for…
Key takeaways: The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted to cancel its contract with Dominion Voting Systems, years before its expiration date. The supervisors agreed…
President Joe Biden is set to embark on a four-day trip to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland this week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The trip is part homecoming, part statecraft and part politics, as Biden has a deeply felt personal history with the country. He will deliver remarks at Ulster University to highlight the progress since the signing of the peace agreement in 1998 and trace his family history in the country. Biden's trip is an intersection of his personal history and his view of international relations, and is expected to be a meaningful and memorable journey.