Jack Taylor 
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Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Thursday praised workers at a New Mexico branch of Wells Fargo for becoming the first branch of the nation’s fourth-largest bank to unionize. “Your success brings the fight for the Dignity of Work directly to Wall Street’s front door,” said Sen. … Read more
The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot is posing a political conundrum for primary rival Nikki Haley, who has seen a burst of momentum in recent weeks. The court ruled that Trump is disqualified from competing in the race under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause,” finding that he violated his … Read more
A sex offender released from immigration detention following a High Court ruling has been charged with two counts of indecent assault, prompting the federal opposition to call for two ministers to resign. Afghan refugee Aliyawar Yawari was deemed a “danger to the Australian community” by a South Australian judge in 2016 following attacks on three … Read more
Former President Donald Trump said he’s “not an insurrectionist” and pointed a finger at President Joe Biden on Thursday, following the recent Colorado Supreme Court ruling that could wipe his name from the state’s presidential primary ballot next year. During a rally Tuesday in Waterloo, Iowa, Trump avoided any mention of that day’s shocking ruling. … Read more
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The federal special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to quickly hear an appeal on whether he has presidential immunity, … Read more
(NewsNation) — Ten Americans formerly imprisoned in Venezuela were freed Thursday in exchange for the release of a close ally of President Nicolás Maduro and the return of a fugitive defense contractor — “Fat Leonard.” “Fat Leonard,” whose real name is Leonard Glenn Francis, was at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal that … Read more
Just ahead of the 2015 election, the Liberal Party of Canada released a series of ads featuring its leader, Justin Trudeau, that seemed to seal the deal with much of the electorate and help Trudeau and the Liberals push out a tired and increasingly unpopular Conservative government. Fast forward eight years, and the Conservative Party … Read more
South Australians will get a new public holiday, as the government brings the state in line with the rest of the country. The government is fulfilling its election promise to make Easter Sunday a declared public holiday, bumping the state’s number of full-day public holidays from 11 to 12 next year. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Major … Read more
A U.S. district judge on Wednesday granted a motion by the two election workers who won a defamation suit against Rudy Giuliani to force him to immediately pay the damages he owes. Last week, a jury in Washington, D.C., awarded $148 million to Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, after a judge had established … Read more
