Sen. Mitch McConnell to step down as Senate GOP leader after 17 year-run

Mitch McConnell, 82, announced he will step down as Senate GOP leader in November. McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, “from a different seat in the chamber.” McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history, announced his decision Wednesday with prepared remarks which began: “One of life’s …

Hunter Biden appears on Capitol Hill for closed-door deposition with Republican lawmakers

On Wednesday, Hunter Biden testified before two GOP-led House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, telling lawmakers in a closed-door deposition that his father was not involved in his various business deals. In a copy of his opening statement, Hunter Biden said his father was never involved in his business: “I am here …

Macy’s shutting down 150 stores by 2026; will expand luxury brands

Retail giant Macy’s shared in a press release on Tuesday that they will be shutting down up to 150 locations over the next two years.  Macy’s statement said it would be “focusing resources by closing approximately 150 underproductive locations, including approximately 50 by the end of the fiscal year.” While some branded locations will be …

Two men convicted in 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Two men have been found guilty on all counts in the Oct. 30, 2002, murder of Jam Master Jay, a member of the pioneering hip-hop group Run-DMC, which was founded in 1983 along with Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons and Darryl McDaniels. Mizell was gunned down in his studio in front of witnesses on Oct. 30, …

Donald Trump appeals ruling in $464 million NY civil fraud case

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed notice on Monday that they’re appealing the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him and his company. The First Judicial Appellate Division will hear the case to determine whether Trump can have the penalty dismissed. In the filing, Trump’s attorneys request that an appeals court determine whether New …

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel announces her resignation effective March 8

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel announced on Monday that she will step down next month as chairwoman, after having served as chair of the RNC since 2017. She was the second woman to lead the RNC. McDaniel, 50, said in a statement that she will step down on March 8 shortly after the Super …

New details of suspect are revealed in slain University of Georgia jogger case

Federal officials revealed new details on Sunday regarding the suspect charged with the death of an Augusta University College of Nursing student on the University of Georgia campus in Athens. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (‘ICE’) confirmed that the suspect, Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, of Athens, is a Venezuelan migrant and not a United States …

Arrest made in murder of Kentucky student found in dorm room

Police in Kentucky say that a suspect has been arrested in connection to the death of a student who was found dead in his dorm room over the weekend at Campbellsville University. The victim, 18-year-old Josiah Kilman, was discovered unresponsive in his dorm room around 1 a.m. local time Saturday morning. According to a press …

Federal judge says MyPillow’s Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute

A federal judge said that ‘MyPillow’ chief executive Mike Lindell must pay $5 million to a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Lindell, who says he plans to appeal, pointed out that the breach-of-contract lawsuit was against one of his companies, Lindell Management LLC, …

Pres. Biden blasts Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling on frozen embryos

President Joe Biden blasted the Alabama Supreme Court’s recent decision on in vitro fertilization which ruled that frozen embryos are people. The state court’s decision prompted the University of Alabama at Birmingham pause IVF treatments. Biden said that the Alabama high court’s decision is a “direct result” of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, …