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Democrats push for congressional hearing with Epstein survivors amid ongoing pressure

In their latest efforts to keep the resurged Jeffrey Epstein criminal case at the forefront of the national conversation, Democrats are pushing for a congressional hearing with survivors of the convicted sex trafficker and pedophile. In a joint letter led by U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., more than a dozen House Democrats requested the hearing from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. As President Donald Trump‘s U.S. Justice Department seeks testimony from Epstein’s imprisoned co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, Democratic lawmakers […]

todayAugust 8, 2025

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Education Secretary Linda McMahon doesn’t appear to know what Tulsa Race Massacre is during House hearing

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon got an unexpected pop quiz on Black history during a congressional hearing on Wednesday. While questioned by Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., McMahon appeared clueless about the Tulsa Race Massacre, a historical event of racial violence that has horrified generations of African Americans. McMahon, who President Donald Trump appointed with a mandate to dismantle the Education Department, testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor about her agency’s budget and priorities. During one striking […]

todayJune 4, 2025 7

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Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny at his confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — If Pete Hegseth were still in uniform, his extramarital affairs and a decision to flatly ignore a combat commander’s directive would not just be drawing the attention of senators — they could have run afoul of military law. That is raising questions among current and former defense leaders and veterans about whether Hegseth would be able to enforce discipline in the ranks if confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary. Hegseth would oversee more than 2 million troops who could […]

todayJanuary 18, 2025 1

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Georgia appeals court cancels hearing in election interference case against Trump

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Monday canceled oral arguments that were scheduled for next month on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against President-elect Donald Trump. Trump and other defendants had asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to hold oral arguments in the case, and the court had set those arguments for Dec. 5. But in a one-line order with no […]

todayNovember 19, 2024

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Fani Willis hearing shows no proof of monetary benefit, lawyer says

ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump indicated Friday that he would rule within the next two weeks on whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case over a romantic relationship with a top prosecutor. After several days of extraordinary testimony, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee heard arguments over whether Willis’ relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade amounts to a conflict of interest that should force them off one of four criminal […]

todayMarch 2, 2024 2

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Fani Willis ‘did what she needed to do’ during defiant testimony in misconduct hearing

Some believe District Attorney Fani Willis “did what she needed to do” while giving testimony during a Fulton County misconduct hearing to determine whether she should be disqualified from overseeing the criminal case in Georgia against former President Donald Trump.  “She understood the assignment,” said Reecie Colbert, a political commentator and host of Sirius XM’s “The Reecie Colbert Show.”  “She came out more on top than she started. When the news first broke, it was like, girl, come on…you knew […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

Community Events

May 27th Hearings

By: Emily Guiles On May 27th Muskegon Heights City Council conducted three hearings, the subject of which are three businesses. Two of which are the Chicken Coop and Shell Mart. All businesses were trying to petition and waiver the public ordinance that these businesses were put under. The first up to argue their case was Shellmart, who were represented by, Attorney Tom Andrews. Andrews argued that Shellmart should have a waiver because prior to the ordinance it had been open […]

todayMay 29, 2015