2023-10-19 16:37:00 CNN — El Niño will drive what might be a warmer or wetter winter in parts of the US this year, according to an outlook released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday. But don’t worry, snow lovers. El Niño – a natural ocean and weather pattern in the tropical Pacific … Read more
CNN — The Justice Department has asked a federal appellate court to speed up its schedule for weighing the department’s appeal of a judge’s order requiring a special master to review classified documents from Mar-a-Lago. In the expedition request filed to the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, the DOJ proposed a briefing … Read more
Washington CNN — Several top allies of Donald Trump will launch a new super PAC to buoy Republican candidates who have earned the former President’s support in the midterm electionsCNN has learned, following months of minimal spending by Trump-aligned groups that has frustrated party strategists left to fill the void. Called MAGA, Inc., the new … Read more
CNN — The state of Alabama halted the execution of a death row inmate Thursday evening due to an inability to meet protocols before a midnight deadline, officials say. Alan Eugene Miller was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection following a US Supreme Court ruling earlier Thursday vacated a lower court injunction in a … Read more
CNN — Fiona has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, reaching sustained winds of 80 mph with gusts of up to 100 mph as it churns in the Caribbean regarding 50 miles south of Puerto Rico, bringing with it the threats of flooding and mudslides, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update. The storm’s … Read more
CNN — The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers proposed two selections each to a federal judge for who should serve as “special master” in the Mar-a-Lago investigation. District Court Judge Aileen Cannonthe Trump-appointed judge presiding over the case, earlier this week granted the former President’s request to appoint a third-party attorney, known … Read more
CNN — US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of Asia, according to a senior Taiwanese government official and a US official, despite warnings from Biden administration officials, who are worried regarding China’s response to such a high-profile visit. The stop – the first for a US … Read more
Washington CNN — Justice Department prosecutors are preparing to fight in court to force former White House officials to testify regarding then-President Donald Trump’s conversations and actions around January 6according to people briefed on the matter. At issue are claims of executive privilege that prosecutors expect the former president to make in order to shield … Read more