Новости за 11.08.2023

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's bail was revoked on Friday after a judge ruled in favor of federal prosecutors. He was placed back in custody directly from the court hearing, The Associated Press reported. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan rescinded Bankman-Fried’s bail due to reported witness tampering on his behalf. Prosecutors claimed the meddling included harassing...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says the elevation of U.S. Attorney David Weiss to serve as the special counsel in charge of investigating Hunter Biden, the president’s son, “doesn’t pass the smell test,” given the plea agreement Weiss negotiated with the younger Biden earlier this year fell apart under court scrutiny.   Attorney General Merrick Garland...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story East Palestine residents say fears persist six months later Months after a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, residents say their concerns haven't been fully alleviated. © AP While no one was killed in the...

Republican 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley said voters on the campaign trail are not talking about Hunter Biden’s legal issues in an interview Friday on Fox News after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a new special counsel. “I will tell you that when we go to town halls in South Carolina, New...

A Richmond, Va., appeals court on Friday sided with the Biden administration and a pipeline operator, giving the OK for construction of a natural gas pipeline set to run through parts of Virginia and West Virginia. In the Friday ruling, a three-court panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Mountain Valley Pipeline,...

GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that if Hunter Biden were Republican, he would be in jail. “If he were a Republican, he’d be in jail right now, and we all know that,” DeSantis said of President Biden's son during a campaign stop in Iowa. His comments come after Attorney General...

NFL hall of famer Brett Favre will remain a defendant in a civil case over welfare fraud in Mississippi, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday. Favre is accused of being part of a scheme to redirect millions in state welfare funds toward projects backed by the powerful and politically connected. He asked to be removed...

The military’s failure to end rampant sexual assault and hold offenders accountable put its flawed military justice system in the spotlight for the last decade. During this time, the military vigorously resisted calls to modernize its archaic process, claiming that commanders were better suited than military lawyers to make traditional criminal prosecution decisions. Yet these...

A Wisconsin judge on Thursday rejected an effort to dismiss a civil case against 10 fake electors for former President Trump and two of Trump’s attorneys, court records show. The case centers on an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election by submitting false slates of electors for Trump in seven targeted...

The disastrous wildfires that swept the island of Maui last week suggest new territory for natural disasters, including the prospect of large urban centers threatened by the blazes. The fires have killed at least 55 people as of Friday morning, and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. has compared the devastation to “a war zone where… a bomb...

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) consider an in-person face-off this fall, strategists across the political spectrum see a shared opportunity for the governors to position themselves as the future of their respective bases.  While Newsom has for months been seeking to debate DeSantis — and both governors are notorious for slamming each other’s policies — only in...

The Illinois Supreme Court shut down a challenge to the state’s assault weapons ban on Friday, passed last year after a Fourth of July mass shooting killed seven and injured 48 near Chicago. A 4-3 majority ruled that regulations preventing the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines is constitutional and can continue, overruling a...

Conservative Iowa talk show host Steve Deace threw his support behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's presidential bid on Friday.  “I'm endorsing Ron DeSantis for president because I think he's the strongest leader in the race. I think that's proven. I've just seen a level of leadership, strength, that I've just not seen in this era,”...

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus campaign arm is throwing its lot behind Rhode Island's lieutenant governor in an unpredictable 12-way Democratic primary to replace retired Rep. David Cicilline (D). Bold PAC, the group's campaign arm, is betting that Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos can come out on top to represent the safe Democratic district. "Rhode Island is...

DES MOINES — Former Vice President Mike Pence told The Hill in a brief interview Friday that he's ready to take on former President Trump when the first GOP presidential debate takes place this month in Milwaukee. "I think I've been preparing for this debate my whole life," Pence told The Hill. "I spent a...

Former President Trump's team on Friday responded with skepticism to the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the investigation into President Biden's son Hunter. The Trump campaign issued a statement from an unnamed spokesperson arguing the Biden family has been "protected by the Justice Department for decades." "If this special counsel is truly independent...

Prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden on tax-related charges say a trial is imminent after plea deal negotiations fell apart last month. David Weiss, the U.S. attorney leading the case moved to dismiss the case against Biden in new court filings so prosecutors can bring charges in Washington, D.C., or California. The president's son was set to...

Officials from three federal agencies served as witnesses during a House Oversight subcommittee hearing Thursday aimed at examining the shortcomings of the federal response to Hurricane Ian. Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee members held the hearing in Florida, which was devastated by Hurricane Ian last September. Witnesses included officials from the Federal Emergency...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers, featuring the co-chairs of the Congressional Soccer Caucus, is asking the president of FIFA to allow the Afghanistan Women’s Football team to represent its country in global events.  Members of the team fled from Afghanistan after the Taliban took over its government in 2021 and were evacuated to Australia, where...

Top House Republicans are accusing the Biden administration of attempting to stymie their investigation into Hunter Biden following the Department of Justice's appointment of a special counsel. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) raised doubts about whether special counsel David Weiss could be trusted and pledged in a statement that House Republicans would continue their investigations into...

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT   TALK OF THE MORNING Trump judge: Politics won’t play into trial timeline in election interference case © The Associated Press A federal judge in D.C. says former President Trump's ongoing campaign for the 2024 presidential election will have no bearing in how she handles his ongoing election interference case. “The...

The Artemis Accords should be a 21st-century forum for intergovernmental discussion, debate, and cooperation on space.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a 2024 Republican presidential contender, said on Friday he was concerned that pollsters are leaving him out of surveys — making it harder for him to participate in the first GOP debate. The Republican National Committee (RNC) requires candidates to meet specific donor and polling thresholds. Suarez met the donor threshold,...

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed David Weiss, the Delaware federal prosecutor who has led the investigation into Hunter Biden, as a special counsel overseeing the investigation. The move comes as a pending plea deal involving the president's son appears to be unwinding. Garland said he made the decision in the politically explosive case...

When Congress returns from recess, lawmakers are aiming to craft a new farm bill that reauthorizes billions of dollars in federal spending and sets priorities for national agriculture, nutrition, conservation and forestry policies. Given the vital importance of this once-every-five-years legislation and the urgent need to mitigate climate issues, lawmakers should incorporate two provisions that bolster...