Rhode Island state Senate candidate suspends campaign after video shows him hitting opponent at protest
A Republican candidate for Rhode Island state Senate suspended his campaign on Saturday after a video was posted that appeared to show him hitting an opposing candidate at a protest in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Jeann Lugo, a police officer who was off duty at the time, is shown on video hitting opponent Jennifer Rourke amid a large Providence, R.I., rally in response to Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the decision overturning Roe. The Providence Police Depa
Read MoreACLU, Planned Parenthood of Utah sue in attempt to block state's abortion trigger law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah and Planned Parenthood of Utah filed a lawsuit against the state seeking to block its abortion “trigger” law, which went into effect on Friday following the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The groups argued that Utah’s law, which bans abortion at any stage of pregnancy with limited exceptions, violates the state’s constitution. “If left in pla
Read MoreTwo arrested for destruction of property at Supreme Court amid protests
U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) arrested two people Saturday for destruction of property during protests at the Supreme Court in the wake of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The two allegedly threw paint over the fence separating protesters and others from the Supreme Court building, according to USCP. Demonstrators have accumulated outside the Supreme Court since it released its
Read MoreTrump told Jan. 6 filmmaker he was scared after getting COVID
Former President Trump acknowledged he was scared when he discovered he had COVID-19 given how many friends of his had died during the pandemic, he told a British documentarian filming him in the months leading up to Jan. 6. The remarks are a shift from his public comments after he was infected with the coronavirus in October 2020. After Trump left Walter Reed Hospital, where he spent 3 days being treated for COVID-19, he told people “don’t be afraid of it.” Filmmaker Alex Holder was subpoenaed by the House committee investigating Jan. 6 and asked to turn over his interv
Read MoreZelensky urges countries to send Ukraine air defense systems amid Russian missile strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a plea for the country’s allies to send it air defense systems in response to continued Russian missile attacks. Zelensky made a speech addressed to the Ukrainian people and the world on Saturday as the Russia-Ukraine war reached four full months. He said countries issuing punishing sanctions on Russia is not enough, and air defense systems are needed more in Ukraine than “a
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