Abrams says she'll fund police if elected Georgia governor
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) said that she will fund police departments in the state is she is elected governor in November. In an interview with Axios published Thursday, Abrams said she wants to establish a grant program that is focused on helping raise daily wages for local law enforcement and implementing changes involving training standards and accountability controls. Abrams’ plan will also include new guidelines for police policies
Read MoreThis loyalty to Trump: Were they all ‘detached from reality’?
A friend reached out to me the other day asking what I thought about the House hearings investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. I told him I thought the testimony was devastating, that it showed that Donald Trump lied over and over again about how the 2020 presidential election was allegedly “stolen,” despite the fact that there was no evidence to support such a contention. I didn’t think that anything I said was the least bit controversial, but my friend apparently did. “I
Read MoreAnti-abortion group launches $2 million ad buy in key swing states ahead of Supreme Court decision
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, a conservative anti-abortion group, launched a $2 million digital ad buy in a number of key midterm states on Thursday ahead of the imminent Supreme Court decision on abortion rights. The ad buy is set to run in Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin for two weeks. In the ads, the group zeroes in on what it says are “scientific advances that reveal the humanity of unborn children and the extremism of U.S. policy that allows unlimited late-term ab
Read MoreBiden to make 'Late Late Show' cameo
President Biden is getting ready to “Take a Break” with James Corden, appearing on the popular “Late Late Show” segment. The commander in chief will take part in “Take a Break: White House” that will air next week, CBS announced Thursday. Starting Monday, Corden’s late-night TV program will broadcast from London for a “special week of shows.” Corden “immerses himself in the heart of American politics in his most prestigious ‘Take a Break’ segment yet when he fills in as the assistant to the president,” CBS said in a news release touting Biden’s appearance. It’s
Read MoreLive coverage: Jan. 6 panel explores Trump pressure campaign on DOJ
Justice Department officials’ unwavering resistance to then-President Trump’s attempts to use their agency to legitimize his bid to remain in office will be the focus of Thursday’s hearing from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. “In the remaining weeks of the transition, President Trump tried to pressure the Department of Justice and help him overturn the 2020 election,” a select committee aide told reporters Wednesday. Follow The Hill's live coverage below. Catch up while you're waiting for hearing to begin
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