Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin overturned the conviction of a former deputy who was sentenced to serve three years in prison for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man accused of shoplifting from a mall. Ex-deputy Wesley Gonzalez Shifflet received a full pardon on Jan. 15 from Youngkin, just two days before the outgoing governor’s term was…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to shut down mounting questions about Donald Trump’s unraveling immigration crackdown in Minnesota by dragging Barack Obama into the mess. Instead, she poured gasoline on a fire. Facing reporters as Minneapolis reeled from protests, political backlash, and the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents,…
(Photo: Getty Images/X via Nicki Minaj) “The Trump administration is using her, and she, in part, is using them as well,” Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross tells theGrio. Rapper Nicki Minaj appeared to confirm suspicions behind her very public support for President Donald Trump on Wednesday, revealing that the commander-in-chief gifted her with a free Trump…
Source: PAUL J. RICHARDS / Getty Virginia’s redistricting effort is facing a legal setback after a federal judge ruled the Grand Assembly’s process was illegal. According to AP, Tazewell Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. found that the Virginia Grand Assembly didn’t follow the proper procedures when introducing the constitutional amendment that would allow them…
Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Pharrell Williams has responded through his legal team to the lawsuit filed last week by former musical collaborator Chad Hugo. After finding himself at the center of a lawsuit filed last week by Chad Hugo—his former musical collaborator and the other half of the groundbreaking duo The…
Source: Davidoff Studios Photography / Getty According to reports, a new petition from convicted Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has a striking revelation in it, alleging that there were more people involved in the late financier’s abuse who haven’t been charged. The news comes as many question the Department of Justice’s continued blockage of the…
One of President Donald Trump’s yes-man was caught red-handed in a moment that can neither be explained by the White House nor through any briefing notes. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio came to Capitol Hill prepared to discuss U.S. policy, armed with talking points, diplomatic language, and a very serious expression. Unfortunately for…
Source: Scott Olson / Getty As the Trump administration continues to grapple with the fallout from its unhinged and easily debunked smear campaign against Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal agents in Minnesota, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson has confirmed that the two federal agents who shot and killed the 37-year-old…
At Wednesday’s Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump left audiences scratching their heads after claiming that during last January’s Los Angeles-area wildfires, some houses had sprinklers in the living room — with no water in them. The bizarre assertion came amid a rambling tirade in which he also accused the U.S. military…
Donald Trump’s Iowa appearance included a faith-tinged moment that landed with more questions than clarity. After months of floating aloud whether he even makes it into heaven, the oldest sitting president found himself at the center of an exchange with a supporter that unfolded in a way viewers didn’t quite know how to read. The…
