Former U.S. President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges in New York and accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of being the real "criminal" for prosecuting him and illegally leaking grand jury information, while Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson called the case against Trump "the boldest election interference ever attempted in this country's history."
New York-based Signature Bank, with $110.36 billion in assets, has become the third largest bank failure in US history, following the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, but depositors of both banks will be made whole and no losses will be borne by the taxpayer.
Following the train derailment in Ohio last month, there was something of a groundswell among some Republicans calling for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was among those calling for that, while a group of House Republicans introduced a resolution, later withdrawn, calling for Buttigieg to step down.
Students attending Marymount University, a Catholic liberal arts institution in Arlington, Virginia, are protesting and voicing their concerns regarding school officials' recent decision to cut nine majors and one graduate program, including theology and religious studies.
Only a few weeks ago, city officials in Port Wentworth, Ga., attacked one of their police officers for posting online his perspective on biblical marriage.
Manu Raju is a Democrat activist and CNN reporter who camps out in congressional hallways to ask questions that help advance his party’s political agenda.
