FILE (AP Photo/Gerald Penny, File) Scottish actor Sean Connery, considered by many to have been the best James Bond, has died, aged 90. Bond producers EON Productions confirmed his death, first reported by the BBC. Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they were “devastated by the news.” In a varied career, Connery played James Bond seven times, starting…
The nomination, appointment, and confirmation of Amy Cohen Barrett was seen as a political power grab to some people. Democrats are against the appointment to the Supreme Court, because it happened so close to Election Day. So, close in fact that no other Supreme Court Justice has ever been appointed to the court so close to an election. In 2016,…
Amy Coney Barrett is headed to to the Supreme Court. The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, with Republicans overpowering Democratic opposition a week before Election Day. Barrett will be the third Supreme Court justice nominated by Trump. At 48, she is likely secure a conservative court majority for years to come. With no real power to stop the…
The Republican-led U.S. Senate has voted to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections. Barrett’s confirmation on Monday is hardly in doubt, with the majority Republicans mostly united in support behind President Donald Trump’s pick. But Democrats are poised to keep the Senate in session into the night in attempts to stall, arguing that…
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – It was debate night for President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. They’ve squared off in Nashville in their final face-to-face confrontation before the…
The U.S. Supreme Court has stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October. The court on Tuesday said the 2020 census should be stopped for now. The Trump administration argued that the head count needed to end immediately so the U.S. Census Bureau had enough time to crunch the numbers before a…
The second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden is officially off. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed Friday that the Oct. 15 face off would be scrapped. The decision was made a day after the commission announced the debate would take place “virtually” because Trump had contracted the Coronavirus. Trump balked at holding the debate…
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled legislation today that would allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove the president. Pelosi insists it’s not about President Donald Trump but inspired by…
Eddie Van Halen performs in Phoenix in 2004. Van Halen, who had battled cancer, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Tom Hood, File) Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose blinding speed, control and innovation propelled his band Van Halen into one of hard rock’s biggest groups, fueled the unmistakable grinding solo in Michael Jackson’s hit “Beat It” and elevated…
President Donald Trump stands on the balcony outside of the Blue Room as he returns to the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Trump says he feels “good” as he arrived back at the White House after three days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he was being treated for COVID-19. Marine One landed at the White House…
