Month: May 2023

Thursday, May 25, 2023 11:42 p.m HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County’s attorney has vowed to sue the state when the governor signs two bills that would give him more of a voice only in the county’s election process. “We don’t want our legislators going to Austin with their personal vendettas,” said County Attorney Christian Menefee. Senate Bill 1750 would eliminate Harris County’s election trustees and transfer power to two elected county officials. About half of Texas counties have an election administrator, but the bill would eliminate only Harris County. Senate Bill 1933 makes it easier for the Secretary…

The home of a Memphis City Council member and Shelby County commissioner was searched Thursday by the FBI in Tennessee. An FBI spokesman told Fox News Digital that the search was conducted at the Memphis home, which property records show is owned by Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford, Sr. The home is also associated with his son, Edmund Ford, Jr., who is a Shelby County commissioner, according to a March campaign filing. Edmund Ford Mr. and Edmund Ford, Jr. (Memphis, Tennessee and Shelby County) The spokesman did not confirm further details about the search. CLICK HERE TO GET THE…

AUSTIN — In a historic move that foreshadows the ouster of one of the state’s most powerful Republicans, a House ethics panel on Thursday recommended the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The move comes after House investigators, who conducted a months-long ethics probe into Paxton, alleged that he abused his position and broke the law to help a campaign donor. A full House impeachment vote could come as soon as this weekend, forcing Republican lawmakers to decide whether to oust one of the state’s most prominent Republicans. If a majority of the House members accept the impeachment, the…

Break down what could happen if talks on the US debt ceiling fail Break down what could happen if talks on the US debt ceiling fail 04:45 (CBS DETROIT) – We’re a week away from the Treasury Department saying the US will run out of money to pay its bills as negotiations continue on Capitol Hill. Antonio Doblas Madrid, associate professor of economics at Michigan State University, joined CBS News Detroit on Thursday to discuss what could happen if talks on the US debt ceiling fail. Thanks for reading CBS NEWS. Create your free account or login for more features….

Durbin: Speaker McCarthy is ‘playing political poker’ in debt ceiling showdown Durbin: Speaker McCarthy is ‘playing political poker’ in debt ceiling showdown 01:01 CHICAGO (CBS) – Lawmakers in Washington have just one week to raise the debt ceiling or risk the first US debt default in history. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden are optimistic that a deal can be reached in time. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) is pushing McCarthy. “Speaker McCarthy in Washington is playing political poker with other people’s money,” Durbin said. “What I mean by that is his failure to reach an agreement on…

The Locust Valley business owner who owns Bayville Adventure Park pleaded guilty Thursday to disaster relief fraud and wire fraud, admitting in federal court in Central Islip that he received $3.2 million in COVID-19 disaster funds by lying in online loan applications. Donald Finley, who also owned the now-defunct Jekyll & Hyde theme restaurant in Manhattan, told U.S. Magistrate Arlene R. Lindsay that he inflated the payroll of his business entities in order to obtain additional funds. He also admitted to taking loans even though he knew his businesses were ineligible. Finley used the money for personal use, including buying…

TALLAHASSEE – After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a major election bill into law Wednesday, legal battles over new restrictions on voter registration groups immediately began. Organizations such as the Florida League of Women Voters and the NAACP filed two federal lawsuits arguing that the restrictions violate First Amendment rights and will harm efforts to target black and Hispanic voters. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the bill (SB 7050) last month and was signed by DeSantis on Wednesday, hours before he formally announced he would run for president in 2024. The bill focuses largely on placing additional restrictions on “third-party” voter registration…

Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with her husband Ike Turner for a dynamic series of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and 1970s and survived her awful marriage to succeed in the middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got.” to Do With It”, has died at the age of 83. Turner died on Tuesday after a long illness at his home in Küsnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland, according to his manager. She became a Swiss citizen a decade ago. Few stars traveled so far: Anna Mae Bullock was born in a segregated hospital…