Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024. Kevin Wurm | Reuters With the levers of power in Washington, D.C., about to change hands, a raft of pro-crypto legislation is expected from Congress and the Trump administration. To date, there’s been […]
WASHINGTON − A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s request to block Friday’s sentencing in his New York hush-money criminal case, guaranteeing that Trump will carry the label “convicted felon” when he returns to the White House. In the first test of how receptive the court may be to the incoming president, four of […]
I usually kick off every Jan. 1 with the Rose Parade broadcast on Channel 5, then college football in the afternoon and evening. It’s one of the few days I honestly, truly try to relax and do something that’s next to impossible for me: not work. Sadly, that’s not how I began my 2025. I […]
The judge presiding over the hush money against Donald Trump denied his bid to dismiss the case and said he’ll sentence him on January 10, ten days before his inauguration. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by political strategist Chai Komanduri. (The Beat’s YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Ari: / arimelber Beat merch: www.msnbc.com/Beat5)
The spike in crime rates prompted by the pandemic in 2020 cemented the backlash to progressive criminal justice reform. In the years that followed, lawmakers from both major parties passed laws that rolled back changes to the criminal justice system that had aimed to lower penalties and reduce the prison population. And in 2024, tough-on-crime […]
FILE – Nate Coulter, executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), looks at a book in the main branch of the public library in downtown Little Rock, Ark., May 23, 2023. An increasing number of conservative states are pushing for measures making it easier to ban or restrict access to books. (AP Photo/Katie […]
A judge ruled Monday that Marilyn Manson can’t use the specter of his “indefinite” criminal investigation to avoid sitting for a deposition in the sexual assault and battery lawsuit brought by his former personal assistant, Ashley Walters. Los Angeles County Judge Steve Cochran said Manson, born Brian Warner, can still show up, assert his Fifth […]
What happens when violent crimes are overshadowed by appearances?
Grant Halverson/Getty Images SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee said it would be “criminal” for the CFP selection committee to leave his team out of the playoff after Saturday’s ACC championship game loss to Clemson. “It would be criminal if we are not in,” Lashlee said, per Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. “It would be wrong not […]
Team Roc, Roc Nation’s social justice division, has announced the launch of a new true crime podcast called “Corruption Uncovered” that will investigate and examine the misconduct and systemic failures within the criminal justice system in Kansas City, Kansas. The inaugural episode of the weekly series will be available on Dec. 6. According to the announcement, […]
