R. Kelly’s attorney is sounding off after a judge put a curfew on the use of R&B singer’s Chicago recording studio due to allegations of multiple building code violations. In January, Judge Patrice Ball-Reed ordered the second floor of Kelly’s studio — which was being used as a bedroom — closed because it posed fire…… MORE
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi urged members of Congress on Wednesday to back a resolution halting the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump to fund a border wall. Pelosi’s call to action comes as the White House plows ahead on transferring federal funds not contingent on Trump’s declaration toward building a wall along…… MORE
A school bus driver was arrested after she overdosed while driving and crashed into a tree, Newark police said. The driver, Lisa Byrd, was transporting a dozen students from 14th Avenue School in Newark when the vehicle crashed into a tree on Wednesday, officials said in a statement. When first responders arrived, police said they…… MORE
Robert Mueller’s report could land within days, yet rather than offering definitive answers, his hotly anticipated filing might only ignite a new controversy — over how much of the special counsel’s conclusions most Americans get to see. Sources told CNN on Wednesday that the Justice Department is preparing for Mueller to report to Attorney General…… MORE
Michael Cohen will testify publicly before Congress on February 27 on an array of topics linked to his former boss and client, President Donald Trump, the House Oversight Committee said Wednesday. Cohen was initially scheduled to testify in front of the committee on February 7, but that appearance was canceled by Cohen and his legal…… MORE
Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to sign a party pledge affirming that he will run for president as a Democrat in 2020 and serve as one if elected, senior campaign adviser Jeff Weaver told CNN on Wednesday. The Democratic National Committee said on Tuesday that it planned to meet in the coming week with the presidential…… MORE
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam canceled the first stop on his apology tour following a letter from the Virginia Union University student government asking him to not attend a chapel service Thursday honoring a group of 1960s-era civil rights protesters. Northam announced the cancellation on his Twitter account Wednesday evening. “I appreciate the original invitation of…… MORE
GOP Rep. Bradley Byrne of Alabama announced Wednesday that he will seek to challenge Democratic Sen. Doug Jones in the 2020 election, setting up an attempt for the GOP to take back the Senate seat in the heavily Republican state. Byrne had mulled a Senate bid publicly well ahead of the announcement and was expected…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s top negotiators will press hard in this week’s talks with their Chinese counterparts to close gaps on issues spanning everything from currency manipulation to halting Beijing’s practice of forcing American companies to give up their technology in exchange for market access. The big question is whether Trump will forgo escalating trade tensions…… MORE
Thanks to CNN reporting, we now know that Attorney General Bill Barr is readying to receive special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election — and the possibility of collusion with Donald Trump’s campaign — as soon as next week. Which is BIG news! For the better part of the last…… MORE
