Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: It is disappointing that our legal system has become so politicized. The former president is being accused of something 30 years ago, and reports say that his accuser can’t recall the month or the year. This civil trial with a price tag in the millions seems to be nothing more than ANOTHER attempt to …

CBS News reports: Elon Musk on Thursday tweeted that he’s found “a new CEO for X/Twitter,” adding, “She will be starting in ~6 weeks!” Musk said that he’ll transition to executive chairman and chief technology officer of the social media network. Musk, who bought Twitter last year, didn’t disclose the name of the new CEO. The billionaire has said for …

Florida Politics reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 policies will now be enshrined in state law as the Governor signed bills that will make permanent bans on vaccine and mask mandates as well as give a shield to doctors who deviate from other medical professionals. SB 1580 allows health care providers and insurance companies to deny care or reimbursement for …

“I know the Republicans said that the smoking gun were these financial records that you were able to subpoena and got your hands on. They show that some of the president’s relatives were paid more than $10 million from foreign sources between 2015 and 2017. “And your party, the Republican investigators, say that that’s proof of influence peddling by Hunter …

Global News reports: “Possible hate-motivated” assaults outside of a Vaughan liquor store last weekend were likely initiated over a suspected Bud Light purchase, police say. York Regional Police issued a news release about the incident, which happened at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. A man and a woman were allegedly accosted by several males outside of a store located in the …

Politico reports: When Sen. Joe Manchin upbraided EPA on Wednesday for requiring power plants to reduce their carbon emissions, he didn’t mention that the agency’s rules could threaten his personal income. The West Virginia Democrat vowed to oppose Biden’s EPA nominees because the agency’s rules being proposed Thursday could push coal- and gas-fired power plants “out of existence,” he said. …

Yahoo News reports: The Washington, D.C. home of right-wing activist Steve Bannon appears to have been swatted again. Police and rescue workers responded to a shooting call at Bannon’s Thursday morning. “At approximately 10:32am, MPD responded to the 200 block of A Street NE, for the report of a shooting,” D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department told the Daily News. “Preliminarily, this …

The Associated Press reports: Officials in Missouri’s largest city are moving to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care, defying state officials who are intent on banning it for minors and restricting it for adults. A Kansas City Council committee approved such a resolution Wednesday. The full council will now consider it Thursday. The council members …

AlterNet reports: A Democratic candidate is taking aim at Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) in hopes of unseating the embattled lawmaker. With a video that highlighted the ongoing controversies Santos is currently entangled in, Kaplan shared her reason for running for office as she emphasized what her main objective is. “George Santos is a disgrace,” the ad begins. It also offered …

The Hill reports: Republican Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), whose relationship with former President Trump has frayed after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, said Thursday he won’t be backing the former president’s bid to return to the White House, one day after Trump’s controversial CNN town hall. “I don’t intend to support him for the Republican nomination,” Young told reporters Thursday. …

CNN reports: Republican Rep. George Santos’ deal with Brazilian authorities to avoid prosecution in a 2008 fraud case is expected to be finalized Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, according to documents viewed by CNN. Prosecutors proposed a deal with Santos in which he would pay a fine to the state of Rio de Janeiro and reimburse the victim for the …

Courthouse News reports: Failure to show remorse resulted in a 37-month prison sentence Wednesday for a Nevada man who assaulted police officers and helped to breach the doors to the Capitol Rotunda and the Senate chamber at the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Nathaniel DeGrave, 32, did offer an apology at his sentencing hearing and noted that he felt sick …

Reuters reports: When deliberating whether to settle its defamation lawsuit against Fox for $787.5 million in April, the CEO of Dominion Voting Systems and his partner saw the figure as “a very big price to put on truth and journalism and probably not a bad precedent,” Dominion head John Poulos said Wednesday. Poulos, Dominion’s co-founder and chief executive, spoke about …

The Associated Press reports: Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can donate blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex, under a federal policy finalized Thursday by health regulators. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines ease decades-old restrictions designed to protect the blood supply from HIV. The agency announced plans for the change in January and said this week …

“I was by the vice president’s side when the United States Secret Service three times asked him to evacuate the Capitol, and as you know, the vice president refused to leave because he said that that’s not the image he wanted the world to see. The hallmark of democracy, where a vice president would have to flee that setting. “What …

The New York Post reports: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he would not support lying Long Island Rep. George Santos in his re-election bid after the freshman lawmaker was blasted with fraud and money laundering charges. McCarthy implied in a interview with CNN that Santos should consider dropping out of the 2024 race while he deals with the court case …

Florida Playbook reports: Never Back Down PAC last night went after Trump in real-time. The organization live-tweeted the town hall and, just as importantly, faulted Trump for focusing on the 2020 election and Jan. 6 insurrection. The group circulated a CNN clip from a focus group that listened to the town hall that said “Watch Trump supporters at Trump’s townhall …

The Associated Press reports: A U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed protester at a Black Lives Matter march in Texas was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday, after prosecutors used his social media history and text messages to portray him as a racist who may commit violence again. Daniel Perry’s sentence now pushes the case toward a …

“If you’re thinking about prosecuting Donald Trump in relation to the effort to steal the election, you’re gonna need to show that connection, that Donald Trump knew and understood that his words would be acted on. Knew and understood that people were listening to him and would actually do things because he said so, and stop doing things because he …

Axios reports: The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was followed by a “sharp increase” in violence directed against abortion providers and patients, according to a new report from the National Abortion Federation. The report found that states that protect abortion access saw a “disproportionate” increase, including a ninefold increase in reported cases of stalking, a doubling of …