Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming is highlighting her role as the top Republican on the Jan. 6 committee in a closing ad for her all but doomed re-election campaign, as polls show her badly trailing her Trump-backed opponent, Harriet Hageman, just five days before the primary. But the nearly two-and-a-half-minute ad released online Thursday appeared…
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Former police officer gets 7-plus years in prison in Jan. 6 case
Robertson gets credit for the 13 months he has already spent in custody. Robertson has been jailed since Cooper ruled last year that he violated the terms of his pretrial release by possessing firearms. The judge said he was troubled by Robertson’s conduct since his arrest — not only his stockpiling of guns but also…
Scott Peterson’s attorneys argue for new trial in murders of wife Laci Peterson and unborn son
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Scott Peterson appeared in a California court on Thursday for prosecutors and attorneys to argue their respective cases over whether the convicted killer deserves a new trial in the 2002 murders of his wife and unborn son. After more than five and a half hours, the day’s…
Takeaways From Garland’s Statement on the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Search
All week, former President Donald J. Trump’s allies pressed Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to explain the basis for the search warrant federal agents had executed at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence — and he refused to break the silence he wears like his unwrinkled, federal blue suit. On Thursday, Mr. Garland finally responded, summoning the…
Republicans May Regret Pushing the DOJ to Release the Search Warrant
Many of Trump’s GOP allies have clamored for the DOJ to release its Mar-a-Lago search warrant and supporting documentation. On Thursday, the DOJ moved to do just that, asking a court to unseal portions of the warrant. Legal experts and political strategists say Trump’s backers bit off more than they could chew and the DOJ…
Thomas Robertson: Former Virginia police officer sentenced to more than 7 years in January 6 case
Thomas Robertson entered the Capitol with the first breach of rioters that day, prosecutors said, and marks the second rioter convicted by a jury to be sentenced. Guy Reffitt, the first riot defendant convicted by a jury, received the same sentence of 87 months behind bars — the highest sentence in a January 6 case…
NYC carriage horse on the mend after scary collapse: stable worker
The sick carriage horse that collapsed on a busy Manhattan street won’t be sold off or euthanized as a result, a stable employee insisted to The Post on Thursday. The horse, named Ryder, spent the night at the West Side Livery stables on West 38th Street after he was filmed lying in the middle of…
Mall of America shooting suspects nabbed after getting haircuts in Chicago
A man who allegedly fired a gun inside Minnesota’s Mall of America last week was arrested along with his accused accomplice 400 miles away in Chicago Thursday afternoon, a report said. Shamar Alon Lark, 21, and Rashad Jamal May, 23, were busted by an FBI-led task force after getting haircuts in the Windy City, officials…
Florida man mocks Trump, flying ‘Ha Ha Ha’ banner over Mar-a-Lago home
A Florida man on Wednesday commissioned a plane to pull a sky banner with the message “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha” and fly over Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home as supporters of the former president rallied outside to protest this week’s FBI search of the home. Miami resident Thomas Kennedy told USA TODAY Thursday that…
Man who tried to breach FBI office killed after standoff
WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) — An armed man clad in body armor who tried to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office on Thursday was shot and killed by police after he fled the scene and engaged in an hourslong standoff in a rural part of the state, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The confrontation came as…