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New York CNN —A former top executive of failed cryptocurrency trading platform FTX pleaded guilty and is cooperating with federal prosecutors investigating the alleged billion-dollar fraud at the now collapsed exchange. Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at FTX, pleaded guilty to six conspiracy charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate federal campaign finances laws. Singh is the third top executive and close confidante of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors. Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX, and Caroline Ellison, the former head of FTX’s sister hedge fund Alameda Research, both pleaded guilty last year and are cooperating against Bankman-Fried. New York state election records show Singh made a $107,000 donation to the committee on October 28, 2022.
Former state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, a staunch conservative who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump when he ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 2020, took second place, the AP projected. With a Democratic governor, Tony Evers, and a Republican-majority legislature often at loggerheads, the state Supreme Court's 4-3 conservative majority has issued a string of decisions that typically favored Republicans. But a conservative justice is leaving the bench this year, putting the political leaning of the court in question. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit claiming the statute is invalid - a case eventually headed for the state Supreme Court. A new liberal majority could also revisit other statutes, such as laws requiring voter identification, permitting concealed carry of firearms and weakening public sector unions.
Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wisconsin voters on Tuesday will decide which state Supreme Court candidates will advance to an April election that carries profound consequences for abortion rights, control of the state government and the 2024 presidential election. And the justices could issue election law rulings that affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential race, when Wisconsin is expected to be a swing state. The contest already ranks among the most expensive state supreme court races in history, according to Douglas Keith, an attorney at New York University's Brennan Center for Justice who tracks spending on judicial elections. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit claiming the statute is invalid - a case eventually headed for the state Supreme Court. "This is Wisconsin's Roe moment," said Gracie Skogman, a spokesperson for Wisconsin Right to Life, which is backing the conservative candidates.
South Carolina will now kick things off for Democrats, with Michigan — and potentially Georgia — joining the early states in the biggest shakeup of the presidential primary in years, while Nevada will go second. "The Democratic Party looks like America," Harrison added, "And so does this proposal." Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart said the removal of Iowa will expose the party to charges that they have "turned their back on Iowa and rural America." New Hampshire Democrats have asked for more time to try to come up with a solution, but most Democrats say the writing on the wall and expect there will be no solution to the impasse. "Y'all, for far too long, our party's nominating calendar has not reflected this country looks like," said Georgia Rep. Nikema Williams, who is also the chairwoman of the state Democratic Party.
Here are 22 of our top LGBTQ news stories of the year. Ron DeSantis signed the controversial Parental Rights in Education law — or what critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — on March 28. 'It’s already having an impact': LGBTQ people fear abortion rights reversalA supporter of gay marriage waves a flag in front of the Supreme Court on June 25, 2015. Nicola Goode / Prime VideoAmazon’s “A League of Their Own” series, which debuted Aug. 12 and was inspired by the 1992 cult classic by director Penny Marshall, brought much-needed representation to the screen for lesbians and other queer women, who celebrated how “gay, gay, gay” it was. Biden signs same-sex marriage bill at White House ceremonyPresident Joe Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act on the South Lawn of the White House on Dec. 13.
Democrats both in Washington D.C. and Arizona spent the weekend processing Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s decision to leave the party and register as an independent. The Biden White House’s statement called her a “key partner” that they expect to continue to work with. A growing field in Indiana: Four Republicans could be running to succeed Indiana GOP Gov. This comes as Indiana GOP Sen. Mike Braun and the state’s GOP Lt. Gov. Fort Wayne businessperson Eric Doden has already announced his campaign, and the state’s Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers is expected to jump into the race as well.
Elon Musk praised Sen. Krysten Sinema for leaving the Democratic Party. "I hope more of our elected leaders act independently ...," Musk wrote on Twitter. Elon Musk wrote on Twitter. Musk wrote on Twitter. Arizona Democratic Party Chairwoman Raquel Terán blasted Sinema as someone who "has shown she answers to corporations and billionaires, not Arizonans."
The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the state Republican Party's bid to block early voting in the state's hotly contested Senate runoff from moving forward this Saturday. Early voting is required to be available statewide Monday through Friday of next week. The state Republican Party appealed the decision, arguing it was allowing “illegal advance voting.”The dispute centered on a provision of Senate Bill 202, signed by Republican Gov. Raffensperger contended that meant there could be no early in-person voting on Nov. 26, the Saturday following Thanksgiving. In a court filing, Democrats said at least 19 counties with a total of over 4 million residents were planning on offering early voting on Saturday.
Raffensperger, a Republican, had maintained that changes to Georgia voting laws meant that there could be no early voting on Nov. 26, the only Saturday when it would have been possible for Georgians to cast an early vote in the hotly contested race. Brian Kemp in March 2021, which stipulates early in-person voting must end the Friday before the runoff. The law also stipulates early in-person voting not be held on any Saturday that follows a “public or legal holiday” on the preceding Thursday or Friday. Raffensperger contended that meant there would be no early in-person voting on Nov. 26, the Saturday following Thanksgiving. Voting rights groups have pushed counties in Georgia to open up early in-person voting on Nov. 22, 23 and 27.
Democrats could have prevailed had their state party — which was busy deflecting progressive criticism of their conduct — marshaled better infrastructure and financial support for swing-district candidates. The icing on this rotten cake is that New York Democrats have no one to blame but themselves. Facing challenging new maps, Maloney and his moderate allies panicked that many of the popular progressives who had already announced their candidacies simply could not win. In a moment of exceptional self-unawareness that only underscored the broader myopia of establishment New York Democrats, Maloney took the news of his loss Tuesday as an opportunity to swipe at Ocasio-Cortez. Seth Wenig / AP fileBetween interparty bad blood and challenging electoral maps, the Democratic Party machine also appeared uninterested or unable to translate Democratic enthusiasm into meaningful on-the-ground organizing.
He said she didn't help the party enough, an allegation she denies. Moloney was asked by The New York Times on Thursday who was to blame for their party's poor performance. The Times' question related to criticism that Ocasio-Cortez gave of the New York Democratic party on Thursday, also to The Times. She also said the party was fractured there: "Not once has the New York State Democratic chair ever called me. Didn't do anything for our frontline candidates except give them money when they didn't want it from her."
Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate race too close to call Wisconsin's Senate race between GOP Sen. Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes is too close to call, NBC News says. Vance wins Ohio Senate race, defeating Democrat Tim Ryan, NBC News projects COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.D. Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance is leading The Senate race in Ohio is too early to call, NBC News says, but Republican candidate J.D. Share this -Link copiedGeorgia Senate race too close to call Georgia's Senate race is too close to call about three hours after polls closed at 7 p.m.
MIAMI — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio cruised to victory Tuesday night, securing his third term amid a statewide Democratic collapse, NBC News projects. Rubio is the first Florida Republican to win three terms in the Senate. Rubio’s career and his relationship with Trump tell the story of the Republican Party in Florida. "And that’s where we have really missed an opportunity of highlighting our strong Hispanic voices," Mucarsel-Powell said of her fellow Florida Democrats. The $30 million Demings spent just wasn't enough, he said.
Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee is running for a 3rd term against independent candidate Evan McMullin. In the Senate, Lee serves on the Judiciary Committee, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Special Committee on Aging. Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin. Republicans have won every presidential race in the state since 1968, often with landslide margins, and the last Democrat to win a Senate race in the state was Frank Moss in 1970. In the 2020 presidential election, Trump defeated now-President Joe Biden in Utah by 20 points (58%-38%), a significant drop from Romney's sweeping victory (73%-25%) over Obama in 2012.
Question 2 would raise the minimum wage to $12 for employees with and without health benefits. Ballot measure detailsQuestion 2 would raise the minimum wage from $9.50 — for employees with health benefits — and $10.50 — for all other employees — to $12. The measure would also get rid of a law requiring minimum wage increases based on annual inflation growth and get rid of a tiered minimum wage system based on employee health benefits. Support and oppositionState Democratic leaders and local non-profits are leading the campaign in support of Question 2. What experts are sayingAs of August, polling data shows that 71%% of voters support Question 2, while 20% of voters would support it, and 8% of voters are unsure, according to a poll from Suffolk University.
"Joe Biden wouldn't have run in '20 if Jill Biden had not wanted him to run and he won't run in '24 if Jill Biden doesn't want him to run," he told Insider. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden watch fireworks go off on national mall from the White House on July 4, 2022, in Washington, DC. Jill Biden divorced her first husband after five years and married Joe Biden two years later. First lady Jill Biden tours a classroom at the James Rushton Early Learning Center in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 9, 2021. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on May 18, 2022.
And Walker’s campaign told NBC News that it has ordered 1,000 imitation plastic law enforcement badges that say “I’m with Herschel” as a fundraising tool. “Herschel Walker has been a friend to law enforcement and has a record of honoring police,” said Gail Gitcho, the Walker campaign strategist who ordered the badges Saturday. "It just gives us a chance to talk about Herschel’s support of law enforcement and law enforcement's support for him. If he said, ‘I’m a law enforcement officer and I have these powers,’ then I have a problem with that. Asked whether he had a problem with Walker’s flashing the honorary badge onstage, Wilcher said: “No.
Migrants gather after being flown in from Texas on a flight funded by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at Edgartown, Massachusetts, September 15, 2022. Treasury's Office of Inspector General is investigating whether Florida improperly used pandemic relief funds to fly Venezuelan migrants to the haughty resort island of Martha's Vineyard. They said the Florida Republican's $12 million relocation program is funded in part by interest earned off of the aid. Treasury's Deputy Inspector General, Richard Delmar, told the state Democratic members his office has already asked Florida for information about the state's use of that money. "I applaud the swift response from the Treasury's Office of the Inspector General," he said.
“And I will accept the result if I don’t.”Arizona Republican nominee for governor Kari Lake sign a campaign poster for a supporter on Oct. 7 in Scottsdale. Mario Tama / Getty ImagesLake has seized on Hobbs’ refusal to debate and centered it during recent campaign appearances. Kristi Noem, a Republican, in Scottsdale last week, Lake again sharply criticized Hobbs for eschewing a statewide debate. The Kelly campaign told NBC News the senator does not have any imminent plans to campaign with Hobbs. Chuck Coughlin, an Arizona Republican pollster, said there are some “traditional Republican voters that are going, ‘No f---ing way, I’m not going there.
As the oldest sitting president, he's raising concerns about how long he can continue governing. Republicans — including Trump — have gleefully seized on Biden's verbal misadventures, such as when he called his vice president "President Harris." President Joe Biden drives the Ford's new all-electric F-150 Lightning in Dearborn, Michigan. Ruggerio described the idea that Joe Biden is diminished or can't remember things as "bull crap." Cox said that while he thinks Biden is "still Joe" and still capable, he worries that Biden's age is a problem.
"Membrii Consiliului de Securitate au salutat anunţul încetării focului începând cu 21 mai şi au recunoscut rolul important jucat de Egipt" şi alte ţări din regiune, potrivit acestui document aprobat de Statele Unite după retragerea unui paragraf privind condamnarea violenţelor.Washingtonul a respins până în prezent trei declaraţii, precum şi un proiect de rezoluţie francez care insista pentru "încetarea imediată a ostilităţilor" şi îndemna la "livrarea şi distribuirea fără obstacole de ajutoare umanitare în toată Gaza". "Consiliul de Securitate lansează un apel la respectarea totală a încetării focului", a adăugat acest text propus de China, Norvegia şi Tunisia, care menţionează simplu că ţările membre ale Consiliului "deplâng pierderile civile cauzate de violenţe".Iniţiatorii au mai subliniat "urgenţa de a restabili calmul şi au reafirmat că este important să se ajungă la o pace completă bazată pe conceptul unei regiuni în care două state democratice, Israelul şi Palestina, trăiesc unul lângă celălalt, în pace cu frontiere sigure şi recunoscute".De la declanşarea ostilităţilor la 10 mai, cel puţin 248 de palestinieni, printre care 66 de copii şi luptători ai Hamas, au murit în loviturile israeliene, în timp ce 12 persoane şi-au pierdut viaţa în Israel, inclusiv un copil, o adolescentă şi un soldat, mişcările palestiniene lansând peste 4.000 de rachete spre teritoriul israelian.Consiliul de Securitate ar urma să discute din nou despre conflictul israeliano-palestinian joi, în reuniunea sa publică lunară pe acest subiect, programată cu mult înainte de izbucnirea conflictului. Aceasta va fi a cincea reuniune pe această temă în această lună, după patru reuniuni de urgenţă, dintre care trei cu uşile închise şi una publică.
Organizations: Securitate, Consiliului, Hamas Locations: Egipt, Statele Unite, Gaza, China, Norvegia, Tunisia, Palestina, Israel
1) Dizolvarea Parlamentului prin decizia Parlamentului nu este interzisă de Constituție. 2) O majoritate calificată de două treimi este o garanție a consensului larg în chestiunea dizolvării Parlamentului. 4) ”Filozofia” Constituției noastre este aceea că dizolvarea Parlamentului intervine atunci când o perioadă de timp nu există o majoritate parlamentară stabilă care să guverneze – fie pentru a vota legi, fie pentru a învesti un Guvern. Iar dacă două treimi de deputați spun ca doresc anticipate, este limpede că o majoritate parlamentară nu poate fi creată de principiu. Și atunci de ce e nevoie să se piardă timp prețios în incertitudini pentru a întinde dizolvarea Parlamentului până la întrunirea circumstanțelor formale pentru aceasta?
Persons: Dan, Virgiliu Pâslariuc, Curte Organizations: Curtea, Curtea Constituțională Locations: Republicii Moldova
dizolvarea Parlamentului prin decizia Parlamentului nu este interzisă de Constituție, iar din moment ce Parlamentul poate adopta orice acte legislative în afara celor interzise de Constituție, posibilitatea autodizolvării pare firească. Deputații au enumerat câteva argumente în cadrul sesizării depusă la Curtea Constituțională:„O majoritate calificată de două treimi este o garanție a consensului larg în chestiunea dizolvării Parlamentului. „Filozofia” Constituției noastre este aceea că dizolvarea Parlamentului intervine atunci când o perioadă de timp nu există o majoritate parlamentară stabilă care să guverneze – fie pentru a vota legi, fie pentru a învesti un Guvern. Iar dacă două treimi de deputați spun ca doresc anticipate, este limpede că o majoritate parlamentară nu poate fi creată de principiu. Dreptul Parlamentului de a se autodizolva este caracteristic pentru zeci de state democratice din lume.
Persons: Curte Organizations: Curtea Constituțională Locations: Republicii Moldova
Deputații PAS vor depune o cerere la CC „în vederea elucidării posibilității dizolvării Parlamentului”Deputatul Partidului Acțiune și Solidaritate, Mihai Popșoi, susține că va depune astăzi, împreuna cu deputatul PAS, Dan Perciun, o sesizare la Curtea Constituțională în care vor solicita interpretarea Constituției, „în vederea elucidării posibilității dizolvării Parlamentului prin adoptarea de către forul legislativ a unei hotărâri în acest sens cu o majoritate calificată de două treimi de voturi ale deputaților”, transmite IPN. „De asemenea, de vreme ce o majoritate de două treimi poate modifica Constituția, de ce nu ar putea cu aceeași majoritate calificată să decidă dizolvarea Parlamentului?”, se întreabă deputatul. Iar dacă două treimi de deputați spun ca doresc anticipate, apoi e clar că o majoritate parlamentară nu poate fi creată. De ce să perpetuăm haosul și instabilitatea pentru câteva luni, dacă dizolvarea ar putea avea loc imediat printr-un vot de 2/3 al deputaților? Dreptul Parlamentului de a se autodizolva este caracteristic pentru zeci de state democratice din lume”.
Persons: Dan, Curte, Mihai Popșoi Organizations: CC, Constituțională, Facebook, Curtea Constituțională
Deputaţii PAS Mihai Popşoi şi Dan Perciun vor depune mâine o sesizare la Curtea Constituțională cu privire la căutarea celei mai rapide căi pentru declanșarea anticipatelor. "Vom depune împreună cu colegul Dan Perciun mâine o sesizare la Curtea Constituțională, fiind în căutarea celei mai rapide căi pentru declanșarea anticipatelor și eliminării riscurilor economice și sociale care rezultă din perpetuarea crizei actuale. De asemenea, de vreme ce o majoritate de două treimi poate modifica Constituția, de ce nu ar putea cu aceeași majoritate calificată să decidă dizolvarea Parlamentului? Iar dacă două treimi de deputați spun ca doresc anticipate, apoi e clar că o majoritate parlamentară nu poate fi creată. ", a scris Mihai Popşoi pe pagina sa de Facebook.
Persons: Perciun, Anunţul, Mihai, Curte Organizations: Constituțională, Facebook, Curtea Constituțională
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