WASHINGTON — House Republicans are threatening to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t hand over material from the Justice Department’s recent investigation of President Joe Biden. In a letter to Garland on Monday, House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) demanded… Continue reading Republicans Threaten Merrick Garland With Contempt Over Robert Hur Material
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Robert De Niro’s grandson died from fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs, medical examiner says
Robert De Niro’s grandson died from a combination of illegal drugs, including fentanyl and cocaine, a New York City medical examiner said Tuesday. Leandro Anthony De Niro-Rodriguez, 19, was found unconscious on July 2 at an apartment on 55 Wall St. in lower Manhattan. The aspiring actor was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A woman,… Continue reading Robert De Niro’s grandson died from fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs, medical examiner says
Ex-Labor Secretary Robert Reich Answers The Question: ‘Is Donald Trump A Fascist?’
The Clinton-era labor secretary, in a new YouTube video, listed the five elements of fascism as rejecting democracy in favor of a strongman leader, the glorification of warriors, the promotion of nationalism under one “superior” race, stoking rage against elites, and marginalizing women and the LGBTQ+ community. And “these five elements find exact expression in… Continue reading Ex-Labor Secretary Robert Reich Answers The Question: ‘Is Donald Trump A Fascist?’
Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers sentenced to death
The man who killed 11 congregants and wounded seven others at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 was sentenced to death Thursday. The formal sentence came one day after a jury had reached the unanimous decision to impose the death penalty on the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Robert Colville… Continue reading Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers sentenced to death
Federal jury reaches verdict in death penalty case for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers
PITTSBURGH — Federal jurors reached a verdict Wednesday in the sentencing of Robert Gregory Bowers, who was convicted after killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue nearly five years ago in the most heinous antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Jurors will need to be unanimous to impose the death penalty or else the gunman will receive life… Continue reading Federal jury reaches verdict in death penalty case for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers
Robert Chambers, NYC’s ‘Preppy Killer,’ is released after 15 years in prison on drug charges
NEW YORK — Robert Chambers, better known to some as the “Preppy Killer,” was released after spending 15 years in prison for drug and assault charges, according to state records. Chambers spent a similar amount of time in prison after pleading guilty to strangling Jennifer Levin in New York City’s Central Park during the summer of 1986.… Continue reading Robert Chambers, NYC’s ‘Preppy Killer,’ is released after 15 years in prison on drug charges