South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says his office will move quickly to retry Alex Murdaugh after the state Supreme Court threw out the disgraced lawyer’s murder convictions, stressing prosecutors still believe they can secure a guilty verdict. “The Supreme Court, in its order today, basically laid the blame on this reversal on the shoulders […]
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Democrat prematurely announces Senate campaign launch, but quickly deletes post
Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills appeared to announce the launch of her campaign for the Senate on X on Friday, but then quickly deleted the post. In a since-deleted announcement video, the 77-year-old Maine governor asked, “Folks, do you want Democrats to take back the Senate? Well, I’m Gov. Janet Mills, and I’m running to […]
Merz seeks to quickly push through $3.2 billion in German aid for Ukraine
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s likely next chancellor, said he wants a defense aid package for Ukraine worth roughly 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) approved by the current, outgoing parliament, Le Monde and AFP reported on March 4. Speaking at a press conference, Merz said he plans to raise the issue with outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, […]
‘We’re ready to move to real and guaranteed peace as quickly as possible’ — Zelensky on meeting with Vance
A Ukrainian delegation led by President Volodymyr Zelensky met with representatives of the U.S. government, including U.S. Vice President JD Vance, at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14. The meeting was initially postponed, allowing the U.S. time to review a draft memorandum of partnership submitted by Kyiv, a source in the Zelensky’s Office told […]
End war ‘as quickly as possible’ — US defense secretary outlines Ramstein aims
The United States has a key message for the upcoming Ramstein-format summit in Brussels: end the war in Ukraine “as quickly as possible,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Feb. 7. The Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) will convene on Feb. 12, with the U.K. replacing the U.S. as host for the first time. […]