Former Empire star Smollett is currently awaiting the jury’s verdict, after standing trial amid accusations he orchestrated his own alleged attack by two men in 2019 on the streets of Chicago, during which he stated that a noose was tied around his neck. During a court testimony earlier this week, Smollett alleged that Lemon had sent him a message informing him that the Chicago Police Department did not believe his account of what had happened on the night in question....

Just two days after his 46th birthday, the man who once led a failed military coup had won his fifth straight election triumph in 20 months. His margin of victory was even greater than when he was first elected president in 1998 (59 percent to 38 percent for his main rival). In three polls last year voters approved his sweeping reforms, abolishing the old political order. Now the latest vote gave his Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) a congressional majority and, with its allies, three fifths of the chamber–allowing Chavez to legislate by decree and making him the most powerful elected president in Venezuelan history....

ESPN boxing and MMA reporter Mike Coppinger both made the announcement on Twitter after Triller spoke to ESPN about the event. “Donald Trump has signed a contract to call a ‘gamecast’ of Saturday’s boxing event headlined by Evander Holyfield-Vitor Belfort, Triller tells ESPN. The former president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., will join him. Both Trumps will be in person in Hollywood, Florida,” Coppinger tweeted. Trump released a statement regarding his forthcoming boxing appearance with his son on Triller....

Speaking to Fox News on Monday night, Trump claimed “getting along with Russia is a good thing” and said he got along with the Russian President Vladimir Putin during his time in the Oval Office. The former commander-in-chief also said it would be a good thing for the U.S. to get along with China and North Korea, as he criticized his predecessor former President Barack Obama’s record. In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Trump said: “Getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing....

The poll released Friday by Emerson College shows Trump narrowly beating Biden in a hypothetical matchup. While neither Trump nor Biden is backed by the majority of voters, the former president is currently 2 points ahead of the current president. Trump is supported by 45 percent of registered voters while Biden is backed by just 43 percent, the latest Emerson survey data shows. Meanwhile, 11 percent of registered voters said they want to vote for “someone else,” and just 1 percent said they remain “undecided....

Kushner gave Cabinet members a preview of his 620-page plan, drafted with the help of about two dozen GOP senators’ offices, that is projected to bring $580 billion in revenue over a decade, a Trump administration official told The Washington Post. The details were not disclosed, but White House aides had described a point and ranking system based on immigrants’ English-speaking proficiency, education and skills. Trump praised Kushner’s plan as “common-sense....

On Monday, the House panel released its final report and announced that it obtained sufficient evidence to urge the Justice Department to pursue four charges against Trump for inciting an insurrection, obstructing of an official proceeding, conspiring to make false statements and conspiring to defraud the U.S. government. The referrals from lawmakers remain a symbolic move as the DOJ is not required to consider them, but it is likely that the committee’s decision will force the agency to either pursue prosecution or address why it would refrain from charging Trump....

On Monday, the investigation ordered by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis officially concluded its work investigating whether Trump and his allies violated the law in their efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election in Georgia, according to a court filing. Although special grand juries in Georgia are not authorized to issue indictments, Willis, who began the probe nearly two years ago, will now review the report and decide whether or not to impanel a traditional grand jury, which does have the power to issue an indictment....

Pelosi, the 82-year-old husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was allegedly attacked with a hammer in his San Francisco home on Friday morning by 42-year-old suspect David Depape. Pelosi later underwent surgery on his skull due to repair a fracture sustained during the assault. On Saturday night, Trump, the son of former President Donald Trump, made light of the attack with a message on Twitter. His tweet shared a post from someone who uploaded a photograph of underwear with a hammer....

The vehemently anti-Trump MeidasTouch political group released its latest blistering attack against the former president, his family members and the Trump Organization on Sunday, Father’s Day. As part of its ongoing effort to ensure Trump “never gets near the White House again,” the “Fred’s Failure” advertisement describes Donald as “fraudulent” and claims he conned and lied his way through several failed business ventures, including Trump University and Trump Steaks. The ad shows Fred quoting Shakespeare and appearing to foresee his son’s future business failings....

Connolly, who represents Virginia’s 11th congressional district, told MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show on Thursday that accounting firm Mazars’ decision to cut business ties with the Trump Organization should prompt the GSA to act. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform, of which Connolly is a member, sent a letter to the GSA on Thursday expressing concern about whether Trump had violated the lease for the Trump International Hotel in in the Old Post Office building in Washington, D....

Parnas, a former associate of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, told progressive activists Scott Dworkin and Grant Stern in an interview that he had met DeSantis in the lobby of a Trump hotel in 2018 before the Republican was elected governor. DeSantis has emerged as a potential rival to Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and both sides have downplayed recent suggestions of animosity between them. The interview with Parnas took place on August 5, 2021 but the podcast was not released until February 1, 2022....

Kasich, who served two terms as governor of Ohio, stepping down in January, made the remarks after he was asked about the call during an interview with CNN’s New Day on Thursday. “It made me sick to my stomach,” the GOP politician said. “You don’t expect presidents to do that, and it was completely inappropriate, and frankly, it borders on—it doesn’t border, it was an outrageous thing. He should never have done that....

Speaking to Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, the former president urged countries not to purchase oil from Russia in the wake of its invasion of its neighbor, and said that if he were still president the U.S. would be “exporting oil to everybody” instead. When asked if President Joe Biden should put sanctions on Russia’s oil sector, Trump replied: “You should open it up in the United States and you should buy no oil whatsoever from Russia....

Twitter deleted the series of tweets within minutes, where were made using the @POTUS account. That account is reserved for any sitting U.S. president, but Trump has rarely used it. The tweets complained about the ban, baselessly accusing the company of colluding in a conspiracy with Democrats and “the Radical Left” while repeating some of the same rhetoric that caused the platform to ban him hours earlier. Trump also promised that a “big announcement” would be coming soon concerning his future on social media, saying that he had been “negotiating with various sites” and could start his own platform....

The president left Monday’s COVID-19 briefing after clashing with journalists, following a query from CBS White House correspondent Weijia Jiang which he branded “nasty.” Sharing a video of the exchange on Twitter, Trump wrote: “The Lamestream Media is truly out of control. Look how they work (conspire!) together. They are the Enemy of the People, but don’t worry, we will WIN in November!” Jiang had pressed the President on his claims the U....

Keoman wants more from Barkley Doncaster Rovers gave Wycombe Wanderers a fright before their League Two encounter on Saturday with a Halloween-themed program. Wycombe’s official Twitter account tweeted a picture of the creative booklet which featured pictures of spiders and webs, as well as puns based on players names such as goalkeeper Jamal Blackman becoming Jamael Black Cat.

But a different set of numbers likely will impact where, or if, the San Diego State product gets drafted. Pumphrey weighed in at just under 5-8 and 169 pounds at the 2017 Senior Bowl, the second lightest player at the event in Mobile, Ala., (only above Memphis kicker Jake Elliott). His hand size — just 8 ¼ inches — is the smallest of any offensive skill position player. Those three numbers, combined with his eventual 40 time, will be the focal points of his scouting report for NFL decision makers....

Star wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, once heralded as the No. 1 recruit in the nation, has been kicked off the team. The move was announced Friday, a day after police in Columbia, Mo., said no charges would be filed in a suspected burglary involving Green-Beckham because of reluctant witnesses fearing retaliation. "Dorial will no longer be a football player at Mizzou, will no longer be a student-athlete at Mizzou," athletic director Mike Alden said....

The Premier League club have already reached an agreement on personal terms with the Gabon striker, and are locked in talks over a fee with BVB. But so far their offers have fallen short of what the Bundesliga side want for their star, who was left out of their weekend clash against Hertha Berlin. The Gunners have already tabled two bids, worth €50 million and €58m, which have been rejected....