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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jury selection started Tuesday in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosecutors are putting Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. on trial again after a jury in April couldn't reach a verdict. Two co-defendants were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty earlier. Dozens of prospective jurors from western and northern Michigan reported to the federal courthouse in Grand Rapids. The plot to kidnap the Democratic governor followed training in Wisconsin and Michigan and two trips to scout her second home in northern Michigan, according to evidence in the first trial. Fox lived in the Grand Rapids area and Croft is from Bear, Delaware. They regularly communicated with other extremists who were angry with Whitmer and various public … [Read more...] about Jury selection begins in 2nd trial in Whitmer kidnap plot

“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah mocked President Joe Biden late Monday, saying the president is “most successful” when he is out of sight. Noah discussed the recent passing of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, calling it a “major” win for Democrats. “All of a sudden Sleepy Joe has himself a pretty fat stack of accomplishments. In just the past few weeks, he’ll have done lower prescription drug prices, the biggest investment in green energy ever, healthcare for veterans exposed to burn pits, investments in computer chip production. And he killed the leader of al-Qaida while he was sun bathing,” Noah said. “It’s insane. You realize what this means? If he keeps this up, his approval rating is going to shoot all the way up to, like, 39%. And he did all of this with COVID! I bet right now the White House doctors are trying to figure out how to give COVID back to the president again,” Noah continued. (RELATED: Trevor Noah: Biden’s Approval Rating Is ‘Somewhere Between Long COVID … [Read more...] about ‘Most Successful Whenever He Disappears’: Trevor Noah Says Biden Having COVID Could Be His Saving Grace

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — After questions about guns, politics and COVID-19, a jury was selected Tuesday for the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over their disgust with restrictions early in the pandemic. The judge and lawyers settled on 18 people, including six alternates, to hear the case against Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. READ MORE: Chalking Tires Illegal, Judge Says, But Saginaw Gets Big Break They’re on trial again after a jury in April couldn’t reach a verdict. Two co-defendants were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty earlier. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker repeatedly told prospective jurors that some familiarity with the case wouldn’t mean exclusion. “It’s not disqualifying to have views one way or the other,” he said. “It’s disqualifying if the views become more important than what the law or the evidence is.” The plot to kidnap the Democratic governor followed training in Wisconsin and … [Read more...] about Jury Picked In 2nd Trial In Gov. Whitmer Kidnap Plot

Seven-out-of-ten Republicans favor reduced illegal and legal immigration, and GOP voters are evenly split over whether immigration is good or bad for the nation, according to a new Gallup poll. “Republicans’ Desire for Less Immigration Has Surged Since 2020 … The mounting desire for decreased immigration in recent years has been driven mainly by Republicans, whose preference for reducing immigration is [at 69 percent,] up 21 points since June 2020, when 48% expressed this,” Gallup reported on August 8 . Opposition to migration has nudged up  among Democrats and independents, said the survey, which showed “a five-point increase among independents, to 33%, and a four-point increase among Democrats, to 17%.” The GOP’s growing skepticism about migration reflects the growing polarization since 2o12 when a growing share of “woke” Democrats began to embrace migration. Gallup reported: In 2008, at the end of the George W. Bush administration, 46% of Republicans and 39% of … [Read more...] about Gallup Shows Rising Opposition to Immigration

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Marine Gen. Michael Langley took over as the top U.S. commander for Africa on Tuesday, heading U.S. military operations on a continent with some of the most active and dangerous insurgent groups and a relatively small Pentagon footprint. Langley, who made history on Saturday when he became the first African American in the Marine Corps to be promoted to four-star general, took over U.S. Africa Command in a ceremony at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. He is the second African American to lead the command, which has about 6,000-7,000 troops across the continent. Speaking at the ceremony, the outgoing commander, Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, noted the often limited troops and resources allocated to the continent. “There is a new challenge every day and we don’t have resources to throw at those challenges. So we have to think,” said Townsend, who is retiring after … [Read more...] about Marine general takes over Africa Command, sees challenges

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