Trump defends his warning of a ‘blood bath for the country’
He made the remarks in a speech in Ohio on Saturday, delivered on behalf of Bernie Moreno, whom he has endorsed in Tuesday’s Republican Senate primary. Read more
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He made the remarks in a speech in Ohio on Saturday, delivered on behalf of Bernie Moreno, whom he has endorsed in Tuesday’s Republican Senate primary. Read more
The former president’s lawyers wrote in a court filing that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented.” Read more
Proponents of Senate Bill 2384 — which crossed over from the Senate to the House — hope a lower blood alcohol content will force a change in attitude for people who want to have more than one drink and still choose to drive. Read more
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Proposed legislation this year to ticket speeders on Hawaii highways using fixed cameras has been redirected and still faces a possible roadblock ahead. Read more
Trump also promised to place tariffs on cars manufactured abroad if he won in November. Read more
A person’s home is typically exempt from qualifying for Medicaid. But it is subject to the estate recovery process for those who were over 55 and used Medicaid to pay for long-term care. Read more
Biden’s sprawling Delaware home on a manmade pond has a special place — some might call it an obsession — in his heart. Read more
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s board of directors Friday approved resolutions to acquire by eminent domain five different properties along the rail corridor as construction continues toward Kakaako. Read more
The trial had been scheduled to start on March 25. Read more
The decision makes Pence the latest in a series of senior Trump administration officials who have declined to endorse their former boss’s bid to return to the Oval Office. Read more
The case involves boxes of records, some highly classified, that Trump took to his Mar-a-Lago estate when he left the White House. Read more
Wade offered his resignation in a letter to Willis, saying he was doing so “in the interest of democracy.” Read more
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi delivered his fourth State of the City address Thursday evening and focused on his administration’s stated priorities of housing, public safety and homelessness. Read more
Former state House Rep. Kaniela Ing has until April 24 to prove that campaign spending documents he filed are accurate, allowing him to potentially avoid an additional $18,250 in fines — on top of the $22,000 in fines he’s already been assessed for the same documents. Read more
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi will deliver his fourth State of the City address today. Read more
Now, a pair of bills in the state Legislature would make the shaka the state’s official gesture and recognize Hawaii as its birthplace. Read more
“Right now, in our country, we are facing a very serious health crisis,” Harris said at the St. Paul facility. “And the crisis is affecting many, many people in our country, most of whom are, frankly, silently suffering.” Read more
Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S., strongly criticized Netanyahu in a 40-minute speech this morning on the Senate floor. Read more
The Manhattan district attorney’s office said in a court filing that it’s not opposed to adjourning the start of the trial for up to 30 days. Read more
The judge told a Trump attorney that striking down a statute — as the defense is seeking — would be “quite an extraordinary step.” Read more
The Hawaii House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously passed its draft of an updated state budget crafted to cover immense Maui wildfire recovery costs while maintaining fundamental services and important projects. Read more