Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Mega Millions reveals winning numbers for $1.1 billion jackpot
Americans have been lined up since Saturday to buy tickets for the fifth-biggest lottery prize in U.S. history -- Tuesday night's $1.1 billion Mega Millions contest. Published January 10, 2023
Lynnette Hardaway, ‘Diamond’ of Diamond and Silk, dies
Lynnette Hardaway, the "Diamond" of the famed conservative duo Diamond and Silk, dies Monday, according to the pair's official Twitter account. Published January 9, 2023
Dr. Dre gets Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended from Twitter
Just a couple of months after her access to Twitter was restored, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been locked out of her account. Published January 9, 2023
Mega Millions reveals winning numbers for $940 million jackpot
The Mega Millions drawing has begun to nudge billion-dollar territory with Friday night's drawing, the sixth-biggest in U.S. history. Published January 6, 2023
Matt Gaetz says he’ll resign if Kevin McCarthy strikes speaker deal with Democrats
If Democrats want to get Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz out of Congress, he offered them a path Thursday night. Published January 5, 2023
No 218 votes for Speaker of the House? $218 gets a ‘Speaker of the Pub’
Capitol Hill bars this week have been serving House lawmakers and staffers in dire need of a stiff one after working into the evening on a day of stalemated votes on the House speaker post. Published January 5, 2023
Family of late Capitol Police officer sues Trump for $10 million
The fiancee of a Capitol Police officer is suing Donald Trump, accusing the former president of his wrongful death and other damages. Published January 5, 2023
Mega Millions reveals winning numbers for $785 million jackpot
One of the two major U.S. lotteries is venturing into all-time records territory as Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing was worth $785 million. Published January 3, 2023
‘Squatter?’ Matt Gaetz seeks to boot Kevin McCarthy out of speaker’s office
Rep. Matt Gaetz not only doesn't want Rep. Kevin McCarthy to hold the office of House speaker, he doesn't even want him in the office of the House speaker. Published January 3, 2023
Damar Hamlin toy drive surges as nation rallies around injured Bills safety
As a shocked nation saw Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin battling for his life after a Monday Night Football game, it rallied around his charitable organization. Published January 2, 2023
Report: Brazilian authorities to revive fraud case against Rep.-elect George Santos
Brazil will revive a criminal fraud case against Rep.-elect George Santos and will ask the Justice Department to notify the New York Republican, The New York Times reported Monday. Published January 2, 2023
Jan. 6 committee withdraws Trump subpoena
The Jan. 6 special committee has withdrawn its subpoena of former President Donald Trump. Published December 28, 2022
‘Mike Pence’ 2024 White House filing was apparent prank
A filing Monday for Mike Pence to run for president in 2024 was an apparent prank and was not filed by the former vice president. Published December 26, 2022
Elon Musk to resign as Twitter CEO ‘as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job’
Elon Musk said Tuesday evening that he will abide by the results of his weekend poll and resign as head of Twitter. Published December 20, 2022
Alan Dershowitz dismisses Jan. 6 committee’s Trump referral: ‘Worthless piece of paper’
Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz denounced the Jan. 6 committee as a "kangaroo court" that produced a worthless report that should be "thrown in the wastebasket." Published December 19, 2022
Elon Musk offers to step down as Twitterer-in-chief
Elon Musk publicly offered to step down as the Twitterer-in-chief on Sunday night. Published December 18, 2022
Elon Musk: Journalists suspended from Twitter for ‘doxxing’
Twitter CEO Elon Musk publicly defended his social-media platform suspending the accounts of several journalists, saying they had violated rules against "doxxing." Published December 15, 2022
Nonbinary Biden energy official Sam Brinton fired after alleged luggage thefts
Sam Brinton, the nonbinary Biden administration official accused of stealing airport luggage, has been fired from his post at the Energy Department. Published December 12, 2022
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas
The Bahamian attorney general said in a statement released Monday that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried had been detained upon request from the U.S. Published December 12, 2022
Heads roll at Twitter over suppression of Hunter Biden’s laptop
Twitter owner Elon Musk last week fired James Baker, the company's deputy general counsel and vice president who helped suppress a story about incriminating material found on Hunter Biden's laptop computer weeks before the 2020 presidential election. Published December 11, 2022
