Justice

About $4.3 billion will be distributed to nearly every state in the nation to help fund prevention, treatment and recovery programs; New York will get $200 million.

This comes as opioid overdoses and gun violence surge across the state.

Opening statements began Tuesday in a landmark opioid trial against pharmaceutical companies who are being sued by the state of New York.

“Having an acting chief at the helm of the department right now is not causing any problems."

The court's decision states that Rudy Giuliani's conduct as a lawyer for former President Donald Trump during the election and in the aftermath "threatens the public interest."

The case involved a teenage cheerleader who dropped F-bombs on Snapchat. At issue was whether schools may punish students for speech that occurs online and off-campus but that may be disruptive.

Five people were killed, including three law enforcement officers, in a riot at the Capitol, following a rally for then-President Trump. More than a hundred officers were injured.

The effort supported a wider goal of overturning or invalidating election results in several swing states, including Pennsylvania.

"If we were talking about very specific crimes, non-violent crimes, first offender type crimes, that’s something that I could consider. But we’re not talking about that. We’re talking about all crimes."

"With a 62 to nothing vote in the senate just last week, I don’t know what else they need to know or learn about the bill, I think they just need to bring it to the floor.”