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South Carolina: Convicted Murderer Marion Bowman Jr. To Be Executed In First U.S. Execution Of 2025

Marion Bowman Jr., who was found guilty of fatally shooting and setting a 21-year-old woman on fire in 2001, is set to become the first person executed in the U.S. in the new year on Friday — with his execution taking place in South Carolina.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) gives a brief statement after sentencing at Manhattan Federal Court on January 29, 2025 in New York City. Menendez, who was found guilty on bribery and corruption charges last year, was sentenced to 11 years in prison. His co-defendant Fred Daibes was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $1.75 million. A second co-defendant, Wael Hana, was sentenced to more than eight years in prison and fined $1.3 million. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Former Sen. Menendez Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison Following Bribery Trial

Former Senator Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison following his bribery trial.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 30: Former U.S. President Donald Trump departs the courtroom after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. The former president was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. Trump has now become the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes. (Photo by Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump’s Legal Team Requests Delay In Sentencing To Appeal Merchan’s Ruling

On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump requested a New York judge to delay his January 10th sentencing while Trump’s legal team works through the appeal process.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a U.S. Border Patrol station on January 08, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Mayorkas visited Texas border areas where large numbers of migrants had been crossing over the Rio Grande from Mexico just weeks before. The number has recently dropped dramatically, according to Mayorkas since the Mexican government ramped up enforcement actions, slowing many migrants from reaching the U.S. southern border. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

GOP Capitol Hill Staffers Consider Second Mayorkas Impeachment

According to a report by the Washington Times, GOP staffers are discussing a second impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, hoping to block him from holding office in the future.