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In an unprecedented legal development, a New York judge on Friday scheduled President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush-money case for January 10, just 10 days before he is set to take the oath of office and return to the White House. According to the…
Read More Judge Sets Sentencing Date For President-Elect Donald Trump In Hush Money Case
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers from the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group launched Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) targeting Iranian-backed Houthi facilities in Yemen on December 31. The strikes were conducted within the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility and aimed at disrupting the…
Read More U.S. Navy Launches Missile Strikes On Iranian-Backed Houthi Targets In Yemen: CENTCOM
Michigan is poised to cut down hundreds of acres of forest in order to make space for a solar panel development, MLive reported Thursday. The state will soon start competitive bidding on approximately 420 acres of forested land near Gaylord, Michigan, to clear space for a…
Read More Michigan Primed To Clear Cut Hundreds Of Acres Of Forest To Make Way For Solar Panels
U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.), joined by 56 Republican cosponsors, reintroduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, aiming to ensure fair competition in women’s sports by requiring compliance with Title IX’s recognition of a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth. “The…
Read More Florida Rep. Greg Steube Reintros ‘Protection Of Women And Girls In Sports Act’
The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) filed its final reply brief on January 3, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a proposed federal TikTok ban on the grounds that it violates the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans. With oral arguments scheduled for January…
Read More Liberty Justice Center Urges Supreme Court To Strike Down Federal TikTok Ban Ahead Of Oral Arguments
Vice President Kamala Harris flubbed the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the 119th Congress Friday prior to swearing in new United States Senators. Harris, who rose to the top of the Democratic ticket just months before the 2024 presidential election but lost the race to…
Read More Vice President Kamala Harris Flubs Pledge Of Allegiance After Nearly Becoming President
Speaker Mike Johnson successfully reclaimed the gavel for the 119th Congress on Friday, after a dramatic vote in which two Republican holdouts flipped their votes, securing his victory during the first round of voting. Initially, Johnson’s bid appeared to be in jeopardy after Republican Reps.…
Read More Mike Johnson Reclaims Speakership For 119th Congress After Key Republican Votes Flip
In the wake of the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans, where 14 people were killed and numerous others injured, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) has criticized ongoing efforts to establish a “gun-free zone” in the…
Read More New Orleans Terror Attack Sparks Debate Over Effectiveness Of ‘Gun-Free Zones’
President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) doubled down on its decision not to release the tape of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur in a legal opinion publicly released before the new year. In an opinion dated Dec. 20, Assistant Attorney General Christopher Fonzone advised…
Read More DOJ Doubles Down On Its Defense For Hiding Biden-Hur Tapes From Congress
A new bill filed in the Florida House of Representatives seeks to protect government employees and job applicants who legally use medical marijuana. House Bill 83, introduced by Rep. Mitch Rosenwald, D-Oakland Park, would prohibit government agencies from taking adverse actions against employees or job…
Read More Florida Bill Aims To Protect Government Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana