Democratic Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who represented her constituents for more than 30 years, has died after a battle with cancer, her family announced on Friday. She was 74. Ms. Lee was first elected to her Houston seat in 1994. She served the 18th Congressional District of Texas, which had a black majority. In […]

A Butler County official said on Wednesday that local authorities had informed the U.S. Secret Service that local police lacked the manpower to help secure the building used by the shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump last weekend. The Secret Service “was informed that the local police department did not have manpower […]

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on July 1, halting the federal government’s temporary moratorium on new licenses to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries. The lawsuit was brought by 16 states, led by Louisiana, arguing that the Department of Energy (DOE) violated federal law by pausing licenses in January […]

President Joe Biden criticized the Iowa abortion law that the state’s Supreme Court upheld in a decision on June 28. The president said the strict law puts women’s health and lives in “jeopardy.” The Iowa Supreme Court’s decision, handed down on Friday, orders a lower court to dissolve an injunction blocking the law. The law […]

Federal judges in Missouri and Kansas issued separate rulings on June 24 blocking key sections of the Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program, which is designed to lower student loan payments and forgive debts. A new version of the program that would reduce payments and shorten maximum repayment periods was set to […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have reported a 25 percent reduction in apprehensions of illegal immigrants between ports of entry along the U.S.–Mexico border in the two weeks since the Biden administration imposed a cap on asylum eligibility. President Joe Biden issued a proclamation on June 4 in which the restriction comes into […]

A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint in California on Saturday night as he was returning from work during President Joe Biden’s visit to a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles. The agent fired his service weapon, but it’s unclear if any attacker was hit, said Secret Service director of communications Anthony Guglielmi. The […]

U.S. District Judge Christopher Lopez on Friday dismissed the proposed liquidation of Alex Jones’ company, Free Speech Systems, the parent company of InfoWars. The Texas bankruptcy judge deemed the denial of the bankruptcy plan as being in the best interest of the creditors. Judge Lopez’s ruling stands in contrast to an earlier decision where he […]

Rough seas have forced the temporary relocation of the U.S.-constructed maritime pier intended to funnel food and supplies to people in war-torn Gaza. The U.S. military announced on Friday that the pier and causeway system will be removed from its anchor towed back to Ashdod, Israel, in anticipation of high seas. The pier has been […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in five counties on Wednesday following severe flooding and rainfall across southern Florida. Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance dubbed Invest 90L by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) inundated much of the state, blocking roads and floating vehicles. An invest is a naming convention used during hurricane […]

The District of Columbia has reached a final consent judgment with Johnson & Johnson, resolving allegations it misled consumers about the safety of some talcum powder products in a significant legal settlement. Under the the consent judgment, the company will pay $700 million to 47 states involved in a multistate working group without admitting wrongdoing […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers to avoid eating specific shellfish due to potential contamination with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). The warning, issued on June 5, applies to restaurants and retailers as well. It warns them not to serve or sell oysters and bay clams from Netarts Bay and […]

Maj. Gen. William A. Anders, USAF (Ret.), an astronaut who was part of the first Apollo 8 manned mission to the moon, died on Friday at the age of 90 while piloting an aircraft that crashed off the Washington coast. His son confirmed the news, sharing with NPR that his father was flying solo in […]

NORMANDY—President Joe Biden delivered a speech in France, strategically choosing Pointe du Hoc, a key World War II site, as a backdrop to convey his message to American voters regarding the upcoming election. Former President Ronald Reagan chose the same site to deliver one of his most memorable speeches in 1984, earning it historical significance. […]

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a venture capital competition that provided grants to businesses owned by black women amid an anti-discrimination lawsuit. In a 2-1 decision on Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ordered a federal court in Georgia to issue a preliminary injunction against venture capital firm Fearless […]

A Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an active-duty airman in his Fort Walton Beach home last month has been fired after an investigation found the use of deadly force violated agency policy, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday. An administrative investigation determined that Deputy Eddie Duran’s use of deadly force against Air […]

The D.C. Bar’s disciplinary board on Friday recommended disbarring Rudy Giuliani for his involvement in “frivolous” legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania. The decision, which would see him lose his license to practice law in the District of Columbia, marks another legal blow for the former New York City mayor and […]

Former President Donald Trump has pledged to defeat globalists, communists, Marxists, and fascists in a campaign video released after a New York jury found him guilty on all counts of falsifying business records on Thursday. “This is the final battle. With you at my side, we will demolish the deep state,” says President Trump in […]

A federal judge on Wednesday denied Hunter Biden’s bid to halt the prosecution of his Delaware gun case, deeming it unconvincing and “frivolous.” U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika issued the ruling on Wednesday, rejecting Mr. Biden’s request to enjoin the investigation led by Special Counsel David Weiss. Mr. Biden contended that Mr. Weiss’s appointment violated […]

A Virginia technology company has agreed to pay thousands of dollars in penalties for posting a “whites only” job ad last year, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ said in a release on Monday that it and the Department of Labor had reached agreements with Arthur Grand Technologies Inc. to resolve allegations […]