A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Minnesota’s attempt to force Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent facing criminal charges stemming from the nonfatal shooting of an immigrant earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that Minnesota’s lawsuit was premature, finding that Abbott had not actually denied […]
The Justice Department on Wednesday said it shut down several platforms linked to China that hacked the Senate and multiple government agencies. Officials said a Chinese company linked to the Beijing government hacked into multiple federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve, National Institutes of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Departments of Justice, […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Wednesday sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, raising concerns about the company’s “unprecedented national surveillance network.” Hawley’s letter comes as Flock faces national pushback over its automatic license plate readers, powered by artificial intelligence, that allow police to better track cars that have been stolen or used […]
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is urging Democrats to “stop wasting time attacking Hasan Piker” to ensure progressives aren’t “demotivated” to stay home this election cycle. “Too many demotivated Democrats stayed home in 2016 and 2024. We can’t repeat past mistakes,” Khanna posted on X. “Quit calling @BernieSanders an ‘antisemite.’ Stop wasting time attacking Hasan Piker […]
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) has lost her appeal to toss federal charges over her congressional oversight visit to the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, last year. In a split 2-1 decision on Wednesday, the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit determined the congresswoman’s legislative immunity defense did not […]
A coalition of 24 Democrat-led states and Washington, D.C., sued the U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday, seeking to block new mail-in ballot safeguards from taking effect before November’s midterm elections. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, argues that the rule exceeds executive authority, conflicts with federal law, and intrudes on states’ constitutional power […]
A Washington, D.C., judge rejected lenient juvenile sentencing standards for a carjacker in a string of similar wins for Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Twenty-two-year-old Dartanian Owens was sentenced to 13.5 years in prison on Monday for carjacking, robbery, possessing a firearm during a violent crime, and carrying a pistol without a license, the Department […]
President Donald Trump’s administration imposed terrorism sanctions on an Italy-based leftist group on Wednesday for providing digital tools that help extremists commit crimes. The Autistici/Inventati Collective, or A/I Collective, is now a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” barred from transactions with anyone in the United States, the Treasury and State Departments announced. The collective came under […]
The House Foreign Affairs Committee added several Democrats with differing views on Israel to its ranks Tuesday, underscoring the growing divide within the party over U.S. policy toward the country. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) was named ranking member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, which oversees U.S. policy toward the region, including aid […]
At least 98 people were killed by flash floods in a border area belonging to Nepal and China on Wednesday, while hundreds more were reported missing. The vast majority of the deaths occurred in Nepal. Nepalese officials reported just over 400 people, including foreign nationals visiting the country, were reported missing. At least 133 tourists […]
