The Chicago city council voted unanimously Thursday to pay $90 million for 176 people who were victims of a corrupt former police sergeant. The settlement puts to rest 180 lawsuits related to people who were framed by disgraced former police Sgt. Ronald Watts for drug crimes they did not commit. The settlement marks the end […]
The federal Bureau of Prisons said it’s ending a collective bargaining agreement for unionized employees because “it’s time for change,” marking the Trump administration‘s latest anti-union move. BOP Director William Marshall III announced the news Thursday night, calling the Council of Prison Locals 33 labor union “an obstacle to progress instead of a partner in […]
EXCLUSIVE – Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) is introducing legislation to tighten access to Mifepristone by reinstating in-person requirements to obtain the abortion pill, a move that would effectively ban sending the drug by mail. Miller’s “Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act,” obtained by the Washington Examiner, would direct the Food and Drug Administration to […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday ordering his top prosecutors to seek the death penalty “in all appropriate cases” in Washington, D.C. The new order succeeds a January directive to use the death penalty more broadly. “You kill somebody, or if you kill a police officer, a law enforcement officer — death penalty,” Trump […]
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Friday to call former FBI Director James Comey a “destroyer of lives” after he was indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation, adding he must pay a “very big price.” A grand jury issued the federal indictment on Thursday, charging Comey with […]
North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger denied the allegation that he is looking for an endorsement from President Donald Trump in exchange for pursuing a redistricting effort. Berger is facing a primary challenge from Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. “I’ve been watching what’s going on in California with Gavin Newsom trying to steal the Republican […]
Russia and Iran announced on Friday a $25 billion deal to build multiple nuclear power plants in Iran. The agreement is between Russia’s Rosatom Project Company and Iran’s Hormoz Company, according to reports. Russia will construct four “advanced third-generation nuclear power plants” in Iran’s Hormozgan province. The announcement comes as Iran and Russia are involved […]
For the first time in more than a decade, Larry Hogan presents a minimal threat to Democrats. His last day as Maryland governor was more than 2.5 years ago, and he isn’t a political candidate. Hogan is unlikely to mount a challenge to Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), according to several sources. Still, the former two-term […]
Open Society Foundations, the philanthropic group founded by billionaire George Soros, is pushing back against reported efforts by the Trump administration to investigate it for allegedly supporting terrorism, calling the initiative a politically motivated abuse of federal power. The group issued a statement on Wednesday in response to a New York Times report revealing that a senior Justice Department official directed multiple […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently announced that the United States would pause the issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers, citing concerns about road safety and the livelihoods of American drivers. The move has been praised by some industry groups that have long warned about the misuse of commercial driver’s licenses issued to […]
