TikTok filed an emergency motion for an injunction with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to halt its looming ban. TikTok and ByteDance, its China-based parent company, will be banned in the U.S. on Jan. 19, 2025, unless ByteDance divests. If successful, the motion would stop the ban from taking […]
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued that “no one should be surprised” that all of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees will be confirmed by the Senate, which will be controlled by the Republican Party come Jan. 3, 2025. Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, some of the president-elect’s nominees, including defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, have faced pushback […]
The Supreme Court declined to hear three high-profile cases on Monday addressing issues of racial diversity in school admissions, gun rights, and parental consent in transgender policies. Despite the denials, statements from several Republican-appointed justices, including Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, suggested a willingness to revisit these contentious topics in the future. Race-conscious admissions […]
An “undiagnosed” flu-like disease has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in recent weeks. There have been at least 376 cases reported since Oct. 24 of patients experiencing fevers, headaches, and runny noses, in addition to difficulty breathing and anemia, according to Jean Kaseya, the director general of the Africa […]
The House is set to consider the National Defense Authorization Act this week in an attempt to push through one of Congress’s highest priority bills before it expires later this month and lawmakers leave town until Jan. 3. Bipartisan congressional leadership released legislative text of the NDAA over the weekend, outlining more than 1,800 pages […]
Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide by a jury on Monday for placing a man in a chokehold on a subway train in Manhattan. The decision by the seven women and five men comes after Penny’s manslaughter charge was dismissed Friday due to the jury being unable to reach a unanimous decision. […]
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to lift a gag order restricting President-elect Donald Trump from making statements about jurors, court staff, and their families in his New York criminal case. Justice Samuel Alito handled the denial on behalf of the full court, marking the second time this year the justices have upheld the restrictions. […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced his new fragrance line Sunday alongside a photo of him with first lady Jill Biden at the Notre Dame reopening. The launch comes a month after Trump won the 2024 presidential election. The fragrance, named “Fight, fight, fight,” is a reference to his first words after the first assassination attempt against […]
Ryan Routh asked a judge on Sunday to postpone his trial until December 2025, arguing he needed more time to prepare a defense against charges that he attempted to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. Routh’s request would mark a 10-month delay of the trial, which Judge Aileen Cannon set for February 2025. “Proceeding with the scheduled trial or anytime […]
President-elect Donald Trump has more than a month before he returns to the White House, but he has already taken a prominent role on the world stage — even as President Joe Biden is still commander in chief. Trump’s imminent return to power was evident during his weekend trip to Paris, where he attended the […]
