A federal judge in Georgia decided on Tuesday to quash a grand jury subpoena that the Department of Justice obtained in seeking the names and personal contact information of people who helped administer the 2020 election in Fulton County. U.S. District Judge William Ray, whom President Donald Trump appointed in 2018, delivered the ruling against […]
The Maine Democratic Socialists of America is washing its hands of Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, stressing it never supported his candidacy. “To set the record straight: we never endorsed Platner,” the Maine DSA wrote in a Tuesday statement on X. “He is not a DSA candidate. We only endorsed Troy Jackson for the Primary.” […]
The United States Treasury Department on Tuesday rescinded temporary sanctions waivers that permitted Iran to export oil after Tehran attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, raising new concerns about maritime security and threatening a fragile peace agreement with Washington. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control’s decision ends a 60-day general license […]
A federal appeals court on Tuesday dealt a blow to Florida’s Stop WOKE Act, ruling that the state cannot restrict what professors at public colleges and universities teach about race and gender. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the […]
Republican Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby criticized the Democratic Party after rape allegations against Democratic Senate candidate for Maine Graham Platner sparked a political firestorm, accusing Democrats of elevating a candidate with a troubling record. “Mainers have seen what happens when you elect Democrats into power, as @GovJanetMills now has our state circling the drain… […]
Attempts by Israeli leaders to temper the schism erupting between the High Court and Cabinet are failing as the judges warn that officials could face legal repercussions if they do not follow orders. The High Court of Justice issued a decision on Tuesday reasserting that the government must comply with orders to restart operations of […]
The Iranian American Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, alleging it illegally shared confidential information about Iranians seeking asylum in the United States with the Iranian government. The organization filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., alleging that the State Department and the Department of […]
Texas state Rep. James Talarico is bringing attention to the fact that his Senate opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, spent the Fourth of July in the United Kingdom instead of the United States as the race becomes more personally contentious. “Americans celebrated 250 years of independence from Britain this weekend,” Talarico posted on X. […]
A woman suspected of carrying out a bomb attack in Monaco was found shot dead in Ukraine on Tuesday. The woman, identified as 39-year-old Ukrainian national Anastasiia Berezovska, carried out a suspected assassination attempt against Ukrainian business tycoon Vadym Iermolaiev on June 30. The body of Berezovska was discovered by the Ukrainian Security Service, known […]
The Southern Poverty Law Center pleaded not guilty again on Tuesday to federal fraud and money laundering charges over its paid-informant operations that allegedly involved the undisclosed use of donor funds to finance the group’s undercover activities. On behalf of the SPLC, attorney Abbe Lowell entered a not-guilty plea at Tuesday’s arraignment to all 11 […]
