Israel is pushing back against new trade restrictions that the United Kingdom imposed on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The retaliatory countermeasures, which included closing the British Consulate in Jerusalem and expelling British aid workers from the U.S.-backed international aid center for Gaza in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, were announced by […]
A coalition of pro-gun groups claims that state “assault weapons” bans try to keep Second Amendment rights stuck in the 19th century, submitting filings ahead of the Supreme Court’s December oral arguments weighing the legality of a pair of these sweeping bans. The consolidated cases in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins will deal with whether […]
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) rolled out Zyn-inspired campaign merch Tuesday, putting a nicotine-themed spin on her reelection pitch just two months before voters decide one of the country’s most competitive House races. Gluesenkamp Perez dropped a $50 “Glue-zyn-kamp” storage tin on her office campaign website, mimicking the Zyn nicotine pouch. The merch quickly gained […]
The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled 36 sanctions targeting Iranian-linked airlines and foreign firms tied to the country’s aviation sector, marking its latest effort to topple Iran through “economic D-Day.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines and nine other entities or companies across the world that the United States believes Iran is using […]
A National Guard member from Georgia is in jail facing two felony charges after being accused of pointing his loaded weapon at a colleague while patrolling Washington, D.C. Zion Mitchell, 21, was arrested last week after allegedly getting into an argument over military grooming regulations with a female fellow service member. He was charged with […]
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declined to testify before Congress next week about the city’s homelessness rate and her government’s actions to address the issue. In a Sept. 4 letter, Bass’s legal counsel David Michaelson rejected an invitation from Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), in his capacity as a member of the House oversight committee, […]
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to lift a lower court order barring the implementation of a voter verification system that would combine Social Security information with citizenship records. The administration modified the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database last year to combine citizenship and Social Security records to improve the speed and reliability […]
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is set to face trial in New York on charges that it deceived banks about its business in Iran, evaded U.S. sanctions, and conspired to steal U.S. trade secrets. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn, and U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly has indicated the trial […]
Attorney General Todd Blanche is holding a press conference at the Department of Justice on Tuesday afternoon to speak about the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks this week. TRUMP HONORS 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS WITH NEW COAST GUARD CUTTER AND PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM The event comes after Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind […]
An Italy-based group is unable to keep providing digital tools to radical activists worldwide due to U.S. sanctions, the group announced on Sunday. The Autistici Inventati Collective, or A/I Collective, will soon “discontinue” its services after the Trump administration classified the group as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” in August, according to the announcement. The […]
