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Police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler faces ‘corrective action’ for not using bodycam

Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel announced that a police officer who arrested golfer Scottie Scheffler was given disciplinary action for failing to activate his body camera. Scheffler was arrested prior to the second day of the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, after allegedly disobeying police traffic orders and dragging a police officer several yards […]

DOJ sues Live Nation-Ticketmaster for violating antitrust law

After a yearlong investigation, the Department of Justice announced it has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster for breaking antitrust laws. The event sales company stands accused of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act, due to allegations of acquiring competing event promoters and forcing venues and artists alike into exclusionary contracts for […]

Kristi Noem banned from all South Dakota tribal nations

Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) has been banned from all nine of South Dakota’s tribal nations. On Tuesday, the final tribe that had not yet banned her, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, voted in favor of banning Noem from its reservation. Flandreau President Tony Reider called an emergency meeting in response to some of the governor’s […]

WATCH LIVE: Biden holds joint press conference with president of Kenya

President Joe Biden is set to hold a joint press conference with Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday at the White House. The U.S. president and first lady Jill Biden welcomed their Kenyan counterparts at the White House in a state arrival ceremony earlier in the morning. Biden praised Ruto for his “bold leadership” on […]

Pope clears last miracle for ‘God’s influencer,’ who could be first millennial saint

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis has cleared the second miracle of Carlo Acutis, paving the way for the teenager who died in 2006 to be the first millennial saint. The teenager was beatified in 2020 after a first miracle was attributed to him, and the recognition of a second miracle by the pope is […]

Memorial Day: What to know about traveling this weekend

This Memorial Day weekend is projected to break travel records as nearly 3 million passengers board flights Friday and millions more take to the roads for their holiday weekend plans.  Friday is expected to be the busiest day of air travel over the weekend, and the Transportation Security Administration expects to screen over 18 million […]

Ogles introduces legislation targeting convicted protesters’ loan forgiveness eligibility

EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) is introducing the “No Loan Forgiveness for Hamas Supporters Act,” which would revoke student loan forgiveness eligibility for those convicted of “an unlawful activity” on college campuses. The bill will “prohibit any person convicted of an unlawful activity on or after October 7, 2023, on a college campus from […]

Nancy Mace leads GOP primary challengers by 25% in race for her seat

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has ruffled feathers during her tenure in the House of Representatives, but it does not appear to be jeopardizing her reelection chances in the GOP primary. Mace has garnered a couple of primary challengers, but she is significantly ahead of both of them, according to a poll from the Hill and […]

Republicans pump $29 million into effort to protect 2022 gains in New York

Republicans have reserved $28.7 million in ads across New York, where the GOP hopes to hold seats it flipped in 2022 and protect its slim majority in the House of Representatives. The announcement from the Republican-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund comes ahead of the fall elections and a month after Democrat-aligned House Majority PAC announced $21 […]

North Carolina files lawsuit to remove Confederate monument ‘in appreciation of our faithful slaves’

Residents in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit to remove a Confederate monument “in appreciation of our faithful slaves.” The Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County filed the lawsuit in the Eastern District of North Carolina on grounds that the monument violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment because it “expresses a […]
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