Hamas renewed its demands for a full ceasefire and Israel’s “withdrawal from the Gaza Strip” in a blow to hostage release negotiations that Israeli officials implicitly blamed on the United States. “The Hamas movement informed the mediator brothers a short while ago that the movement is adhering to its position and vision that it presented […]
The window for eligible residents in Alaska to apply for the 2024 Permanent Fund Dividend program will close in five days. Eligible residents in the “Last Frontier” can get a direct payment annually based on Alaska’s mineral revenues for that year via this program. Applications can be filled out online or via a paper form through March […]
Some of the conservative members of the Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed doubts about the standing of plaintiffs seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill, an encouraging sign for the Biden administration as it seeks to maintain broad access to the medication. The Biden administration appealed a lower court’s ruling that would limit how […]
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former top environmental lawyer, earned thousands of dollars from a company that leases land for oil and gas extraction. Kennedy made between $17,759 and $29,257 from Jan. 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, from Arctic Royalty Limited Partnership, according to his financial disclosure filed in June, Politico […]
Newsman Dan Rather, who knows personally about losing credibility, slammed NBC’s hiring of former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, charging that her pro-Trump bias will erode the public’s trust in media. “Allowing McDaniel to be in the same area code as NBC News is a huge mistake and will only further shred the small […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Defense lawyers for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton scored a major victory Tuesday as special prosecutors announced a deal to forego a trial on securities fraud charges against the politician nearly a decade after he was indicted. Prosecutors announced Tuesday morning that they had reached a deal to dismiss charges against the […]
After years of pressure, credit card giants Visa and Mastercard have agreed to a deal to cap swipe fees in an antitrust settlement that could end up saving merchants some $30 billion. The antitrust class-action settlement was announced on Tuesday morning and is subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District […]
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) said illegal immigrants are crossing into the United States en masse because they know they can “walk right in” under the leadership of President Joe Biden. The Arkansas governor stated that Biden has not been aggressive on several topics while president, including negotiating with Mexico on how to deal with […]
A former senior Justice Department official under the Trump administration could face disbarment as he prepares for a multiday hearing before a Washington, D.C., legal ethics panel starting Tuesday over his alleged bid to undo the 2020 election results. Jeffrey Clark, 56, worked as the acting head of the DOJ’s Civil Division under former President […]
Dollar Tree will raise its price cap to $7 as it experiences an influx of shoppers earning yearly salaries over $125,000, company officials said. “This year, across 3,000 stores, we expect to expand our multi-price assortment by over 300 items at price points ranging from $1.50 to $7,” Dollar Tree CEO Rick Dreiling said, according […]
