One of the most distressing things about the Donald Trump movement is seeing putative “conservatives” make excuses for the 2021 Capitol rioters. The same people who usually defend police and castigate rowdy protesters suddenly jettison their law-and-order pretensions and join former President Donald Trump in describing rioters as “hostages” and “patriots.” Progressive journalist Bill Lueders […]
U.S. and Israeli defense leaders met at the Pentagon on Tuesday, a day after the U.S. decision not to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution prompted outrage from Israeli government leaders. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog were among the Israeli delegates who met with U.S. leaders […]
Officers with Customs and Border Protection arrested two people in the last week, with one wanted for sex crimes against children and the other having a prior arrest regarding a homicide, authorities said. The apprehension of the former occurred Sunday at the Anzalduas International Bridge when a CBP officer had 40-year-old Jose Ramon Hinojosa Garza […]
President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle mandate has raised skepticism and backlash from the automotive industry and consumers; still, a handful of states are looking to join California in banning gas-powered vehicles. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that by 2032, 70% of new cars and trucks sold cannot have tailpipe emissions. California was the […]
Philadelphia Department of Prisons Chief Blanche Carney announced she is stepping down from the troubled department next month. Carney sent a letter to her staff that her last day will be April 5, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. She is the first woman to serve as chief of the Philadelphia Department of Prisons. Since 2016, Carney […]
The Republican political activist who accused Conservative Political Action Conference Chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault has dropped his case, clearing the influential conservative. Carlton Huffman, 40, had charged without proof that Schlapp groped him during a 2022 election trip while the accuser was working for Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign in Georgia. He sought to […]
Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) will be placed on the county line in a majority of New Jersey counties ahead of the state’s primary despite him filing a lawsuit to do away with the line. In the wake of New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy dropping out of the race to replace Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), […]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued, not independent contractors as the online retail giant contended. The court, in a unanimous decision, said the appeal was “improvidently granted,” meaning the Supreme Court should not have reviewed the case. That […]
The Justice Department has secured 20 prosecutions in relation to threats on election officials in recent years, and the November election is expected to be fiercely contested in several races and states. The DOJ touted its efforts on Monday, announcing a prison sentence for a man who had threatened then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed the country’s most restrictive social media ban for minors on Monday. The bill faces legal opposition on the basis of the First Amendment. The bill, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2025, bars children under age 14 from having social media accounts and requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to […]
