Disney‘s lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and the state-appointed board overseeing the district encompassing the Walt Disney World Resort was dismissed by a federal judge. The lawsuit by the House of Mouse had alleged DeSantis unlawfully retaliated against the company, for speaking out against the Parental Rights in Education Act, by restructuring its self-governing […]
Illegal immigrants hoping to cross the U.S.-Mexico border are receiving over $1 billion in money cards, envelopes of cash, and other benefits paid for by U.S. taxpayers as part of President Joe Biden’s pro-immigration programs, according to a watchdog investigation. In funds provided by the State Department and U.S.-backed United Nations outlets, religious-based and other […]
Kentucky individuals and families who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will be issued their payments in one day. Food stamps will be issued to eligible residents in Kentucky between Feb. 1 and Feb. 19. SNAP will start to go out for February on Thursday. Payments are sent to recipients on odd days based on […]
Harvard University lost another billionaire megadonor this week as the fallout from the school’s handling of antisemitism, plagiarism, and diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology continues. Hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin, who earned a B.A. from Harvard in 1989, announced he would stop donating to the elite university over its response to antisemitism on campus, […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned lawmakers on Wednesday about the growing threat posed by Chinese hackers who are targeting U.S. electrical grids and other infrastructure during testimony before the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. “China’s hackers are positioning on American infrastructure in preparation to wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American […]
An ex-Starbucks employee in Missouri is suing the popular coffee chain, claiming he was fired for defending himself against a pair of robbers in the store he was working in. Michael Harris, 20, says he was informed by Starbucks that he was being fired from his job after he and another employee fought off one […]
Kaiser Permanente advised employees in its downtown Oakland, California, location to stay inside during breaks in the wake of the city’s recent crime surges. The city’s largest private employer issued a memo that warned employers not to walk to lunch and instead get food delivered after a series of employee robberies. The memo also advised […]
A House panel’s Wednesday vote to approve articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas brings Republicans one step closer to deposing President Joe Biden’s border chief. Shortly after midnight, the Republican-controlled committee approved two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas by a party-line vote of 18-15. The articles charge Mayorkas with willful and systemic […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) addressed his colleagues in lengthy remarks on Wednesday, accusing President Joe Biden of maintaining a “deliberately opened” border that has caused record-high immigration numbers. In his first floor speech since being elected speaker, Johnson railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the southern border, calling on the president to use […]
President Joe Biden is optimistic about his odds in Florida, former President Donald Trump‘s home state, even as Democrats have floundered there in recent elections. Biden touted the urgency to win races up and down the ballot in November at a campaign reception on Tuesday at the Pelican Club in Jupiter, Florida. He also joked […]
