Idaho moves to ban use of public funds for transgender surgeries and hormone therapy
Idaho is expected to pass a bill this week that would ban public funds from going towards transgender sex change surgeries and hormone therapy treatment on state-owned properties. It would also bar state properties, facilities or buildings from being used for surgical procedures pertaining to “gender transitions,” the bill text states. House Bill 668, which Read More
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson raises eyebrows with comment that First Amendment “hamstrings” government
In a debate Monday at the Supreme Court challenging the Biden administration’s alleged coordination with Big Tech to censor certain messages, one justice raised eyebrows in her comments about the government’s relationship with the First Amendment. The case stems from a lawsuit brought by Republican-led states Missouri and Louisiana that accused high-ranking government officials of working Read More
Supreme Court extends block on Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants
The Supreme Court on Monday extended a block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest illegal immigrants after they crossed the border. In its decision, the Court said that a stay request from the Biden administration would be extended pending further review. Opponents have compared the law, Senate Bill 4, to a similar Read More
Supreme Court debates Biden administration outreach to digital platforms over controversial posts
A divided US Supreme Court cast doubt on Monday over calls to limit the ability of the federal government to communicate with social media platforms and the news media about publishing third-party content on controversial or potentially dangerous topics like vaccines, election interference, and terrorism. In nearly two hours of oral arguments in a free-wielding Read More
Texas GOP chair candidate tried to confront wife’s alleged lover with a loaded gun, police say
Abraham George is running to lead the state party with backing from current Chair Matt Rinaldi, who announced last week he will not seek reelection. He was not arrested or charged.
Trump, co-defendants request to appeal Georgia judge’s ruling keeping Fani Willis on case
Former President Trump and several of his co-defendants are asking Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee for permission to appeal after he ruled against dismissing the case and disqualifying District Attorney Fani Willis. McAfee last week denied a full dismissal of the case against Trump and Willis’ disqualification. Instead, he demanded that Fulton County Read More
Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president?
The lack of excitement many Americans feel about a presidential rematch has heightened interest in alternatives to the major-party candidates, none more so than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose famous name has helped him build buzz for his independent bid. Kennedy is a huge longshot to win Electoral College votes, much less the presidency. But Read More
Stalemate over Homeland Security funding raises risk of partial government shutdown
House and Senate appropriations negotiators have yet to release a deal on the second slate of funding bills, including that for the Department of Homeland Security, which is the main issue dragging out discussions, sources told Fox News Digital on Monday. Bills to fund the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, and Health and Human Read More
At least 12 bodies found after gang attacks in upscale Haiti suburb
Bodies found outside capital, Port-au-Prince, as attacks by gang members have ravaged the country for weeks. At least 12 bodies have been removed by ambulance from the affluent neighbourhood of Petion-Ville on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, as tensions simmer pending the announcement of a new government. Gunmen looted homes in the mountainous Read More
Israel asks ICJ not to order new measures over looming famine in Gaza
Israel asks the UN court to reject South Africa’s request for more emergency orders in the Gaza genocide case. Israel has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) not to issue emergency orders for it to step up humanitarian aid to Gaza to address a looming famine, dismissing South Africa’s request to do so as Read More