Suspected Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira to be Arraigned
Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified Pentagon documents online was scheduled to be arraigned in federal court on Wednesday. The 21-year-old was indicted by a grand jury last week, on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information in relation to the national defense. He could face 10 […]
FTC Sues Amazon, Accuses Company of Deceptive Practices
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued Amazon, accusing the online shopping giant of tricking consumers into signing up for its Prime program, then making it difficult to cancel. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the FTC accused Amazon of deceptive designs called “dark patterns.” They’re […]
Trump Attorney Eastman Faces Potential Disbarment in California
Prosecutors in California argued Tuesday that attorney John Eastman, who authored the failed plan to overturn the 2020 Presidential election in then-President Trump’s favor, should be disbarred. The prosecutors asserted that Eastman concocted a baseless theory and made false claims of fraud. His defense attorney countered that Eastman never intended to steal the election; he […]
Justice Alito says ProPublica “Misleads” with Story of his Travel with Donor
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accused the non-profit media outlet ProPublica of “misleading” its readers following a story Tuesday about a fishing trip he took in 2008. ProPublica published its story on Tuesday, reporting on Alito’s Alaska vacation in July 2008 “at a luxury fishing lodge that charged more than $1,000 a day.” It goes […]
Allies at London Conference Pledge Billions to Rebuild Ukraine
Western Allies on Wednesday pledged several billion dollars’ worth of non-military aid to rebuild Ukraine amid Russia’s destructive attacks on its infrastructure. “First important news from the #URC2023 conference in London,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted Wednesday, referring to the Ukraine Recovery Conference. He wrote that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had announced $3 billion […]
George Santos’ Bond Guarantors’ Names to be Revealed Thursday
The names of two people who guaranteed the $500,000 bond of embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY) last month will be revealed Thursday, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert in Central Islip, New York said the names will be made public at 12pm ET Thursday. Earlier this month, Santos’ attorneys argued […]
Biden Calls China’s Xi Jinping a “Dictator”
President Biden referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” on Tuesday, raising the ire of the government in Beijing. The latest quarrel between the two superpowers comes on the heels of a visit to China by Secretary of State Antony Blinken that was aimed at easing tensions aggravated by the Pentagon’s downing of […]
Supreme Court May Take Up Law Barring Accused Domestic Abusers from Buying Guns
The Supreme Court Justices are set to meet Thursday behind closed doors to consider whether to take a new look next term at a law barring accused domestic abusers from buying guns. At issue is the Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v Bruen, which centered on a state law requiring […]
U.S. Government Agencies Hit in Cyberattack
The federal government said Thursday that “several” U.S. agencies had been hit in a global cyberattack. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is “providing support to several federal agencies that have experienced intrusions affecting their MOVEit applications,” according to Eric Goldstein, the agency’s director for cybersecurity. “We are working urgently to understand impacts […]
New Signs U.S. Could be Headed Toward Government Shutdown
A decision by House Republicans to write spending bills below the caps established in the recent debt ceiling deal is reportedly setting the stage for a partisan clash with Senate Democrats and the White House that could lead to a government shutdown in the fall. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Biden brokered the […]
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