New Poll Finds 6 in 10 See Gun Violence Control as More Important Than Gun Rights
A new NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll has found that 60% of Americans believe its more important to control gun violence than to protect gun rights. NPR notes that this is the highest percentage of those who support gun control in a decade. The new poll further found that 40% of gun owners were in line with […]
Chief Justice Roberts Hints at New Supreme Court “Standards of Conduct”
Chief Justice John Roberts said during an event Tuesday that the Supreme Court is considering steps to “adhere to the highest standards of conduct.” At an event hosted by the American Law Institute, Roberts added that he was “committed” to ensuring the nine Justices meet those standards, though he did not give details one what […]
U.S. States Sue Company over Billions of Robocalls
Fifty-one attorneys general representing every state in the union and the District of Columbia have signed onto a lawsuit accusing Avid Telecom of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry. The 141-page lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix. It names Avid Telecom owner […]
South Carolina Governor to Sign 6-Week Abortion Ban
A six-week abortion ban is headed to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) for his signature after passing in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday. The Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act passed 27-19 in the state Senate last week, despite opposition from Republican women in that chamber. In impassioned speeches, the three GOP […]
Wagner Chief says 20,000 of his Russian Mercenaries Died in Battle for Bakhmut
Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, says more than 20,000 of his fighters have died in the nine-month battle to take the eastern Ukrainian city, Bakhmut. According to Prigozhin, that’s 20% of the 50,000 Russian convicts he’d hired to fight in Russia’s 15-month long invasion of its sovereign neighbor. By contrast, Moscow has officially […]
Date Set for Trump’s Hush Money Felony Trial
The date for former President Trump’s criminal trial surrounding hush money payments during the 2016 Presidential campaign season has been set for March 24, 2024. New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan set the trial date on Tuesday, during a hearing in which he read Trump an order detailing what he can and cannot […]
Trump Attorneys Ask Merrick Garland for Meeting
Attorneys for former President Trump sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Tuesday requesting a meeting related to the Special Counsel investigation into possible criminal activity. In November, Garland appointed veteran career prosecutor Jack Smith as Special Counsel to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against Trump in the investigations into his role […]
Michigan Becomes 20th State to Enact Red Flag Gun Laws
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Monday signed so-called “red flag” gun legislation into law. Red flag laws work like this: if a person exhibits behavior suggesting that they might be a threat to themselves or others, such as expressions of suicide or violence, then a family member, school official, or police officer can secure […]
Boris Johnson Referred to Police over New Claims he Broke Covid Lockdown Rules
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been referred to police by the PM’s Cabinet Office over new claims that he broke lockdown rules during the Covid-19 pandemic, British media reported Tuesday. The referral came after Johnson’s ministerial diary revealed visits by friends to Chequers—the country house of the British Prime Minister—during the lockdown. Both […]
Homeland Security Announces Department-Wide Body Camera Policy
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday announced a body-worn camera policy for all nine law enforcement agencies under its authority. That includes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Secret Service and Federal Protective Service. CBP and ICE agents already have 7,000 body cameras that were issued […]
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