U.S. launches airstrikes on Iran-backed militants after attack in Iraq

The U.S. military launched a number of retaliatory, precision airstrikes on Iran-backed targets after multiple close-range missiles were launched against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq Monday. “A U.S. military  AC-130J Ghostrider attacked an Iran-backed militant group after the group used a ballistic missile to attack U.S. and coalition forces on Al-Asad Airbase, Iraq, the […]

North Korea claims successful launch of spy satellite

North Korean officials on Tuesday claimed to have successfully launched a spy satellite into space. State news agency KCNA said the Malligyong-1 satellite had accurately entered orbit, and that leader Kim Jong Un had observed the launch.  Pyongyang’s last attempt to launch a spy satellite in August failed during lift-off. At the time, KCNA “an […]

House Speaker Johnson meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) met with Trump at the former President’s Florida country club residence Mar-a-Lago on Monday night, CNN reported, citing sources. Johnson reportedly went to Mar-a-Lago to attend a fundraiser for Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL). Two Trump advisers told CNN that Johnson and Trump met briefly, though the Speaker was not there […]

Judge McAfee rules to modify Trump Co-Defendant Harrison Floyd’s bond agreement

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Trump Co-Defendant Harrison Floyd’s bond agreement be rewritten, rather than, as the prosecution requested, that it be revoked.  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had requested to revoke Floyd’s bond in the case of election interference in Georgia’s 2020 election. Floyd, along with former President Trump, […]

3 General Election Presidential Debates scheduled for 2024

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday that three general election debates have been scheduled for September 16 through October 9 ahead of voting in 2024. The first debate is scheduled for September 16 at Texas University in San Marcos.  The second debate is set for October 1 at Virginia State University in Petersburg. The […]

Record travel in the air and on the roads for Thanksgiving

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects to screen some 5.3 million travelers at America’s airports in the two days before Thanksgiving. That includes some 2.6 million passengers on Tuesday and 2.7 million on Wednesday.  For the trip back home, the TSA is anticipating some 2.9 million passengers on Sunday, which would exceed a record set […]

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court hears arguments on state’s political maps

The Wisconsin state’s Supreme Court—which recently flipped to a liberal majority—was set to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit to redraw the state’s political maps. Wisconsin’s maps are among the most aggressively gerrymandered in the U.S. In August, a long-promised lawsuit was filed by a coalition of law firms and voting rights advocacy groups on […]

Israel agrees to hostage deal with Hamas

Israel’s cabinet on Tuesday night approved a deal  to release 50 of the hostages being held captive by Hamas, all women and children.  The agreement from the Israeli government came hours after a tentative deal brokered by Qatar was first announced. In exchange for releasing the 50 women and children, Israel has agreed to a four-day […]

Appeals court ruling would greatly weaken Voting Rights Act

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday issued a ruling that would greatly weaken the Voting Rights Act by effectively barring private citizens and civil rights groups from filing lawsuits under the law’s central provision. The Appeals Court found that only the federal government can bring a challenge under Section 2 of the […]

Senior Biden adviser in Israel for talks to stave off war with Lebanon

Senior Biden Adviser Amos Hochstein was in Israel Monday for talks with Israeli officials aimed at staving off an expanded war in Lebanon, Axios reported, citing U.S. and Israeli sources. Hochstein is the Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security at the U.S. State Department. He arrived in Israel amid escalating skirmishes between terrorist […]

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