Blackhawks Won’t Wear Pride-Themed Jerseys Due to Anti-LGBTQ Russian Law

The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys at Sunday’s Pride Night game against Vancouver due to security concerns involving an anti-LGBTQ Russian law. The decision was made by the NHL following discussions with security officials within and outside the franchise, a source familiar with the situation told the Associated Press.  Chicago defenseman Nikita […]

Prosecutors Reveal Proud Boys Witness was an Informant

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday disclosed that a witness who was to testify for the defense at the seditious conspiracy trial of five former Proud Boys had secretly acted as a government informant. The informant spent nearly two years with the extremist group following the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection upon the U.S. Capitol and attempt […]

Grand Jury Expected to Resume Work in Trump Hush Money Probe

The Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Trump’s role in a hush money payment to the adult film actress known as Stormy Daniels was expected to resume working Thursday after an unexpected day off Wednesday. Reports surfaced around noon Wednesday that the grand jury had been told that that day’s meeting was canceled but to […]

TikTok CEO to Testify Before Congress

The CEO of video sharing app TikTok, was set to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday, as the platform faces a potential ban in the U.S. over national security concerns. Shou Zi Chew planned to argue in his testimony that claims that the wildly popular app is beholden to the Chinese government […]

Court Rules Trump Attorney Must Hand Over Documents in Special Counsel Probe

A three-judge federal appeals panel for the U.S. District Court in DC ruled Wednesday that an attorney for former President Trump must hand over documents related Trump’s mishandling of classified documents after he left the White House. The panel rejected a request by the Trump team to stay a ruling Friday by U.S. District Court […]

Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates Another Quarter Point 

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted a quarter percentage point interest rate increase, while indicating that rate hikes to curb inflation were nearing an end. It was the Fed’s ninth rate hike since March 2022. The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) noted that any future increases would depend largely on incoming data.  “The Committee […]

Blinken: Review of Afghanistan Withdrawal by Mid-April

Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday that the State Department was putting together a review of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and would share its findings by mid-April. “We’ve now been spending time putting all of this together to make sure that we look at some of the common […]

Supreme Court Hears Case of Whiskey Maker Versus Doggie Chew Toy

The Supreme Court on Wednesday was hearing arguments in a trademark dispute between world-famous whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s and the manufacturer of a dog’s chew toy, called “Bad Spaniels.” The highest court in the U.S. agreed to hear the case of Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC in November. The “Bad Spaniels” toy […]

Reports: Grand Jury Will Not Meet Wednesday, to be on Standby for Thursday

Reports by several news outlets around noon Eastern Time Wednesday revealed that the grand jury investigating former President Trump’s role in a hush money payment to adult film actress known as Stormy Daniels would, in fact, not meet as expected on Wednesday. They grand jury was instead on standby to potentially meet on Thursday, according […]

Arkansas Prohibits Transgender Use of School Restrooms

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people from using restrooms at public schools that match their gender identities. It’s the first law this year of several expected to be enacted in states of such bans that target the trans community. And it’s the fourth so far to place […]

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