DC Pulling Crime Bill Before it Goes to U.S. Senate
Washington DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D) said Monday that he wrote to the U.S. Senate to say he was withdrawing a bill to revise the city’s criminal code. The move comes ahead of a GOP-led resolution in the Senate the could have overturned the bill. Even so, several lawmakers raised doubts that the city […]
Supreme Court Declines Florida City’s Challenge to Atheist Lawsuit
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Ocala, Florida against a lawsuit by atheists who accuse city officials of violating the First Amendment. The atheists, backed by the American Humanist Association, assert that Ocala officials violated the “Establishment Clause” of the First Amendment when uniformed police chaplains staged a Judeo-Christian prayer […]
Under Pressure, Some Airlines to Cut Family Seating Fees
Three major air carriers agreed to commit in writing to eliminating family seating fees if adjacent seats are available during booking, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said Monday. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Frontier Airlines are expected to include the guarantee in customer service plans. “We have been pressing airlines to guarantee family seating without […]
Report: Pro-Trump Bots Targeting GOP Rivals
An Israeli tech firm uncovered a sprawling network of pro-Trump bots targeting the former President’s potential rivals in the 2024 GOP Presidential primary, the Associated Press reported Monday. The AP said the Israeli firm Cyabara had shared its findings, which took place over an 11-month investigation. The bots not only posted words of adoration for […]
Manafort Reaches Civil Settlement with DOJ
Former Trump Campaign chair Paul Manafort agreed to pay $3.15 million to settle a civil case with the Department of Justice over undeclared foreign bank accounts, according to newly-released court documents. The DOJ had filed suit against Manafort in April 2022 over allegedly failing to disclose more than 20 bank accounts in several countries, including […]
Ukraine Military: Determined to Hold Bakhmut
PHOTO: Building in Bakhmut following Russian airstrike, December 26, 2022 Source: National Police of Ukraine Officials in Kyiv on Monday said Ukrainian military leaders were determined to hold the Dontesk city of Bakhmut in the face of an unrelenting assault by Russian forces. The office of Volodymyr Zelensky said the Ukrainian President chaired a meeting with […]
Dozens Arrested in Violent Protests at Police Training Site
At least 35 people were arrested Sunday night after protests at the construction site of a police training center in Atlanta turned violent. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said during a midnight news conference that construction equipment had been set on fire at the site where the Atlanta Public Training Center is being built. Opponents of […]
Iran’s Ayatollah Condemns Alleged School Girls’ Poisonings
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called the suspected poisonings of school girls “unforgivable,” adding that if the accusations are proven true, the perpetrators should face the death sentence. The suspected poisonings began roughly three months ago. More than 1,000 girls in different schools have been hostpialized with cases of respiratory distress. The first […]
President Biden on Bloody Sunday: “History Matters”
President Biden traveled to Selma, Alabama on March 5 to mark 58 years since “Bloody Sunday.” “History matters…the truth matters,” Biden said during his speech ahead of the annual walk across the infamous Edmund Pettus Bridge. Referencing efforts by some Republicans to suppress race-based history classes among their anti-“Woke” agendas, he added, “No matter how hard […]
Biden to Commemorate Bloody Sunday in Selma
PHOTO: Edmund Pettus Bridge, March 2015 President Biden heads to Selma, Alabama on Sunday to commemorate Bloody Sunday’s 58-year mark. “In his remarks President Biden will talk about the importance of commemorating Bloody Sunday so that history cannot be erased,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during her daily briefing on Friday. “He will […]
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