Judge temporarily blocks order restricting guns in New Mexico
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order against an executive order by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) declaring gun violence a “public health emergency.” U.S. District Court Judge David Urias said the governor’s 30-day suspension of both concealed and open-carry firearms in the greater Albuquerque area went against a 2022 […]
European Parliament labels Belarus’ Lukashenko “accomplice” in Putin’s war crimes
The European Parliament adopted a resolution Wednesday officially recognizing Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko an “accomplice” in the war crimes of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. The European Parliament’s members are directly elected by voters in all European Union Member States to represent people’s interests with regard toare directly law-making and other decisions. According to […]
Number of wrongfully detained Americans decreases for first time in a decade
The number of wrongfully detained U.S. nationals overseas has decreased for the first time in a decade, according to a new report released Wednesday. The release of 21 U.S. nationals last year was “the largest number of publicly known wrongful detention releases in one year,” according to the report from the James W. Foley Legacy […]
Mitt Romney says he won’t seek reelection
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said Wednesday he would not seek reelection to a second term in Congress in 2024. Romney, who was the Republican Party’s Presidential nominee in 2012, was elected to the Senate in 2018 with 63% of the vote in Utah. “Contrary to a lot of expectations, I enjoy my work in the […]
Congresswoman Mary Peltola’s husband dies in plane crash
The husband of Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) died in a plane crash in Alaska, her chief of staff announced Wednesday. “We are devastated to share that Mary’s husband, Eugene Peltola Jr.—‘Buzzy’ to all of us who knew and loved him—passed away earlier this morning following a plane accident in Alaska,” Anton McParland wrote in a […]
Judge rejects Mark Meadows’ stay request
U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in Atlanta on Wednesday rejected former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ emergency request to stay his order in the Georgia 2020 election racketeering case. Meadows filed the emergency request after Jones ruled Friday that Meadows cannot move his trial to federal court, after which Meadows filed a notice […]
Peter Navarro back in court after calling for mistrial
Judge Amit Mehta heard testimony Wednesday in U.S. District Court in DC after former Trump advisor Peter Navarro called for a mistrial hearing following his contempt of Congress guilty verdict. A jury in Washington DC last week found Navarro guilty of of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after he refused to comply with […]
Tuberville unmoved despite growing GOP criticism of military blocks
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) remained unwilling to budge Tuesday from his ongoing blockade of military promotions despite more Republicans voicing their disapproval of his actions. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Tuesday, “I think holding these non-policymaking career military [officials] who can’t be involved in politics at all is a mistake, and we continue […]
House bills target Iran nearly one year after Mahsa Amini’s death
The House passed bills along bipartisan lines Tuesday targeting Iran for its human rights record and its missile program. The measures, which would impose sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Ebrahim Raisi and others just ahesd of the one-year mark of the September 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police […]
Tech execs to meet with Senators about artificial intelligence
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was set to convene a closed-door meeting Wednesday with tech execs about mitigating the biggest risks from emerging artificial intelligence. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) planned to join Schumer in leading the bipartisan forum to which all 100 Senators were invited, along with nearly two dozen tech leaders and advocates. […]
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