Biden Administration announces school cybersecurity efforts for grades K-12
The Biden Administration on Monday unveiled new cybersecurity efforts aimed preventing hacking school computer systems in grades K-12. “In the 2022-23 academic year alone, at least eight K-12 school districts throughout the country were impacted by significant cyberattacks,” the White House said in a statement, adding that the hacks have led some schools to […]
Woman detained in alleged assassination plot against Zelensky
A woman accused of being a spy was detained Monday on allegations she smuggled coordinates to Russian forces for an airstrike assassination attempt against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The woman, who Ukraine’s intelligence service SBU said was caught “red handed” while attempting to pass on intel to Russia, faces up to 12 years in prison. […]
Conservative Groups sue Biden Administration over Student Debt Forgiveness Plan
Two conservative groups have filed suit against the Biden Administration over its plan to forgive some $39 billion in student debt from more than 800,000 borrowers. The suit, filed Friday in Michigan, is in response to a plan President Biden announced July 14 that followed a Supreme Court decision in June striking down Biden’s initial […]
Explosions Damage Bridges Linking Occupied Sectors of Ukraine
Explosions Sunday hit critical road bridges connecting Russian-occupied Crimea with parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region, also under Russian control. Anton Gerashchenko, Advisor to Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs, posted a pair of photos on social media that he said were of damage to the bridge over the Tonkyi Strait near Henichesk, a port city along […]
Judge Gives Trump Team Monday Evening Deadline to Respond to Protective Order Request
Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan has given former President Trump’s legal team until 5pm ET Monday to respond to a Department of Justice request for a protective order. The DOJ requested the order after Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, in all caps, “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!” That’s despite during […]
Trump pleads not guilty to superseding charges in classified documents case
Former President Trump on Friday pleaded not guilty and waived his personal appearance for an arraignment on superseding charges related to his handling of classified documents post-Presidency. Special Counsel Jack Smith levied four additional charges against Trump in a superseding indictment that was unsealed last Friday. Those four criminal counts included altering, destroying, mutilating, or […]
Trump calls on Supreme Court to intervene in his legal cases
Former President Trump on his Truth Social platform called on the Supreme Court to intervene in his ongoing legal battles. “CRAZY! My political opponent has hit me with a barrage of weak lawsuits,” Trump posted in an unsubstantiated claim on his social media site Friday. He went on to post, “It is Election Interference, & […]
U.S. Army to lose confirmed leader amid Tuberville’s blockade
The U.S. Army as of Friday will be without a Senate-confirmed leader as Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) continues to block military nominations. Retiring Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville is relinquishing command. His retirement follows that of the U.S. Marine Corp Commandant Gen. David Berger, whose replacement has also been blocked, leaving the U.S. […]
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sentenced to 19 years in prison
A Russian court on Friday convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism, sentencing him to 19 years in prison. This was the fifth criminal trial for Navalny, who is already serving combined sentences of 11.5 years amid what his supporters call the Kremlin’s attempts to silence opposition against the regime of Russian […]
Pair from “Tennessee Three” win their reelection bids
Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who were ousted from the state House amid gun protests following a school shooting, regained their seats in a special election Thursday. The pair were two-thirds of the so-called “Tennessee Three” who, along with fellow Democrat Rep. Gloria Johnson, were accused of breaking House rules by calling […]
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