Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters that constituents are asking for “transparency and honesty” regarding the health of Sen. Mitch McConnell. “We have seen rampant speculation across social media and elsewhere, it could all be fully avoided, and it’s all within Senator McConnell’s power,” Beshear said. “But because he won’t do that, the fact is … Read more
President Donald Trump doesn’t appear to have followed through on his vow to convince the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling on birthright citizenship.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the teenage lifeguard who went viral after rescuing a young boy from towering waves in Santa Cruz, California, saying he wants to invite the teen to the White House and potentially award him a high civilian honor. The lifeguard, identified as 16-year-old Ryder on social media, was captured in … Read more
Lenita Moreno, 25, arrested over fire – which allegedly caused $108,000 in damage – at Mormon church in Kaysville A Utah woman set fire to the church where she was scheduled to get married a day before the wedding, allege authorities investigating what may have been an extreme case of cold feet. Lenita Moreno, 25, … Read more
Court-appointed investigator finds California City facility failed to comply with judge’s order to provide adequate healthcare California’s largest immigration detention center has failed to comply with a judge’s orders to provide adequate healthcare, according to a court-appointed monitor who found the facility was struggling to meet a wide range of medical standards. The California City … Read more
Political leaders honor Republican US senator, whose hawkish foreign policy shaped decades in Washington US politics live – latest updates World leaders and senior political figures convened in Washington for the memorial of the long-serving US senator Lindsey Graham, remembering the “swashbuckling” South Carolina Republican “a true American original” whose embrace of “America First” never … Read more
Lawmakers are seeking to expose foreign nationals who may be funneling money and donations through tax-exempt organizations to political committees as the House Ways and Means Committee passed a bill that would revise reporting requirements for tax-exempt groups. The Foreign Funding Transparency Act, which passed 23-18 in the committee last Wednesday, would require tax-exempt organizations … Read more
State lawmakers in West Virginia‘s Freedom Caucus are seeking to ban AI-powered Flock surveillance cameras statewide, arguing the technology violates citizens’ Fourth Amendment right to privacy. “The West Virginia Freedom Caucus strongly opposes the unchecked expansion of automated surveillance technologies, including Flock Safety camera systems, automated license plate readers (ALPRs), AI-powered facial recognition, multimodal vehicle … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is warning Dr. Anthony Fauci that his presidential pardon has limits ahead of the former public health official’s high-profile day on Capitol Hill. Fauci is set to testify before a GOP-led Senate panel on Wednesday, days after hundreds of pages of his COVID-19 pandemic-era diary entries were … Read more
Massachusetts lawmakers are taking steps toward prioritizing the hiring of American Muslims for state government positions under a permanent so-called Muslim commission. The group would help recommend Americans who practice Islam to appointed government positions in the New England state at the same time the Trump administration is moving to dismantle such diversity, equity and … Read more
