news2shortsGeorgia Republicans are introducing a bill to hold sanctuary jurisdictions financially accountable for damage and crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Nearly two years since nursing student Laken Riley was killed by an illegal immigrant at the University of Georgia, Republican state Rep. Houston Gaines said the bill would help hold local governments’ “feet to the … Read more
Bills aim to make ICE employees ineligible for jobs in law enforcement, public education and state civil service Supercharged by billions in dollars from Congress, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has hired thousands of new officers to carry out Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign in an effort it has likened to “wartime recruitment”. In several … Read more
The club’s chief executive, Paul Lakin, explains how they reached the top so quickly and what it will take to stay there By No Helmets Required When Hull Kingston Rovers play Leeds Rhinos in Las Vegas on Saturday night, they will do so as domestic treble winners and world club champions. The club’s chief executive, … Read more
An exit from Soldier Field could lead the Bears across state lines. But it could help revive a once thriving area and the team would still be in most fans’ orbit You think you’re locked out of the housing market? The Chicago Bears have been renting since Warren G Harding was president. They started out … Read more
Polling data tracking voters’ real-time reactions to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, showed Independents and Republicans were highly motivated when the president urged members of Congress to pass restrictions on congressional stock trading, but Democrats appeared less enthused. This moment in Trump’s address was one of the few moments during the speech … Read more
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., says her guest at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address was forcibly removed and arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday night. Omar cited “reports” claiming that software engineer Aliya Rahman was “aggressively handled” as she was forcibly removed from the chamber during Trump’s speech. Omar invited Rahman after she … Read more
Tehran insists deal is possible if Trump abides by preconditions agreed with Witkoff. Plus, will Andrew bring down the British monarchy? Good morning. Iran enters critical talks on its nuclear program with the US in Geneva today, insisting a deal is possible as long as Washington sticks by three preconditions: to concede Iran’s symbolic right … Read more
A new round of crucial nuclear talks are getting underway in Geneva between top negotiators from the United States and Iran. It comes after President Donald Trump accused Iran of “starting all over” with its nuclear program and that it is “working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States.” Iran dismisses all … Read more
A top Supreme Court litigator and co-founder of the website SCOTUSblog was convicted by a federal jury after being charged with failing to pay taxes on millions of dollars in gambling income stemming from his lifestyle as an ultra-high-stakes poker player. Thomas Goldstein, who once was part of the legal team that represented Al Gore in the … Read more
Memorial services honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson are beginning to take place in his longtime home of Chicago starting at Rainbow PUSH, the nonprofit organization he founded five decades ago. It will be the first of several tributes for the civil rights icon who paved the way for future political leaders. … Read more
