Justice Department sues Texas over law to let police arrest illegal immigrants

The Justice Department on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Texas over a state law allowing authorities to arrest illegal immigrants, pitting Republican Gov. Greg Abbott against the Biden administration as both remain at odds over how to handle the escalating crisis at the southern border.  The lawsuit, filed in an Austin federal court, came after … Read more

Magician David Copperfield allegedly had dinner with Epstein and victims, did ‘magic tricks’: Court docs

Famed American magician David Copperfield allegedly had dinner with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and a few of his victims, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.  Attorney Sigrid McCawley asked an accuser of Epstein — Johanna Sjoberg — and his former lover and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell if she ever met Copperfield. “Yes,” she said. … Read more

Biden campaign staffers issue letter protesting Israel-Hamas war, call for cease-fire, end of aid to Israel

Over a dozen of President Biden’s campaign staffers, hired to re-elect the president, issued an anonymous letter Wednesday, protesting Biden’s approach to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. In a letter shared on Medium, 17 current Biden for President staffers called for Biden to advocate for an immediate cease-fire in the war started by the Palestinian terrorist … Read more

Jeffrey Epstein allegedly said Bill Clinton ‘likes’ young girls, documents reveal

Former President Bill Clinton was alleged to prefer young girls and to have a close personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in documents released Wednesday related to the lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre against former Epstein lover and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. In one document, the deposition of Epstein accuser Johanna Sjoberg, revealed that Sjoberg alleged Epstein had … Read more

Pritzker names new head of embattled Illinois family services agency

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday named his director of juvenile justice to take over the troubled Department of Children and Family Services. Heidi Mueller, 49, will replace Marc D. Smith, who has been at the helm since 2019 and has been held in contempt of court numerous times for improper housing of young people under … Read more

Suicide-prevention net beneath Golden Gate Bridge completed, say officials

Stainless steel mesh beneath iconic 1.7-mile span took decades of advocacy and is already working A long-awaited suicide prevention barrier at the Golden Gate Bridge has been completed, officials announced on Wednesday, marking the culmination of a tireless campaign by families who lost loved ones at the famous structure. Crews had been working to finish … Read more

Who was Jeffrey Epstein and what are the court documents about?

Formerly redacted names of the financier and sex offender’s network were revealed in records unsealed on Wednesday Click here to read the documents in full Previously redacted names of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s expansive network of friends and business associates have been revealed this week in the form of nearly 1,000 pages … Read more

Activists troll disgraced former Harvard president with ‘moving day’ sign, U-Haul trucks outside campus home

A group of activists targeted disgraced former Harvard University President Claudine Gay outside her official campus residence Wednesday, trolling her with a “moving day” billboard and U-Haul trucks just one day after her resignation. “It’s moving day Claudine Gay!” the digital mobile billboard read before changing to another screen that said, “Sponsored by the TENS … Read more