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DOJ Joins NRA Suit on Ill. Assault Weapons Ban
On Friday, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in support of a National Rifle Association's lawsuit challenging Illinois' "assault weapons" ban.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:21:23 EDTUN: Terrorists Could Use AI to Weaponize Cars, Drones
The United Nations is warning that terrorists could hijack cars or drones driven by artificial intelligence to conduct attacks in crowded spaces, resulting in mass casualties.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:19:57 EDTSupreme Court Orders N.Y. to Reconsider Abortion Mandate
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered New York to reconsider whether the state can force religious organizations to pay for abortions.The justices acted after the court unanimously ruled earlier in June that Wisconsin discriminated against a Catholic charity by forcing it to...
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:18:33 EDTCuomo Faces Ethics Complaint Over $2.6M in Stock Options
A conservative watchdog group has filed an ethics complaint against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that alleges he failed to disclose more than $2.6 million in stock options with a nuclear technology company before running for New York City mayor.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:00:13 EDTFederal Judge Voids Termination of NIH Grants
A federal judge on Monday ruled that the National Institutes of Health's attempt to cancel grants with perceived connections to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs was discriminatory and ordered the grants be reissued, Axios reports.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:57:55 EDTSenate GOP Bill Version Slashes Waste From Medicaid
Senate Republicans are pushing a version of President Trump's sweeping legislative agenda that proposes deeper Medicaid cuts than the House-passed bill, prompting internal party tensions and concerns over effects on vulnerable constituents, The Hill reported.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:50:41 EDTWages Rise Amid 1 Million Self-Deportations Under Trump
Wages are on the rise thanks to the nearly 1 million illegal migrants who have taken advantage of the Trump administration's self-deportation program, according to the nonpartisan research organization Center for Immigration Studies.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:18:24 EDTTexas Farmers Pinched by Labor Shortage
Farmers in Texas' Rio Grande Valley are reporting a shortage of farm labor, and some attribute that to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:31:39 EDTWatchdog: Admin Violated Impoundment Act a Second Time
The Trump administration violated the Impoundment Control Act a second time by blocking federal spending on museums, libraries, and archives across the U.S. without approval from Congress, the Government Accountability Office said Monday.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:17:48 EDTOusted ABC News Reporter Defends 'Hater' Rant
Terry Moran, who left ABC News after he was suspended for calling White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller "a world-class hater" on social media, defended his decision in a podcast appearance this week. "It was something that was in my heart and mind."
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:54:01 EDTDow Rises 300 Points as Oil Retreats on Truce Hopes
U.S. stocks closed higher Monday, as oil prices retreated after the Israel-Iran attacks left crude production and exports unaffected, easing investor concerns about the potential for higher energy prices to stoke inflation.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:02:23 EDTCongress to Get Security Briefing After Minn. Shootings
Congressional lawmakers are expected to receive security briefings this week after a gunman on Saturday fatally shot a Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously injured a state senator and his wife in what have been described as politically motivated ...
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:02:02 EDTAt G7, Trump Urged by EU Leaders to Cut Tariffs
European Union leaders on Sunday pressed President Donald Trump to stop his side of the trade war, warning that continued tariffs from the U.S. would hinder global economic stability and undercut the West's ability to meet shared defense goals, Politico reported.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:01:45 EDTJudge Deems Trump's NIH Grant Cuts Illegal
A federal judge in Boston on Monday said the termination of National Institutes of Health grants for research on diversity-related topics by President Donald Trump's administration's was "void and illegal," and accused the government of discriminating against minorities and LGBT people.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:41:40 EDTSec. Duffy: Follow Immigration Law or Forfeit DOT Funding
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that city and state officials who don't comply with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts risk losing federal funding from his department.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:53:39 EDTTrump Admin Seeks Stay of National Guard Ruling
The Trump administration on Monday filed a request to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a stay pending appeal after a ruling that required returning control of National Guard troops to California, Dataminr reported.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:03:53 EDTNuclear Commissioner Appointed by Biden Fired by Trump
Christopher Hanson, a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was fired by President Donald Trump on Friday.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:18:30 EDTRev. Jimmy Swaggart Hospitalized After Heart Attack
The famed Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, the Louisiana-born televangelist and founder of the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:09:07 EDTObama Judge Puts Trump Harvard Visa Halt on Hold
A Democrat-appointed judge has reportedly acted Monday to slow some of the Trump administration's foreign policy and national security moves. Massachusetts U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, appointed by former President Barack Obama, has extended the pause.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:28:55 EDTUS Bolsters Trump's Middle East Military Options by Moving Refueling Aircraft
The U.S. military has moved a large number of refueling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as Middle East tensions erupt into conflict between Iran and Israel, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday...
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