Schumer Urges End to Single-Judge Divisions in Texas
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Schumer urged the chief judge of the Northern District of Texas on Thursday to end an assignment system for the courts there that he said effectively…
Jordan says FBI should be kicked out of probes into US citizens flagged in FISA investigations
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan argued Thursday that the FBI should no longer play any role in looking into American citizens who get flagged during investigations into non-U.S. citizens,…
College Board Will Change Its AP African American Studies Course
Some experts are wary. Cheryl Harris, a legal scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a leading thinker in the field of critical race theory, has helped organize…
Rishi Sunak rejects call for rethink on Scotch whisky tax
Whisky producers have told ministers a 10% rise in duty will be a historic blow for the industry. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65414875?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Michigan Students Sue School District Over ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Ban
A mother of two students in Howard City, Mich., filed a lawsuit claiming the public school district violated her sons’ First Amendment rights by asking them to remove sweatshirts with…
Jim Justice running for Joe Manchin’s Senate seat in 2024
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R) and US Senator Joe Manchin (L), Democrat of West Virginia, attend a roundtable discussion on the opioid epidemic with local and state officials at…
Several groups asking EPA to take emergency action to reduce nitrate levels in Minnesota’s groundwater
Several groups are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to take emergency action to reduce nitrate levels in groundwater in eight southeast Minnesota counties. Eleven national and local environmental groups submitted…
Roy Saltman, election expert who warned of hanging chads, dies at 90
Roy G. Saltman, who as the federal government’s top expert on voting technology wrote a prescient but little-read report warning about hanging chads on punch-card ballots, more than a decade…
Jack Teixeira: US leaks suspect may have more classified files, prosecutors say
Former airman Jack Teixeira, 21, is accused of leaking dozens of classified documents. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65406559?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
The Tiny, Tight-Lipped Circle of Aides Guiding Biden 2024
When President Biden announced his re-election campaign and its top two staff members this week, the names of his closest and longest-serving advisers were not included. A small circle of…