Security forces rescue 14 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen
Security forces rescued 14 out of at least 20 students abducted from a university in northwestern Nigeria and were searching for the remaining captives, school authorities said Monday. Gunmen attacked the school in the hard-hit Zamfara state’s Bungudu district last week and fled with the students and some workers in the first mass school abduction […]
David McCallum of The Man from UNCLE and NCIS fame dies aged 90
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Braverman to ask world leaders to make refugee rules ‘fit for the modern age’
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As Schools Adopt 4-Day Weeks, Parents at Odds
It’s a Monday in September, but with schools closed, the three children in the Pruente household have nowhere to be.[#item_full_content]
Pompeo Slams Biden Energy Policies as ‘Enormously Risky’
Former CIA director and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted the energy policies of President Joe Biden, saying our adversaries are stepping in to fill the void of energy producer for our allies, an “enormously risky” situation for the U.S.
DOJ to Make Weiss Available to House Panel ‘Near Term’
The Department of Justice told the House Judiciary Committee that it would make special counsel David Weiss available to testify before it in the “near term,” a timetable that seemingly conflicts with that of Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.[#item_full_content]
Menendez ripped by critics after ‘shameless’ defense of keeping over $400K in cash in his home: ‘So corrupt’
Social media users, particularly conservatives, widely mocked New Jersey’s Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez after he claimed in the face of federal corruption charges that the hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash in his home was from his personal back account. “For 30 years I have withdrawn thousands of dollars in cash from my personal […]
Trump: First Amendment Protects From ‘Insurrection’ Cases, Ballot Removal
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech.The lawyers made the argument in a filing posted…[#item_full_content]
Kansas House Judiciary Committee head to step down
An influential Kansas House committee leader who helped temper fellow Republicans’ drive to limit what state and local officials can do during pandemics plans to give up his legislative seat next month. KANSAS OFFICIALS SHOULDN’T BE FORCED TO KEEP CHANGING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE’S BIRTH CERTIFICATES, JUDGE SAYS Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Patton announced Monday that […]
The New Yorker Cover Spotlights Aging Politicians
The October cover of The New Yorker magazine takes aim at the average age of politicians in Washington, D.C., depicting several in a footrace with the help of walkers.[#item_full_content]