Fla. Appeals Court Upholds DeSantis-Backed Congressional Map

A Florida appeals court on Friday upheld the state’s congressional map backed by Governor Ron DeSantis that a lower court had ruled violated the state constitution by diminishing some Black residents’ voting power. A state judge in September ruled that the map redrawn in …[#item_full_content]

NKorea: Interference With Satellites Is Declaration of War

North Korea said Saturday it would consider any interference with its satellite operations a declaration of war and would mobilize its war deterrence if any attack against its strategic assets were imminent. Pyongyang would respond to any U.S. interference in space by …[#item_full_content]

Watchdog: WH Violated Hatch Act but No Discipline Coming

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an independent government watchdog agency, found that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act with her use of “MAGA” to describe Republicans, but the agency opted against issuing discipline, NBC News …[#item_full_content]

Remote Ariz. Border Crossing Swamped By Migrants Closing

U.S. officials said they will close a port of entry in remote Lukeville, Arizona, so the operations officials who watch over vehicle and pedestrian traffic going both ways can help Border Patrol agents arrest and process the new arrivals.[#item_full_content]

Washington state Democrat Rep. Adam Smith says cease-fire activists vandalized home

Washington state Democrat Rep. Adam Smith said his home was vandalized by cease-fire activists. Smith said in a statement that his house in Bellevue, Washington, was vandalized on Thursday night. “Last night, my house was vandalized by people advocating for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. This attack is sadly reflective of the coarsening of […]

Disney’s Iger: COVID-19 Caused ‘The Marvels’ Flop

Disney CEO Bob Iger cited the pandemic — more than two years after the height of COVID-19 — as responsible for the box office woes of the female-led “The Marvels” movie. Iger claimed at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit this week that the movie was “shot during COVID,”…[#item_full_content]