Giorno: 24 Giugno 2024

In Some States, Masks Going From Mandated to Criminalized

Coronavirus-cautious Americans are worried as state legislators are reinstating dormant laws that criminalize mask-wearing to penalize pro-Palestinian demonstrators who conceal their faces, The Washington Post reported on Monday. GOP lawmakers in North Carolina are set to…[#item_full_content]

Judge Blocks Biden Wage Rule for Construction Projects

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule expanding the cases in which construction contractors are required to pay workers prevailing wages that apply to $200 billion of federally funded infrastructure projects.[#item_full_content]

US Expected to Send Ukraine $150M More in Munitions

The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials.[#item_full_content]

Supreme Court Adds 2 Opinion Days This Week

The Supreme Court once again altered its schedule, adding two more opinion days this week as it sifts through more than a dozen cases awaiting decisions, including former President Donald Trump’s immunity case.

Prosecutors Clash With Judge on Trump’s First Amendment Rights

A federal prosecutor in the classified documents case of Donald Trump clashed with the judge Monday as the judge was questioning a request to bar the former president from threatening comments about law enforcement agents involved in the investigation.Special counsel Jack…

US v Trump: Second day of Florida hearing wraps in classified documents case

The second day of hearings on motions from both the defense and prosecution in former President Trump’s classified documents case in Florida ended Monday evening shortly after 5:30 p.m. Two issues were considered during the day’s hearings: Special Counsel Jack Smith’s funding for the case and its legality and a potential added provision to Trump’s […]

Antisemitism group calls on Biden to fire official who posted, deleted anti-Israel tweets: ‘just horrifying’

An antisemitism watchdog group is calling for the Biden administration to fire a recently promoted White House official whose anti-Israel social media posts resurfaced this week. StopAntisemitism said Tyler Cherry, who was promoted earlier this month as an associate communications director at the White House, called for the elimination of Israel and promoted anti-Israel viewpoints […]