today’s hot news
At least 12 US service members injured as Iran lashes out with regional strikes
Iran launched strikes against a Saudi air base Friday, injuring at least a dozen U.S. service members, some severely. Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks on the kingdom’s Prince Sultan Air Base inflicted injuries upon at least 12 U.S. service members,...
Trump makes history today! Agenda includes something no sitting president has ever done
WASHINGTON — In a precedent-busting move, President Donald Trump is gearing up to personally attend oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday — a dramatic escalation in his fight to crack down on birthright citizenship. If he walks through those marble...
Joe Kent allegedly under investigation by FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly opened an investigation into Joe Kent, the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, over alleged leaks of classified information. White House Correspondent for Semafor, Shelby Talcott, reported the...
Trump’s fall-back tariffs face court scrutiny, skeptical voters
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump's new global import taxes are facing mounting backlash from price-conscious voters and legal challenges in a Manhattan trade court that could ultimately return to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of...
‘I think we’re done here’: White House ballroom project weathers deluge of public criticism ahead of final vote
Blistering public criticism of President Donald Trump’s vision for a new White House ballroom did not spare the design, the commissioners, or Trump himself as the National Capital Planning Commission formally reviewed the ambitious project Thursday and teed up a final...
BS daily political cartoons: Thank you cards from Iran
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Newsom signs immigration bills to bolster state protections
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom early Tuesday signed several bills to protect California’s immigrants, crack down on private jails and prisons, and keep U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers out of the state’s police departments. The package...
Parents urge Supreme Court to protect religious education
(The Center Square) – Three California families are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether parents have the right to use state education funds for religious-based curriculum. The Liberty Justice Center, which represents the families in Woolard v....
Consumer advocates: Supreme Court climate case could ‘rewrite’ American economy
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday that could "rewrite" the future of American energy production, legal analysts said. Justices on the nation’s highest court will hear arguments in Suncor v. Boulder, a case to determine...
JPMorgan sued after employee allegedly told to keep ‘gay job’ separate from work
JPMorgan Chase was facing a federal discrimination lawsuit from a former employee who alleged a supervisor told him to keep his “gay job” separate from his regular work before the bank retaliated against him and forced him out. Brian Larson, a former senior associate...
Rising yields add to $1T taxpayer interest bill
(The Center Square) – The 10-year Treasury note closed at 5.26% Tuesday, more than a point above the 4.1% the Congressional Budget Office projected it would average this year, a gap that could raise taxpayers' borrowing costs as federal debt rolls over. The...
Senate permitting deal could give opponents just 150 days to sue over energy projects instead of six years
Senate negotiators said Monday they reached a permitting deal that could give opponents of energy projects 150 days to sue instead of six years. Negotiators aim to release the text this week, though a vote is unlikely before the Senate breaks prior to the midterm...
