Judge formally dismisses Reflecting Pool charge against Olympian
A local judge in Washington, D. C. , on Thursday formally dismissed the felony charge accusing Olympic canoeist David Hearn of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after U.
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A Senate Panel Has Voted to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress. What Happens Next?
Under Senate procedure, a contempt resolution next heads to a vote in the full upper chamber. But committee chair Rand Paul has opted for a different step.
Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt
Also, an A. I. model created viruses not found in nature.
Trump Issues Tariffs on Key Ingredient for Electronics and Solar Panels
The administration will impose a minimum import price for polysilicon, a key component for semiconductors and solar panels, as well as tariffs for products made with the material.
Teamsters suing over California self-driving truck rules
Teamsters California sued the Golden State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and several other agencies Wednesday, citing issues with the approval of self-driving trucks across the state. The lawsuit, filed in Alameda County, alleges that officials in California did not complete the extensiv...
Watch live: Trump honors Team USA with Rose Garden reception
President Trump will welcome more than 100 members of the U. S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House on Thursday.
Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’
US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday seeking to narrow birthright citizenship and intensify a crackdown on “birth tourism”, making a new attempt to restrict automatic citizenship after his original policy was rejected by the Supreme Court. Trump announced the measure...
Trump signs new executive orders seeking to limit US birthright citizenship
The US president's latest effort comes after Supreme Court ruled against his push to reinterpret constitutional right.
Trump administration installs Project 2025 author at Interior’s internal watchdog, Democrat alleges
The Trump administration has installed a former White House official and author of the Project 2025 Republican policy playbook at what is supposed to be an independent internal watchdog at the Interior Department, a House Democrat says. Rep. Jared Huffman (Calif.
Kellogg moves to ditch artificial dyes from cereals by end of 2026
WK Kellogg Co. said Thursday that it is moving to end the use of artificial dyes in its products by the end of this year for its cereals.
Where the Trump administration's lawsuits seeking voter data stand
The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia in an effort to force them to hand over their unredacted voter rolls containing voters' sensitive information.
Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
Appeals court upholds Florida ban on children at drag shows
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Florida law banning children from attending drag shows, ruling the state can enforce the measure after a lower court blocked its enforcement on First Amendment grounds. In a 8-5 ruling, the full U. S.
Accounts show Green party may be close to overtaking Labour’s membership figures – UK politics live
A spokesperson for the Greens says figures had ‘quadrupled’ in the last year since Polanski became leader A Reform government will introduce national licensing for vape shops, which Zia Yusuf says will see a decrease of 70% in the businesses on British high streets. “We will also end financial d...
Minns said he wouldn’t ‘gloat’ about Icac hearings into the Liberals. Instead, he’s quietly taken out the trash
Amid revelations that could damage the Liberals’ state election hopes, the NSW government dropped key documents on three contentious issues Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast During the first week of the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s (Icac) Operation Rosny’...
Senate committee holds Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress – live
Republican majority voted to hold the retired health official in contempt after hearing where he repeatedly invoked the fifth amendment Sign up for the Breaking News US email One quick note on the contempt resolution: Senator Rand Paul may try to send it straight to the Department of Justice, sin...
Kudlow tells Senate Republican that ‘polls are lousy’
Fox Business host Larry Kudlow, who served as National Economic Council director during President Trump’s first term, scolded Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala. ) during an interview Wednesday about the lack of big Republican accomplishments this year, warning “polls are lousy.
Yet another cyclosporiasis outbreak appears as cases linked to recalled lettuce grow
This marks the fifth cyclospora investigation by the FDA since early July.
US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt over Covid hearing
The committee will now refer him for possible prosecution for refusing to answer questions about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Trump to ‘lowlife’ Michael Moore: ‘Get used to more losing’
President Trump on Wednesday blasted filmmaker Michael Moore, calling him a “lowlife” and telling him to “get used to more losing” after the “Bowling for Columbine” director praised Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) following his primary victory.
Democratic socialist victories offer Republicans a five-fold gift
Republicans have a no-lose scenario in democratic socialists storming the Democratic Party.
Fetterman pushes El-Sayed to continue campaigning with Piker: ‘I dare you’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa. ), who has bucked his party in recent years, sarcastically pressed Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to continue campaigning with controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.
Former Federal Prosecutors to Senate: Stop Confirming Election Deniers as Judges
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‘Tower dump’ warrants ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge in Mississippi ruled on Wednesday that so-called “tower dump” warrants are unconstitutional, declining to reverse a lower court decision refusing the government’s request to obtain the search warrants in a series of violent crime investigations.