Idaho Supreme Court allows abortion ban to take effect
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the state’s stringent abortion restrictions will be allowed to take effect as legal challenges to the laws play out in court.
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Health Improving Of Stabbed Author Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie, the famed author who was hospitalized Friday after being stabbed by a suspected radical Islamist, is off a ventilator, and his condition has improved, his family says.
Attacker Author Rushdie Charged With Attempted Murder
U.S. authorities have charged Hadi Matar, the suspect in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, with “attempted murder.”
California prepares for ‘megaflood’ with potential of 100 inches of rain
California is preparing for possible megafloods that could bring more than 100 inches of rain in some areas of the state, which experts are linking to climate change.
Report: Congressional Budget Office Contradicts White House on IRS Expansion Bill
A Congressional Budget Office report found that the Internal Revenue Service will collect billions of dollars from auditing low- and middle-income Americans under the White House-backed “Inflation Reduction Act,” contradicting Biden administration claims, according to Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Louisiana Supreme Court denies appeal challenging abortion ban
In a win for pro-life advocates, the Louisiana Supreme Court rejected an appeal in the continued legal fight regarding the state’s abortion law, meaning the ban will remain in effect.
Biden administration exempts religious schools from LGBTQ mandate on lunch funding
Private religious schools won’t be required to comply with the Biden administration’s gender mandate to qualify for student-lunch funding under a newly released exemption.
FBI seizes privileged Trump records during raid; DOJ opposes request for independent review: sources
The FBI seized boxes containing records covered by attorney-client privilege and potentially executive privilege during its raid of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, sources familiar with the investigation told Fox News, adding that the Justice Department opposed Trump lawyers’ request for the appointment of an independent, special master to review the records.
$4,104,725,000,000: Federal Tax Collections Set Record Through July
The federal government collected a record $4,104,725,000,000 in total taxes in the first ten months of fiscal 2022 (October through July), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement.
Grocery Inflation Hits Highest Level in 43 Years Despite Biden’s ‘Zero’ Inflation Messaging
While the annual pace of inflation in the United States eased slightly in July, a deeper dive into the numbers reveals that some of the categories that hit everyday Americans especially hard in the pocketbook have soared, with the price of groceries jumping to the highest level since 1979.
Florida judge who approved FBI warrant for raid on Mar-a-Lago was assigned to Trump lawsuit against Clintons
Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, the Florida judge who approved the warrant for the FBI raid of former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, was formerly assigned to oversee a lawsuit in which Trump sued Hillary Clinton. He also previously represented former convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s employees in a sex trafficking case.
Trump Condemns FBI Raid As Political Witch-Hunt
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump, who may seek re-election, has condemned the search of his Florida estate by America’s principal law enforcement agency as a political witch-hunt.
President Biden signs CHIPS act into law, aiming to boost U.S. competitiveness with China
President Joe Biden signed a $280 billion bill on Tuesday that aims to help the U.S. compete with China by investing billions into domestic semiconductor production.
Christian school fights to pray over loudspeaker at games, cites Supreme Court ruling
A Christian school in Florida is arguing for its right to air prayers on the loudspeaker at state championship sports events, pointing to the Supreme Court’s ruling this summer in favor of a Washington state public high school football coach who prayed on the 50-yard-line after games.
DOJ Under Pressure to Explain ‘Unprecedented’ FBI Raid on the Home of a Former President
A “weaponization of the justice system,” that’s how former President Donald Trump labeled Monday’s raid by the FBI on his home at the Mar-a-Lago resort located in Palm Beach, Florida.
Christian school keeps school lunch funding despite refusing Biden admin’s Title IX expansion
A Christian school will be able to keep getting government funding for lunches, even though it does not abide by the Biden administration’schange to Title IX to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
‘Dark Times’: Trump Slams FBI Raid at His Mar-a-Lago Home as a Political Assault
Former President Donald Trump on Monday said his opponents “desperately don’t want me to run for President in 2024” and will “likewise do anything to stop Republicans and Conservatives in the upcoming Midterm Elections.”
Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act after all-night vote series
The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act along party lines following hours of debate and a flurry of amendments that stretched through Saturday night and into Sunday afternoon.
‘A historic event,’ Death Valley sees almost a year’s worth of rain within three hours
Officials say that Death Valley saw almost a year’s worth of rainfall within three hours last weekend.
Dems Poised To Make IRS Larger Than Pentagon, State Department, FBI, and Border Patrol Combined
If Democrats have their way, one of the most detested federal agencies—the Internal Revenue Service—will employ more bureaucrats than the Pentagon, State Department, FBI, and Border Patrol combined.