6.0 CA quake: Several earthquakes centered near California-Nevada border felt across SF Bay Area
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck south of Lake Tahoe near the California-Nevada border Thursday afternoon.
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Louisiana passes bipartisan law: women must be informed of abortion-reversal pill
Louisiana has passed a bipartisan law requiring medical abortion providers to inform women that there is an abortion reversal pill if they change their mind about ending the pregnancy at an early enough stage, the Christian Post reports. Passed by the Republican-controlled legislature, and signed by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards on Friday, Act 483 will go into effect on August 1.
Prepare for mandatory COVID vaccines in September, Army tells commands
The Army has directed commands to prepare to administer mandatory COVID-19 vaccines as early as Sept. 1, pending full Food and Drug Administration licensure, Army Times has learned.
Trump: Free Speech Under Attack; Suing Twitter, Facebook, Google
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he is filing a “major class action lawsuit against the Big Tech giants,” including Facebook, Google, Twitter and their CEOs.
Federal judge halts effort to block portions of Georgia voting law
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a motion that would halt the implementation of some aspects of Georgia’s new voting reform law.
Pennsylvania ‘forensic investigation’ seeks election materials
A Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker requested “information and materials” from multiple counties for a “forensic investigation” of the 2020 election, marking the first step toward creating a copycat of the partisan audit in Maricopa County, Arizona.
House Republicans unveil legislative plan to break up Big Tech and stop censorship
Under pressure to come up with a conservative approach to holding Big Tech companies accountable, House Republicans announced on Wednesday an agenda that would make it easier to break up tech companies in court and challenge unfair censorship.
Hurricane Warning Issued For Florida’s West Coast as Hurricane Elsa Heads For Landfall Wednesday
Elsa has regained hurricane strength and will scrape Florida’s west coast, including parts of the Tampa-St. Petersburg metro, through early Wednesday with storm surge, high winds, flooding rain and isolated tornadoes.
Democrats plan to zero out wall funding and reduce Border Patrol money amid historic surge
ouse Democrats eliminated funding for a southern border wall and denied extra money for Border Patrol officers in a 2022 spending bill unveiled recently that comes amid a massive influx of illegal immigration.
New U.S. Supreme Court Less Conservative Than Anticipated
The U.S. Supreme Court has ended its first year in its current form without rulings that Republicans hoped for, and liberal Democrats feared, from transgender issues to challenging critical parts of Obamacare.
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. counties now ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries’
The majority of all U.S. counties have been designated as Second Amendment sanctuaries, according to an analysis by SanctuaryCounties.com.
Owner of closed Keystone XL pipeline seeks $15 billion in damages against Biden administration
The Canadian owner of the shuttered Keystone XL pipeline has put the State Department on notice it plans to seek $15 billion-plus in damages from the United States over President Biden’s executive order in January shutting its operations.
Demolition Workers To Bring Down Remainder Of Collapsed Condo Building, 24 Dead
Demolition workers said they want to bring down the remainder of a collapsed condo building north of Miami as the death toll rose to 24.
Texas joins 21 other states asking U.S. Supreme Court for clarity on major gun rights case
Texas has joined 21 states led by the attorneys general of Louisiana, Arizona and Montana in an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in a major gun rights case.
Navy drops electromagnetic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles
Following more than 10 years developing the electromagnetic railgun which lobs projectiles at velocities many times faster than the speed of sound, the U.S. Navy is shelving the project.
SCOTUS decision on Arizona voter rules could mean trouble for DOJ suit against Georgia
A Supreme Court ruling upholding Arizona voting restrictions could spell trouble for a legal challenge by U.S Attorney General Merrick Garland to a new Georgia election integrity law.
Economy beats expectations with 850,000 jobs in June, unemployment at 5.9%
The economy rebounded and added 850,000 new jobs in June, a welcome result after two months of disappointing growth.
Supreme Court dumps border wall funding case
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal from former President Donald Trump to rule against funding used for the wall along the southern border.
Supreme Court declines appeal from florist who refused to serve gay wedding
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear arguments in an appeal from a florist who refused to serve a gay couple’s wedding.
Supreme Court to hear Maine school choice case about tuition for religious schools
The Supreme Court announced Friday it would hear a school choice case out of Maine considering tuition assistance for religious schools.