Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a major legal victory on Thursday after a federal appeals court blocked a lower court ruling that had halted operations at Florida’s famous migrant detention facility, known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a prior order from U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, an Obama appointee, who issued a temporary injunction against further […]
From courtroom clashes in Florida to cybersecurity threats on a global scale, today’s top stories highlight the growing tensions across America’s political, public health, and digital frontiers. Here’s what you need to know before your first cup of coffee. Alligator Alcatraz Back in Business After Court Win Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scored a major victory […]
More than seven years before Robin Westman opened fire on a Catholic school as Mass was underway, killing two children and injuring 17 more worshippers, police were called to a townhouse in the Twin Cities suburb where she lived with her mother. By Dan Zimmerman for Shooting News Weekly The heavily redacted police report NBC […]
It’s official. Justice Department documents confirmed Thursday that the Trump administration has opened a federal criminal investigation into John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security advisor, over alleged mishandling of classified information. FBI agents executed a search warrant at Bolton’s Maryland home late last month, seizing multiple cell phones, two USB drives, a hard drive, […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is now reportedly under the protection of Los Angeles police officers after President Donald Trump ended her extended Secret Service protection last week. Unmarked SUVs with plainclothes officers have been seen stationed outside Harris’s Brentwood home, where she lives with her husband Doug Emhoff, the New York Post reported. As many as 14 of LAPD’s elite Metro Division officers have been […]
A 25-year-old man with a prior child rape conviction has been arrested in Canada for allegedly breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a toddler. According to Niagara Regional Police, officers received a call for “medical assistance call involving a child under the age of 5” just before 9 a.m. Sunday. Officers found signs of […]
Newsmax Broadcasting has filed a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit against Fox Corporation and Fox News, accusing the media giant of “unlawful monopolization” and engaging in a decade-long campaign to block competition in the conservative news market. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on Wednesday, alleges that Fox News leveraged its dominant position in the cable and streaming television landscape to stifle Newsmax’s growth, penalize distributors, and limit […]
On Wednesday, Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, who previously served as the White House doctor across multiple administrations, announced that the Navy has reversed a Biden-era decision and restored his retired rank of rear admiral. Jackson posted a June 13 letter from Navy Secretary John Phelan saying he had reinstated Jackson to the retired rank of a one-star […]
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) has landed a new deal with SiriusXM that will more than likely expand his national profile ahead of the 2028 election. SiriusXM announced on Thursday it will be airing “The Andy Beshear Podcast” across its podcast network and its Progress channel 127, a deal that would reach 33 million subscribers. […]
It is a bedrock feature of the American judiciary that lower courts obey the Supreme Court. That is not mere etiquette, it is the structure of law. When a dozen sitting federal judges, even anonymously, tell a reporter that the Supreme Court mishandled cases involving the president, they do something the Code of Conduct forbids, […]
As China’s Xi Jinping hosts the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, dozens of leaders from Eurasian states and partner or observer countries are ostensibly meeting to discuss global security and economic affairs. But the underlying agenda for the China-led group is to create a broad anti-American alliance and reshape the U.S.-led international order. […]
Why Kaine Is Wrong: God-Given Rights Safeguard Liberty From Government
The dispute is simple to state. Senator Tim Kaine suggested that to say rights come from the Creator, not from government, resembles the ideology of Iran’s theocrats. The claim sounds cautionary. In fact it is confused. The American doctrine of natural, God-given rights is the opposite of theocracy. It grounds equal liberty for believers and […]