A Marine officer who filmed a viral video calling out senior military and civilian leaders was relieved Friday from command of the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C. In a video posted on social media hours after a blast in Kabul killed 13 U.S. troops, Lt. Col. Stuart …
Read More »Today Is Deadline To Register To Vote In California Recall Election
Today is the deadline to register to get a ballot in for the California recall election. Registered voters should have already received their mail-in ballots. As of this week, about 2.8 million ballots, or 13% of the approximate 22 million ballots sent out to Californians, have been returned, according to …
Read More »The 13 U.S. Service Members Killed In Afghanistan Attack
A Thursday attack outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport Kabul, Afghanistan, killed 13 U.S. service members supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Eleven Marines, one Navy corpsman and one soldier were “killed as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations,” according to a Saturday press release from the …
Read More »Judge Rules DeSantis’ Mask Mandate Ban Unlawful
On Friday, a judge ruled that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ ban on school mask mandates was unlawful, and school districts in the state can require students to wear masks. Judge John Cooper’s decision came after a five-day hearing, and as at least 10 Florida school boards voted to defy DeSantis …
Read More »President Biden Warns Another Attack In Afghanistan ‘Highly Likely’
President Joe Biden, on Saturday, warned that another terror attack at Kabul airport in Afghanistan is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours”. The President said he vowed to “hunt down any person involved” in Thursday’s “heinous attack,” which killed 13 US troops and “make them pay.” Biden: “To those …
Read More »Lawmakers Criticize House Members Unauthorized Trip To Afghanistan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several lawmakers were not impressed by Representative Seth Moulton and Representative Peter Meijer’s trip to Afghanistan this week. The two Congress members, who are also Iraq War veterans, announced on Tuesday that they flew to Afghanistan “to conduct oversight on the mission to evacuate Americans …
Read More »Federal Judge Sanctions Pro-Trump Lawyers Over Election Lawsuits
On Wednesday, a United States District Court Judge imposed sanctions against Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, and seven other pro-Trump lawyers because of a frivolous election fraud lawsuit the group filed. Emily Newman, Julie Haller, Scott Hagerstrom, and Stefanie Lynn Junttila were also listed in the sanctions. U.S. District Court Judge …
Read More »Supreme Court Strikes Down CDC Eviction Moratorium
The Supreme Court late Thursday ruled against the national eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the health agency exceeded its authority in issuing the ban. The moratorium was originally put in place by Congress last year, but that elapsed in July. Then-President Donald Trump …
Read More »Officer Who Fatally Shot Ashli Babbitt During January 6 Attack Speaks Out
The Capitol police officer who fatally shot rioter Ashli Babbitt broke his silence Thursday evening during an interview on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. Lt. Michael Byrd, a 28-year veteran of the Capitol Police whose identity had not been revealed until today, does not doubt that he made the …
Read More »Man Who Plotted To Kidnap Michigan Governor Sentenced To Prison
A Michigan man who threatened to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to six years in prison and fined $2,500 on Wednesday. Ty Garbin and more than a dozen others planned to kidnap the state leader from her lakeside summer home last fall because of her COVID-19 restrictions in …
Read More »Capitol Police Officers File Suit Against Trump Over January 6 Attack
Seven US Capitol Police Officers filed suit against former President Donald Trump and members of right-wing extremist groups on Thursday, accusing them of being directly responsible for the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. The lawsuit is one of several that have been filed against Trump over the attempt by …
Read More »Former NFL Player Herschel Walker To Run For U.S. Senate In Georgia
Former football player Herschel Walker launched his campaign for United States Senate in Georgia on Wednesday. “I’m a kid from a small town in Georgia who lived the American Dream, and I’m ready to fight to keep that dream alive for you too,” the former athlete said. “Our country is at …
Read More »Kabul Airport Attack Leaves 13 US Service Members, 60 Afghans Dead
Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. Government officials report at least thirteen United States soldiers and 60 Afghans are dead. Explosions went off near the airport at the Abbey gate and a short distance away by Baron hotel. Afghans, Americans, and Britons were …
Read More »Department of Justice Says Missouri Gun Law Is Unconstitutional
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a thirty-seven-page “statement of interest” supporting a legal challenge by the city of St. Louis against the state of Missouri over its new gun law. The Second Amendment Preservation Act (H.B. 85) prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from enforcing federal gun laws. …
Read More »FCC Proposes $5 Million Fine For Voter Suppression Robocalls
An investigation led by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has led to a $5 million fine being proposed against conservative activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman for making misleading robocalls to Black voters ahead of the 2020 Presidential election. According to the FCC, the two men made robocalls to cell phones without …
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