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President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Orange County, California, election officials, accusing them of concealing voter registrations of noncitizens on its voter rolls. “Voting by non-citizens is a federal crime, and states and counties that refuse to disclose all requested voter information are in violation of well-established federal elections laws,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement: Removal of non-citizens from the state’s voter rolls is critical to ensuring that the State’s voter rolls are accurate and that elections in California are conducted without…
Beijing had suspended exports of a broad range of critical minerals and magnets in response to Washington’s tariff hikes The US and China have finalized a trade understanding first brokered last month in Geneva, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has announced, signaling a potential thaw in the trade war. The deal includes a commitment by China to resume supplying rare-earth minerals critical to numerous industries, Lutnick told Bloomberg on Friday. Tensions between the world’s two largest economies escalated in April when US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on over 90 countries, including China, citing trade imbalances. Beijing retaliated, triggering…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy just unleashed political hellfire on California Democrat Eric Swalwell after Swalwell deleted a snarky post slamming Duffy’s response to the violent anti-ICE riots that paralyzed parts of Los Angeles and left taxpayers with a cleanup bill north of $30 million. The original firestorm began when Secretary Duffy slammed LA Mayor Karen Bass on X for “pathetic leadership” during the recent coordinated riots that forced bus routes and train lines to shut down across the city, leaving hardworking Angelenos stranded — all while the radical mob vandalized property and clashed with law enforcement. “@MayorOfLA’s pathetic leadership…
The Last JediDisney There’s a lot of documentation about how dismissive Harrison Ford is of his time working on Star Wars (often in very funny ways), but have you ever heard Mark Hamill talk about it? It can go some…very weird places. Recently, Hamill talked a lot about his experience on The Last Jedi, specifically, on Bullseye on YouTube. He cleared the air about some issues, saying the rumor that he had some sort of problem with Rian Johnson and his vision for Luke was false. “Nothing could be further from the truth,” and thatJohnson is “one of the most…
U.S. stocks climbed to new all-time highs Friday as investors reacted to a trifecta of favorable developments: inflation continuing to cool despite tariffs, the end of the Iran-Israel war, and growing signs that President Trump’s tax legislation is advancing in Congress. The S&P 500 rose 0.52 percent to finish at a record 6,173.07. The Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average also closed at historic highs, powered by gains in technology, energy, and industrial shares. Markets briefly dipped midday after Trump announced an end to trade talks with Canada but recovered quickly to finish the day firmly in positive territory.…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his reelection campaign on Thursday, after socialist New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s strong showing in Tuesday’s Democrat primary election. Adams, who was first elected as a Democrat in 2021 but has chosen to run as an independent this year, made the announcement from the steps of New York City Hall “surrounded by supporters, union leaders and business partners, while protesters called him a ‘criminal’ from across the park,” Fox News Digital reported. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was widely expected to secure the Democrat nomination, but was ulimately ousted from the top spot…
Rep. Don Bacon will not seek re-election and plans to retire at the end of his term, according to two people familiar with his plans. The announcement is expected Monday. Bacon is a key GOP centrist in the House and represents one of only three Republican-held districts that Kamala Harris won in the 2024 presidential election. Read the full article here
The US Senate on Friday evening rejected a resolution to limit President Trump’s Iran war powers. The resolution failed in a 47-53 vote. GOP Senator Rand Paul voted with the Democrats to limit Trump’s Iran war powers and Democrat Senator John Fetterman voted with the Republicans. CBS News reported: The Senate on Friday voted down an effort to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, as Democratic anger festers over the lack of details about the recent strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities. The measure failed in a 47-53 vote, with Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky…
Topline The Supreme Court upheld Friday the legality of the task force that decides which preventive health services should be covered under the Affordable Care Act, avoiding a ruling that could have raised healthcare costs for millions of Americans—though other aspects of the case are still moving forward. A demonstrator holds up a pro-Affordable Care Act sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10, … More 2020.CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Key Facts The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the government in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, a dispute over the legality of the task force that…
One of the CNN reporters behind an anonymously-sourced report stating the U.S. strikes on Iran did not destroy key components of nuclear sites also wrote the story in which over 50 former intelligence officials claimed the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation in 2020. CNN reporter Natasha Bertrand, along with Katie Bo Lillis and Zachary Cohen, published the article, which draws on a description of an “early U.S. intelligence assessment” from various anonymous sources, on Wednesday. The story stated that “core components ” of Iran’s nuclear program were not destroyed in Operation Midnight Hammer and the mission “likely only set…