Federal judge, prosecutors battle over Oath Keepers’ access to U.S. Capitol after Trump’s clemency

January 24, 2025 by Author

The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy trial of far-right Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes is locked in a battle with Washington, D.C.’s new interim top federal prosecutor over whether Rhodes and his co-defendants should be allowed into Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Capitol following President Trump’s commutation of their sentences. District Court … Read more

TikTok-loaded phones are selling for thousands online after ban prevents new downloads

January 24, 2025 by Author

Breaking down the TikTok ban and reaction Did TikTok legally have to shut down, or did its leadership choose to? 05:23 Some of TikTok’s 170 million U.S.-based users are selling phones with the social media app preloaded on them for thousands of dollars online. China-based parent company ByteDance voluntarily shut down the TIkTok app in … Read more

US Says Gulf Of Mexico Officially Renamed Gulf Of America

January 24, 2025 by Author

Washington: The Trump administration’s Interior Department said on Friday it had officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the Alaskan peak Denali to Mount McKinley. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the name changes as part of a flurry of executive actions hours after taking office on Monday, … Read more

Trump removes Anthony Fauci’s federal security detail

January 24, 2025 by Author

President Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Fauci is the latest in a string of former Trump aides-turned-critics to see their federal protection canceled despite ongoing threats to their lives. Speaking … Read more

Target is ending its diversity goals, joining other major companies scaling back DEI programs

January 24, 2025 by Author

Target to scale back DEI efforts Target to scale back DEI efforts 00:41 Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activists and, as of this week, the … Read more

Trump Administration Tells Embassies Not to Use ‘Activist’ Flags

January 24, 2025 by Author

The State Department has ordered that only United States flags be flown at embassies and consulates around the world, a departure from the Biden administration, under which pride and Black Lives Matter flags were sometimes displayed. The White House drew attention to the change in a news release on Friday that listed some of the … Read more

Contenders to Lead the Democratic Party Scramble to Show Momentum

January 24, 2025 by Author

A week before the Democratic National Committee chooses its next leader, the two leading candidates are racing to show their momentum in the secretive race by announcing a series of public endorsements. The contender seen as a modest underdog, Ben Wikler, the chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, has been scrambling to show that … Read more

Derek Humphry, Pivotal Figure in Right-to-Die Movement, Dies at 94

January 24, 2025 by Author

Derek Humphry, a British-born journalist whose experience helping his terminally-ill wife end her life led him to become a crusading pioneer in the right-to-die movement and publish “Final Exit,” a best-selling guide to suicide, died on Jan. 2 in Eugene, Ore. He was 94. His death, at a hospice facility, was announced by his family. … Read more

Palestinian Relief Agency UNRWA Must Leave By January 30: Israel Tells UN

January 24, 2025 by Author

United Nations: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees must end operations and leave all its “premises” in Jerusalem by January 30, Israel’s UN ambassador said Friday, affirming timelines set out in controversial Israeli legislation. Defying international concern, Israeli lawmakers have passed a law that bars the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel and east Jerusalem, … Read more

Appeals Court Upholds Injunction on Iowa’s State-Level Immigration Enforcement Law

January 24, 2025 by Author

A federal appellate panel said on Friday that Iowa could not enforce a Republican-backed law that made it a state crime for some undocumented immigrants to enter the state. The ruling keeps in place a lower court’s injunction that blocks, at least for now, Iowa’s attempt to change how immigration crimes are policed in the … Read more