THE 2024 ELECTION YEAR WILL BE A YEAR OF TRIALS. Every now and then, the attorney general, whoever he or she is, whichever administration he or she serves, writes a memo called "Election Year Sensitivities." The purpose is to remind the Justice Department's 115,000 employees that they should not allow politics to influence their work.
Because of the Biden administration’s failure to establish limits on its military transgender policies, biological men are able to utilize women’s bathrooms and expose themselves to female personnel.
Hawaii is under a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Calvin hit the Big Island overnight. Gov. Josh Green (D) had declared the emergency on Tuesday in anticipation of the storm. He granted administrative leave for all non-essential government employees on the Big Island and warned residents to prepare for mudslides and wind damage. “I...
A judge on Wednesday rejected former President Trump’s bid to move his hush money criminal case to federal court, ruling that the allegations are not connected to Trump’s role as president. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a Clinton appointee, granted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office’s request to keep the case in New York...
A bipartisan pair of senators unveiled a bill Wednesday to ban stock ownership by lawmakers and administration officials, in what they are calling the “most substantial bipartisan effort to ban stock trading.” The bill, introduced by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Josh Hawley, (R-M.O. would establish firmer stock trading bans and disclosure requirements for lawmakers,...
A fourth bus transporting migrants arrived Tuesday in Los Angeles from Texas, Mayor Karen Bass's office announced. "One bus with migrants on board from Texas arrived around 6:30 PM PT today at Union Station," the statement said. "The City has continued to work with City Departments, the County, and a coalition of nonprofit organizations, in...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said she was “shocked” over the backlash country music singer Jason Aldean received over the music video for his new single “Try that in a Small Town.” "I am shocked by what I'm seeing in this country, with people attempting to cancel the song and cancel Jason and his...
As the world realigns in the post-Cold War era, our cultural influence is a key factor that will help to determine whether we can build a new international system aligned with American interests.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) Wednesday unveiled a $4.5 million pilot program that will provide free immigration assistance to undocumented farmworkers involved in state labor investigations. The program, which will be administered jointly by the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency and the Department of Social Services, will include case review services, legal advice and...
Federal authorities confirmed Tuesday that they are investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy at a poultry plant in Mississippi. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration and Wage and Hour Division have both “opened inspections” at the Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg in the wake of the Friday incident, according to a...