A school district in Pennsylvania must allow students to convene an After School Satan Club, a federal judge ruled on Monday. “In a victory for free speech and religious freedom, a federal court has ruled that the Saucon Valley School District must allow the After School Satan Club to meet in district facilities,” the ACLU...
Foreclosure notices ticked up nationwide in the first quarter of the year with more than 65,000 properties beginning to go through the process. There were 36,617 new filings in March, which marks the 23rd consecutive month with a year-over-year increase in foreclosure activity, according to a recent report from ATTOM. They were up 3 percent from...
The U.S. Senate must expeditiously confirm professor Anthony Johnstone to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that resolves the greatest number of appeals from administrative determinations, many of which involve the environment, natural resources and public lands. The court is also the largest appellate court in terms of geography, cases and judges. Some observers...
The United Nations is warning that more than 800,000 people could flee Sudan to neighboring countries amid the ongoing conflict between rival military factions. The United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office, along with other governments and partners, is “preparing for the possibility that over 800,000 people may flee the fighting in Sudan for...
President Biden stressed that taxpayers are not on the hook for the failure of First Republic Bank, which was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase early on Monday morning. “Let me be very clear, all depositors are being protected, shareholders are losing their investments, and critically, taxpayers are not the ones who are...
When more people break bread together and go into a conversation with an open mind and a commitment to learning about others, our country will grow stronger and our future will look brighter.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is giving a daily briefing Monday afternoon, as President Biden hosts a bilateral meeting with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The U.S. has been moving to strengthen ties with the Philippines and increase its presence in the region amid heightened U.S.-China tensions. The press briefing is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET....
Republican leaders are pressuring the Oregon secretary of state to resign over a possible ethics violation. Fagan, who took a marijuana consulting job, recused herself from an audit.