President Trump, on Wednesday, unilaterally weakened one of the nation’s foundational conservation laws, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), limiting public review of federal infrastructure […]
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First Federal Execution in 17 Years Happens in US
Daniel Lewis Lee, who played a role in the 1996 murder of a family of three, was executed Tuesday morning in the first federal execution […]
Georgia Gov. Kemp Bans Cities from Mandating Masks
Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp issued an executive order Wednesday night, explicitly banned cities and counties in the state from issuing mask orders to help […]
Supreme Court Rules Half of Oklahoma is Native American Land
The Supreme Court made a landmark ruling on Thursday, affirming Native American rights in Oklahoma. What We Know: The Supreme Court ruled that much of […]
Supreme Court Decides Employers Can Opt Out of Birth Control Coverage
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld a Trump administration regulation that allows employers to opt-out of birth control coverage due to religious or moral objections. […]
San Francisco lawmaker proposes ‘CAREN Act’ to stop discriminatory 911 calls
Calling 911 to report a fabricated, racially-biased emergency would be illegal in San Francisco under a new proposal called, appropriately enough, the CAREN Act. What […]
FBI Arrests Epstein Co-Conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell
The FBI has arrested Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time friend Ghislaine Maxwell in New Hampshire on federal charges of “conspiring” and “lying” for him to sexually abuse […]
Supreme Court upholds law banning cellphone robocalls
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a nearly 30 year old ban on automated calls to cellphones despite concerns that it violates the First Amendment. […]
Protests break out in Hong Kong as first arrest made under new security law
Hong Kong woke up to a new reality on Wednesday. China’s central government imposed a sweeping national security law late the night before that critics […]
