Key Takeaways:
- A grieving mother, Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus, suffered a stillbirth while in ICE detention.
- Department of Homeland Security officials falsely labeled her as a “wanted killer.”
- Court documents...
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Donald Trump will officially become the 47th president of the United States during his second inauguration on January 20.
The event includes the swearing-in ceremony, musical performances, a parade, and formal inaugural balls.
Outgoing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will attend alongside other dignitaries and...
Key Takeaways:
- Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, filed a lawsuit to block an impending methane emissions tax.
- A group of 22 states, led by Republican officials, joined Texas in this legal battle.
- The tax targets large-scale emitters by imposing steep penalties on methane emissions.
- Critics of the tax have...
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- Israel and Hamas struck a ceasefire agreement after 15 months of war, which started with a large-scale terror attack launched by Hamas in October 2023.
- More than 46,788 Palestinians and over 1,200 Israelis lost their lives in the conflict.
- Major infrastructural damage across Gaza resulted in over...
Key takeaways:
- The civil judgment in Donald Trump's New York fraud case has reached an astonishing $502 Million.
- Trump is liable for around $490 Million of the judgment.
- This monumental figure exceeds the combined proposed 2025 budgets for Albany and New Rochelle, two of New York’s largest cities.
- Trump...
Key Takeaways:
- Tech moguls like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are facing criticism for their support of President-elect Donald Trump.
- Rebecca Shaw lambasts these tech leaders in her latest column for their apparent eagerness to act as Trump's allies.
- Critics decry Zuckerberg for his appeal to more 'masculine energy'...
Key Takeaways:
- Oath Keepers paramilitary group is rebranding and recruiting younger members.
- Previously infamous for tactical-style group attacks on the US Capitol, the group seeks to bounce back from recent leadership imprisonment.
- The new leader, retired Las Vegas police officer Bobby Kinch, aims for a broader and younger audience.
-...
Key Takeaways:
- Republican state senator, Colton Moore was arrested while trying to access the Georgia House chamber to attend Governor Brian Kemp's State of the State address.
- Moore was banned from the House chamber last year after making disrespectful comments about a deceased House Speaker, David Ralston.
- Despite warnings...
Key Takeaways:
- Oregon sent firetrucks to aid California in battling recent wildfires.
- No vehicles from Oregon or any other state have been turned away from California due to its emissions standards.
- Current wildfires are widespread, impacting large parts of Los Angeles city and county, killed at least 25 people...
Key Takeaways:
- Despite the growing controversy over sanctuary city protections in California, an alleged arsonist has been identified as an illegal immigrant.
- Democratic officials persist on expanding the sanctuary city protections in California, particularly in Los Angeles.
- The suspect's extensive criminal record adds fuel to the fire of the...
Key Takeaways
- Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, is adopting a different stance towards Trump falling the 2020 election.
- Fetterman is criticizing his own party's messages in addition to showing a readiness to consider Trump's policy ideas.
- The Pennsylvania senator's actions are creating uneasiness among his Democratic colleagues...
Key Takeaways:
- President Joe Biden announces that California fire victims are eligible to receive a $770 federal aid payment for basic necessities like food and fuel.
- Social media rumors suggesting that this payment is the only federal compensation available to wildfire victims are false.
- In addition to this, there...
Key Takeaways:
- Steven Witkoff, Middle East envoy for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, recently made an unexpected call to Israel.
- Witkoff planned to visit Israel on a Saturday, which falls within the Jewish Sabbath, raising complications.
- Despite the timing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to meet Witkoff on Saturday...
Key Takeaways:
- President Joe Biden has removed Cuba from the U.S. State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism.
- This move has sparked concerns from national security experts and Republicans.
- Critics argue that the decision overlooks Cuba's continued support for terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.
President Biden's Controversial Decision
The...
Key Takeaways:
- The U.S. Department of Justice has targeted Hazleton, Pennsylvania, over its at-large voting system.
- Federal authorities argue this method of citywide elections dilutes the voting influence of the rapidly-growing Hispanic community in Hazleton.
- A federal lawsuit filed in Scranton accuses Hazleton of violating the U.S. Voting Rights...
Key Takeaways:
- House Democrats implore Garlands to release Special Counsel Smith's report on ex-President Trump's handling of classified documents.
- The report outlines Trump's unlawful retention of the documents and subsequent defiance of subpoenas.
- Democrats fear Trump will quash the charges against his alleged co-conspirators once he returns to power.
Call...
Key Takeaways:
- Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.
- Yoon's legal team is employing various tactics to handle the investigations into his martial law imposition.
- Alongside his arrest, Yoon faces an impeachment hearing which could result in his removal from...
Key Takeaways:
- The recent terror attack in New Orleans by a U.S. citizen and Army veteran claiming ISIS inspiration resulted in 14 deaths.
- Allies of Donald Trump, including Kimberly Guilfoyle and Steve Bannon, have criticized the FBI for not preventing the attack. They argue that the agency was overly...
Key Takeaways:
- Trump snubbed Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, despite her vocal support during his election campaign.
- Trump went on to deride familiar GOP figures, including Nikki Haley, who he termed as 'Birdbrain'.
- Haley's endorsement for Trump did not appear to soften his stance towards...
Key takeaways:
- House Democrats have urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop charges against Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira.
- The suggested move aims to ensure an uninterrupted release of special counsel Jack Smith's report about suspected dealings of Donald Trump.
- Nauta and de Oliveira are accused of obstructing...
Key Takeaways:
- The White House is working to prevent TikTok's ban, which could cause the app to go unavailable as of Sunday.
- President Biden's administration is finding ways to execute the ban in such a way that does not affect millions of American TikTok users.
- Despite an impending ban,...
