A federal appeals court in New Orleans has rejected the state’s request to overturn a lower court ruling that blocked and declared unconstitutional a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. However, since the appeals court previously limited the block to just five school districts involved in ongoing litigation, […]

Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, has been convicted of murder in the February killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard handed down the guilty verdict on Nov. 20. Ibarra had waived his right to […]

For the seventh year in a row, the Department of Defense (DOD) has failed its annual financial statement audit, a massive undertaking meant to ensure accountability for its $3.8 trillion in assets and $4 trillion in liabilities. Despite the setback, Pentagon officials highlighted incremental progress and reaffirmed their commitment to securing a clean audit opinion […]

Elon Musk’s growing influence in President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team was on full display on Saturday as he publicly endorsed Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, for Treasury secretary, thrusting the usually private Cabinet selection process into the social media spotlight. Musk voiced support for Lutnick in a Nov. 16 post on X, framing him […]

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has temporarily narrowed the scope of a ruling that struck down a Louisiana law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, allowing the law to be implemented in the vast majority of the state’s school districts. The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an […]

Federal health and food safety officials said Wednesday that the E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions used on McDonald’s hamburgers has spread to more states and sickened more people, including additional hospitalizations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided updates on Nov. 13 on their […]

President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Army combat veteran and longtime Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, highlighting Hegseth’s military background and expressing confidence in his commitment to an America First agenda. “Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country,” Trump said […]

A bill banning the adoption of children from Russia to countries that permit gender reassignment has cleared the lower chamber of Russia’s parliament, with the measure now heading to the upper chamber and later to Russian President Vladimir Putin to be signed into law. Lawmakers in the lower chamber, called the State Duma, passed the […]

A judge has ruled that New York City cannot invoke a centuries-old “anti-pauper” law to block Texas from offering illegal immigrants free bus rides to the Big Apple. In a decision published on Nov. 7, New York Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado dismissed a lawsuit filed in January by the commissioner of the New York […]

Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has urged European leaders to step up their defense spending commitments to keep the transatlantic alliance strong in the face of threats, and to support President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Stoltenberg, who led NATO from 2014 to 2024, wrote in a Nov. 9 op-ed in […]

President-elect Donald Trump said that he does not see a role in his administration for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. “I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently […]

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet at 11 a.m. at the White House on Nov. 13 to discuss plans for the presidential transition, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a Nov. 9 statement. The press secretary’s announcement provides the first specifics of the meeting, which earlier reporting indicates will […]

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Nov. 8 that Russian President Vladimir Putin is keen to start talks with President-elect Donald Trump on putting an end to the war in Ukraine—but that Russia’s demands for ending the conflict remain unchanged. “We all heard Mr. Trump say during his election campaign that he intended to reach […]

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Susan Wiles, his 2024 presidential campaign manager, will serve as White House chief of staff in the Trump administration. “Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns,” Trump said […]

Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have issued a statement remarking on the 2024 presidential contest, congratulating President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance for their win, while urging Americans to overcome their differences and come together. “The American people have voted, and Donald Trump and JD […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his election victory while welcoming Trump’s pledge to engage with Moscow and Kyiv to put an end to the Ukraine–Russia war. Speaking at an international forum in Sochi, Russia, on Nov. 7, after taking the opportunity to congratulate Trump on his presidential win, Putin said that […]

President-elect Donald Trump has accepted President Joe Biden’s invitation to meet at the White House during the presidential transition period, a Trump campaign spokesperson confirmed. Biden extended the invitation to Trump during a Nov. 6 phone call in which the president congratulated the president-elect on his victory and acknowledged the importance of a smooth transition […]

National Guard units have been activated or are on standby in over a dozen states to provide assistance to state and local authorities on Election Day, with a primary focus on logistical support and cybersecurity measures, according to the Pentagon and the National Guard Bureau (NGB). Officials emphasized that the mission aligns with past election […]

A Georgia judge has dismissed a Republican lawsuit attempting to prevent counties from operating election offices over the weekend to accept hand-delivered absentee ballots. The GOP plaintiffs argued that Fulton County’s decision to open the election offices on Nov. 2 and 3 where voters could hand-deliver absentee ballots directly to registrars was unsupported by state […]

The Pentagon has announced that it is providing Ukraine with an additional $425 million in military assistance, marking the 69th tranche of U.S. military equipment sent to Kyiv since mid-2021. The Department of Defense (DOD) said in a Nov. 1 press release that the latest package includes air defense interceptors, munitions for artillery systems, armored […]