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Winning lawyers from Supreme Court concealed carry case leave firm
Two lawyers representing the plaintiff in the recent concealed carry Supreme Court case wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal. In the piece, former Solicitor General Paul Clement and Erin Murphy, a regular Supreme Court litigator, said they had left their law firm. “After we prevail before the high court, we generally receive… -
Senate committee grills Powell about Federal Reserve’s inflation response
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faced questions about inflation from the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban affairs committee. Wednesday’s two-day hearing began as inflation set a new 40-year high last month and the national average price for a gallon of gas topped $5 for the first time ever last week. “Inflation remains well above our longer-run… -
White House announces proposal for federal gas tax holiday to ease prices
The White House released a fact sheet announcing that President Joe Biden would call for a federal gas tax holiday. The proposal, which President Biden had said he was considering earlier this week, comes about a week after the national average topped $5 per gallon for the first time ever. According to the fact sheet,… -
Thousands killed, injured in deadliest Afghanistan earthquake in years
An early morning, 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit a mountainous region of Eastern Afghanistan. As of mid-morning Wednesday, Afghanistan’s state-run news agency reported 1,000 people were killed in the earthquake with another 1,500 injured. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise. The death toll is equal to that of a quake in 2002… -
NRA influence could decay as financial challenges compound
Three days after a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas left 21 dead, attendance was down at the National Rifle Association convention in Houston, Texas. The expected number of attendees was 55,000, according to organizers before the event. The last time the NRA annual convention was held in Texas, 86,000 people reportedly attended. The organization is… -
Heatwave, winds and drought to blame for wildfires in Spain and Germany
A heatwave in Europe has firefighters struggling to keep up with wildfires that have damaged tens of thousands of acres of land throughout Spain and Germany. The heat, along with the strong winds and a lack of rainfall, have stoked the unseasonable fires. Three towns near Berlin issued evacuation notices on Sunday due to the… -
Swimming body FINA bans transgender athletes from women’s events
Transgender swimmers who did not transition before puberty have effectively been banned from competing in women’s events, the world swimming governing body announced on Sunday. The International Swimming Federation’s (FINA) new “gender inclusion policy” only allows swimmers who transitioned before the age of 12 to compete in women’s events. Members of FINA voted 71.5 percent… -
31 Patriot Front members accused of planning to riot at Idaho Pride event
Authorities in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near a Pride event over the weekend. A tipster had reported seeing people loading up into a U-Haul like “a little army” at a hotel parking lot near the event. “I will tell you what, it appeared to be very… -
Wildfires blaze in Arizona, New Mexico as Biden promises federal relief
Just as President Joe Biden was stepping in to provide support to New Mexico with its largest wildfire ever, a new wildfire popped up in Arizona. According to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), the Pipeline Fire was reported Sunday morning six miles north of Flagstaff. By Sunday night, the fire had burned 4,000-5,000 acres.… -
Col. Gail Curley investigating leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion rights
Colonel Gail Curley, the Supreme Court marshal, has begun investigating the leaked draft opinion regarding Dobbs v. Jackson. The final ruling in this case could overturn precedents that protect abortion rights, including Roe v. Wade. As part of that investigation, officials have required law clerks to provide their phone records, according to a CNN report.… -
COVID-19 testing requirement lifted for international air travelers to US
A senior Biden administration official announced the administration has lifted its COVID-19 testing requirement for international travelers to the United States. The requirement was one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of COVID-19. “The whole industry has been waiting for this announcement,” Martin Ferguson, a spokesman for Global Business Travel… -
New Uvalde police response details revealed as Chief Arredondo speaks
According to a New York Times analysis of the investigation into last month’s shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school, police delayed confronting the gunman for more than an hour. The Times reported Thursday that documents show police waited for protective equipment as they delayed entering the campus, even as they became aware that some… -
Migrant caravan thins as Summit for the Americas concludes
A day before the Summit of the Americas was set to wrap up in Los Angeles, the migrant caravan that started in conjunction with the summit was significantly reduced on size. When the caravan began earlier this week, Reuters reported at least 6,000 people took part. On Thursday, about 1,000 migrants decided to wait in…
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