The United States carries out airstrikes on Iranian-backed groups in Syria after attacks on U.S. troops. And a new Democratic candidate steps forward to challenge President Biden in 2024. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. US strikes against Iranian-backed groups in Syria after troops attacked The United States…

Former President Donald Trump has an unlikely ally in his appeal to remove a gag order. The American Civil Liberties Union said a gag order on Trump is unconstitutional. “Trump retains a First Amendment right to speak, and the rest of us retain a right to hear what he has to say,” the ACLU brief…

Former chief of staff to former President Donald Trump, Mark Meadows, struck a deal with special counsel Jack Smith in Trump’s 2020 federal election interference case. Meadows received immunity to testify before a grand jury, according to ABC News. Smith is building a case against Trump for allegedly trying to overturn and “spread lies” about…

President Biden speaks to the nation, telling Americans why it’s vital that Israel and Ukraine win their wars. And CVS announces it’s pulling popular brands of cold medicine from its store shelves. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Biden: Israel, Ukraine victory is ‘vital for America’s national security’ In…

President Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign has created an account on former President Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social. Officials with Biden’s campaign said this is an effort to meet voters where they are. In the first post on Truth Social on Monday, Oct.16, Biden’s campaign team wrote, “Converts welcome!” The team sees it as…

The United States Supreme Court is hearing from South Carolina officials Wednesday, Oct. 11, as they defend a congressional district map drawn by Republicans. The map was blocked by a panel of three federal judges who said the state unconstitutionally moved Black voters from one district to another. In the ruling, the panel said that…

New data shows that America is consuming “headline news.” That means an increasing number of those who see a story on social media will read a headline and caption then keep scrolling instead of clicking into the article. The number of clicks on news links has dropped by around 80% since 2020. On Facebook, traffic…

The Biden administration is waiving 26 federal laws to allow the construction of a border wall. And a four-legged member of the first family is removed from the White House – these stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.   Biden Administration waives federal laws for border wall construction The Biden…

A Real Clear Politics Poll found that censorship has become a partisan issue, just as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to review two cases this session that could change online censorship laws as Americans know it. The Supreme Court is being asked to reinterpret the First Amendment for the digital age. The poll found…

Special counsel Jack Smith has submitted a proposed narrow gag order aimed at former President Donald Trump in the case, accusing him of attempting to overturn the 2020 election. This gag order would prohibit Trump from making “extrajudicial” statements that could potentially bias the jury selection process and influence the outcome of the trial. Straight…