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A federal judge blocked an Arkansas abortion law Tuesday, as she gets set to hear a challenge to its constitutionality. The law, set to take effect July 28, bans nearly all abortions in the state. While there is an exception for situations where the mother’s life is in danger, exceptions do not cover cases of…

news reporters records seizure

In a step to officially hand a win to news agencies across the country, Attorney General Merrick Garland formally banned the seizure of reporters’ records in leak investigations. There are limited exceptions. For example, federal prosecutors can seize records if the reporters are suspected of working for agents of a foreign power or terrorist organizations.…

Top Olympic sponsor Tokyo

Toyota, a top sponsor of the delayed  2021 Olympic Games, has taken multiple steps to distance itself from the Games amid polarization in Tokyo over whether or not they should even go on. The country’s top carmaker announced it would not air any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Games. In addition, Toyota Chief Executive…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The game between the San Diego Padres and Washington was suspended in the sixth inning Saturday night after a shooting outside Nationals Park that caused echoes of gunfire inside the stadium and prompted fans to scramble for safety in the dugout. The shooting, an exchange of gunfire between people in two cars,…

West Coast wildfires

Firefighters are battling multiple wildfires in California, including the largest one so far this year. And, the triple-digit temperatures are not helping. Those temperatures are expected to continue into the beginning of the workweek. By Sunday, the Beckwourth Complex Fire grew to 134 square mile near the Nevada border. It started when two lightning bolts…

Straight From DC

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday afternoon. It includes 72 actions to ‘restore competition’. Straight Arrow’s Annie Andersen breaks down what’s in the executive order and what it means for big business.

President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order on Friday targeting tech, health care and other parts of the economy. What exactly is an executive order and can Congress or the Supreme Court do anything about it?

Biden businesses executive order

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday afternoon targeting anticompetitive practices used by big businesses in tech, health care, and other industries. The video above shows the signing of the order, as well a speech President Biden gave ahead of the signing. The order includes 72 actions and recommendation that will also try to…

Haiti president assassination suspects

Authorities in Haiti said police killed three suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and took 17 others into custody. The video above shows two of those suspects being arrested Thursday. It also includes the United States’ response to the assassination, from State Department Spokesman Ned Price. “Those who seek to accomplish their political…

Organization tax fraud scheme

Nearly a week after the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced charges were coming for the Trump Organization, an indictment unsealed Thursday accused the organization and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg of participating in a 15-year tax fraud scheme. A prosecutor for the attorney’s office described the scheme as “sweeping and audacious”. Weisselberg is accused of…

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