On the same day a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman was sentenced to nearly five years in prison, a 25-year-old man was charged in last week’s murder of a British lawmaker. The video above shows clips from sentencing, as well as the announcement of the charges. Officer Mohamed Noor was…

In one of the first steps in the nationwide redistricting process following the release of the 2020 Census data, the Republican-led Texas state legislature approved redrawn maps for its U.S. House districts late Monday night. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign off on the changes but may face legal battles first. In a lawsuit filed…

Jimmie’s picks for Monday, October 15 include: Elephants at the Oregon Zoo continue the annual “Squishing of the Squash” event. A tradition that has been going strong for 23 years. The Biden Administration is set to reinstate a Trump-era border policy next month. The Texas Abortion battle is heating up. The Justice Dept. will ask…

President Biden’s Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States is out with a draft of its findings on reforming the Supreme Court. The commission looked at several issues, including the shadow docket, term limits, and changing the number of justices.  “Court expansion is likely to undermine, rather than enhance, the Supreme Court’s…

More than two decades since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, the alleged mastermind and four Al-Qaeda conspirators still await the formal start of any trial. The men are accused of aiding hijackers who killed 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Since being captured, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,…

UPDATE (10/18/21): The Biden administration’s Justice Department officially asked the Supreme Court to block the controversial Texas abortion law Monday, after a judge order pausing enforcement of the law only lasted 48 hours. In its plea to the court, the Department wrote the law defies past Supreme Court rulings “by banning abortion long before viability —…

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday afternoon it is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics. The new rule is called “Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services“. It has to do with Title X, the taxpayer-funded program that makes available more than $250 million a…

The Supreme Court returns to the courtroom for a new term Monday with several highly-anticipated cases, including a direct challenge to both Roe V. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Both of those cases guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion nationwide. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health has to do with Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after…

Gwen’s picks for Friday, October 1 include: President Biden meets with Democrats as they work to rescue the $3.5 trillion spending bill. Negotiations continue on Capitol Hill as that bill and the bipartisan infrastructure bill, two key parts of Biden’s domestic agenda, hang in the balance. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge is hearing arguments Friday over whether Texas can leave in place the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., which since September has banned most abortions and sent women racing to get care beyond the borders of the nation’s second-most populous state. A lawsuit filed by the Biden administration seeks…