Bitcoin neared $70,000 on Monday, July 29, after former President Donald Trump made several promises to the cryptocurrency industry in a keynote speech at this weekend’s Bitcoin Conference. One of those promises was firing SEC Chair Gary Gensler and replacing him with a chair “who believes America should build the future, not block the future.”…

Thousands of protesters marched along the Capitol security perimeter on Wednesday, July 24. The protesters hoped to send Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a message: He shouldn’t be allowed to speak before Congress.  “Netanyahu does not speak in the name of Jews of the United States and any Jews worldwide,” said Rabbi Naftuli Flohr, a member…

In the face of a federal lawsuit, a Florida school district argues it has the right under the First Amendment to remove certain books from school libraries. The book in the case is titled “And Tango Makes Three,” and it is co-authored by the plaintiffs, Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. The book is about two…

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., has filed articles of impeachment against Vice President Kamala Harris, citing two main grievances. The first article accuses Harris of failing to uphold U.S. immigration law, a charge rooted in her role overseeing efforts to address the border crisis. From the outset of the Biden administration, President Joe Biden assigned Harris…

Since 2019, The Rock Church provided housing for the homeless by sheltering them in RVs parked in the church’s parking lot in Castle Rock, Colorado. However, town officials attempted to block the church’s efforts in 2021, 2022 and 2023, saying the church was violating zoning laws. A judge decided on Friday, July 19, that the…

A judge approved an agreement by Louisiana to delay a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all of the state’s public-school classrooms on Friday, July 19. The judge’s decision to delay the requirement until at least November came as a lawsuit brought against the state plays out in court. In June, parents of…

The U.S. Treasury Department is warning certain “anti-woke” state laws are a national security risk. The Treasury Department said state laws restricting banks from considering environmental, social and governance factors could negatively impact efforts to stop money laundering and terrorism financing. According to The Associated Press, in a letter sent to lawmakers Thursday, July 18, the…

The U.S. Supreme Court was envisioned by America’s founding fathers as an independent judiciary separate from the political world, designed as a fair arbiter of the law. But the 6-3 conservative majority of today’s Supreme Court has issued a number of impactful, partisan and unpopular opinions on everything from abortion access to presidential power, triggering…

According to a new poll conducted for Newsweek, a majority of Americans, 51% of respondents, express openness to invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Joe Biden from office, should his Cabinet deem it necessary. This sentiment extends beyond political opponents to include 41% of voters who supported Biden in the 2020 election. The controversy…

A judge ordered the city of Lakeland, Tennessee, to pay a resident more than $31,000 in connection with a contentious political sign displayed in her yard. The sign read, “F— ‘EM BOTH 2024,” signaling that the resident, Julie Pereira, does not support President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump. “I’m just trying to exercise…