Traffic moves past the Iranian national flag displayed on a building at Enghelab square in Tehran on June 14, 2026. AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. Central Command said Tuesday it has begun launching a series of strikes against Iran after it attacked three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.The military said the operation is intended to impose “heavy costs” on Iran for what it described as attacks on commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in international waters.U.S. Central Command said Iran’s actions were “unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.”This is a breaking news story and will be…
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Traffic moves past the Iranian national flag displayed on a building at Enghelab square in Tehran on June 14, 2026. AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. Central Command said Tuesday it has begun launching a series of strikes against Iran after it attacked three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.The military said the operation is intended to impose “heavy costs” on Iran for what it described as attacks on commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in international waters.U.S. Central Command said Iran’s actions were “unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.”This is a breaking news story and will be…
A convicted sex offender argued an FBI sweep of his activity on an anonymous file sharing site was unconstitutional.(CN) — A First Circuit panel on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a Massachusetts man facing a decade behind bars for possession of child pornography, finding the probe that led to his guilty plea was not unlawfully broad as he had claimed.In a 29-page ruling, three federal appellate judges upheld a lower court’s finding that the investigation of Eric Robert Johnson’s activity on peer-to-peer file sharing software Freenet was in line with the Fourth Amendment.Johnson had argued the government was using a…
A convicted sex offender argued an FBI sweep of his activity on an anonymous file sharing site was unconstitutional.(CN) — A First Circuit panel on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a Massachusetts man facing a decade behind bars for possession of child pornography, finding the probe that led to his guilty plea was not unlawfully broad as he had claimed.In a 29-page ruling, three federal appellate judges upheld a lower court’s finding that the investigation of Eric Robert Johnson’s activity on peer-to-peer file sharing software Freenet was in line with the Fourth Amendment.Johnson had argued the government was using a…
The children of Melissa Perez, who was shot and killed by San Antonio police during a schizophrenic episode, are challenging the dismissal of their civil rights lawsuit.(CN) — The children of a woman shot and killed by San Antonio police during a schizophrenic episode asked a Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday to revive their civil rights lawsuit against the city and two police officers.The plaintiffs claim the officers used excessive force in shooting 46-year-old Melissa Perez in 2023. The incident was captured on a body camera, and judges on the panel grilled attorneys for both sides on the specific facts of…
The children of Melissa Perez, who was shot and killed by San Antonio police during a schizophrenic episode, are challenging the dismissal of their civil rights lawsuit.(CN) — The children of a woman shot and killed by San Antonio police during a schizophrenic episode asked a Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday to revive their civil rights lawsuit against the city and two police officers.The plaintiffs claim the officers used excessive force in shooting 46-year-old Melissa Perez in 2023. The incident was captured on a body camera, and judges on the panel grilled attorneys for both sides on the specific facts of…
The prosecution in Charlie Kirk’s murder case presented never-before-seen video on July 7 of the day of Kirk’s assassination last year at a Utah college, which allegedly shows defendant Tyler Robinson interacting with Kirk’s representatives and stopping for lunch at a Chick-fil-A restaurant.The surveillance video, played on the second day of a preliminary hearing in Utah, allegedly places Robinson at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, when the Turning Point USA founder died after being hit by a bullet in the neck.The hearing, which is expected to last all week, offers the first detailed look at the prosecution’s case…
The prosecution in Charlie Kirk’s murder case presented never-before-seen video on July 7 of the day of Kirk’s assassination last year at a Utah college, which allegedly shows defendant Tyler Robinson interacting with Kirk’s representatives and stopping for lunch at a Chick-fil-A restaurant.The surveillance video, played on the second day of a preliminary hearing in Utah, allegedly places Robinson at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, when the Turning Point USA founder died after being hit by a bullet in the neck.The hearing, which is expected to last all week, offers the first detailed look at the prosecution’s case…
The US military on Tuesday launched powerful strikes against Iran. The latest military strikes come in retaliation for the Iranians attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier Tuesday, Tehran struck three ships, including a Qatari natural gas vessel. The US called Iran’s attacks on the commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz “a clear violation of the ceasefire.” President Trump is currently in Ankara, Turkey for a NATO Summit. Via CENTCOM: U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians…
The US military on Tuesday launched powerful strikes against Iran. The latest military strikes come in retaliation for the Iranians attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier Tuesday, Tehran struck three ships, including a Qatari natural gas vessel. The US called Iran’s attacks on the commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz “a clear violation of the ceasefire.” President Trump is currently in Ankara, Turkey for a NATO Summit. Via CENTCOM: U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians…
Please Follow us on Truth Social, X , Youtube , Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab, Instagram WASHINGTON — The Trump administration dealt a two-fisted response to Iran on Tuesday after Iranian forces attacked three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, simultaneously revoking a key oil sanctions waiver and launching military strikes against Iranian targets. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revoked General License X — a waiver that had allowed Iran to sell oil and petrochemicals on global markets — effective immediately. Buyers of Iranian oil have until July 17 to wind down transactions already in progress.…
Please Follow us on Truth Social, X , Youtube , Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab, Instagram WASHINGTON — The Trump administration dealt a two-fisted response to Iran on Tuesday after Iranian forces attacked three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, simultaneously revoking a key oil sanctions waiver and launching military strikes against Iranian targets. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revoked General License X — a waiver that had allowed Iran to sell oil and petrochemicals on global markets — effective immediately. Buyers of Iranian oil have until July 17 to wind down transactions already in progress.…
WOW… Things are coming together quickly now as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney begins unveiling details to support his illusion of meeting NATO obligations, with a smart money laundering assist from Volodymyr Zelenskyy. To establish part of the background, remind yourself that former Canadian Minister Chrystia Freeland was appointed by Zelenskyy to lead a Ukraine redevelopment operation. Today, speaking from Ankara, Turkey, Carney and Zelenskyy announced a $900 million fund for short, mid-term and long-term investment in Ukraine. WATCH: [embedded content] But wait, it gets much better. A few hours later Prime Minister Carney and Volodymr Zelenskyy announced a new…
WOW… Things are coming together quickly now as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney begins unveiling details to support his illusion of meeting NATO obligations, with a smart money laundering assist from Volodymyr Zelenskyy. To establish part of the background, remind yourself that former Canadian Minister Chrystia Freeland was appointed by Zelenskyy to lead a Ukraine redevelopment operation. Today, speaking from Ankara, Turkey, Carney and Zelenskyy announced a $900 million fund for short, mid-term and long-term investment in Ukraine. WATCH: [embedded content] But wait, it gets much better. A few hours later Prime Minister Carney and Volodymr Zelenskyy announced a new…
Maine Democrat candidate Graham Platner is refusing to drop out of the Senate race after being accused of rape unless he gets to approve his successor, the New York Post reported Tuesday. The political winds shifted decidedly against the Maine Democrat Monday, after the latest sexual abuse allegations dropped in POLITICO. A woman who once dated Platner, a fellow Democrat, told the outlet that he broke into her house and “forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections.” Platner called the allegations “categorically false,” but stated he would be pausing his campaign nonetheless.…
Maine Democrat candidate Graham Platner is refusing to drop out of the Senate race after being accused of rape unless he gets to approve his successor, the New York Post reported Tuesday. The political winds shifted decidedly against the Maine Democrat Monday, after the latest sexual abuse allegations dropped in POLITICO. A woman who once dated Platner, a fellow Democrat, told the outlet that he broke into her house and “forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections.” Platner called the allegations “categorically false,” but stated he would be pausing his campaign nonetheless.…
“…we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, defining the purpose of the Civil War.“If the world is against truth, then I am against the world.” Athanasius of Alexandria “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” George Orwell “Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes…
“…we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, defining the purpose of the Civil War.“If the world is against truth, then I am against the world.” Athanasius of Alexandria “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” George Orwell “Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes…
Today was the day that the hanging sword of French justice, which has been hovering over Marine Le Pen, leader of the French populist party National Rally (RN), was set to drop for the third and final time. Advertisement A year ago, in March, Le Pen had been convicted of embezzlement in what many, including political rivals, considered a convenient show trial to remove her from the upcoming presidential election. What had many in France aghast was the unprecedented penalty, besides a suspended prison sentence, that came with the conviction – a five-year ban from running for office….The BBC had…
Today was the day that the hanging sword of French justice, which has been hovering over Marine Le Pen, leader of the French populist party National Rally (RN), was set to drop for the third and final time. Advertisement A year ago, in March, Le Pen had been convicted of embezzlement in what many, including political rivals, considered a convenient show trial to remove her from the upcoming presidential election. What had many in France aghast was the unprecedented penalty, besides a suspended prison sentence, that came with the conviction – a five-year ban from running for office….The BBC had…
Republican Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN) just fired off a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel demanding the full release of every FBI record related to the 2016 murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich. Burchett posted the letter on X Tuesday afternoon with a simple but powerful message: “Today, I sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel asking for the release of all records related to the death of Seth Rich. The American people deserve answers.” The letter comes after The Gateway Pundit reported that attorney Ty Clevenger revealed that a government attorney confirmed several hundred pages of Seth Rich…
Republican Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN) just fired off a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel demanding the full release of every FBI record related to the 2016 murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich. Burchett posted the letter on X Tuesday afternoon with a simple but powerful message: “Today, I sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel asking for the release of all records related to the death of Seth Rich. The American people deserve answers.” The letter comes after The Gateway Pundit reported that attorney Ty Clevenger revealed that a government attorney confirmed several hundred pages of Seth Rich…
NATO would be wise to welcome Ukraine as a member of the alliance and should hurry to send more missiles to Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Ankara Summit on Tuesday. World leaders have arrived in Ankara, Turkey, for the two-day North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit, including U.S. President Donald Trump who flew from Washington with both Air Force One aircraft, disembarking from the new red-white-and-blue refurbished Boeing 747-8 on Tuesday afternoon. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was one of the first world leaders to address the summit and spoke at the NATO Defence Industry Forum after his personal jet touched down,…
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) petitioned the Supreme Court Tuesday to take a case involving a stun gun ban, accusing a federal appeals court of flouting a decade-old ruling by the high court. The Supreme Court ruled in Caetano v. Massachusetts that a ban on stun guns was unconstitutional on Second Amendment grounds in a unanimous per curiam (unsigned) ruling released on March 21, 2016. SAF referenced the 2016 decision at the opening of its petition for a writ of certiorari. (RELATED: California Almost Completely Ignores Recent SCOTUS 2A Ruling While Defending Glock Ban From DOJ Suit)“This case essentially is…
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) petitioned the Supreme Court Tuesday to take a case involving a stun gun ban, accusing a federal appeals court of flouting a decade-old ruling by the high court. The Supreme Court ruled in Caetano v. Massachusetts that a ban on stun guns was unconstitutional on Second Amendment grounds in a unanimous per curiam (unsigned) ruling released on March 21, 2016. SAF referenced the 2016 decision at the opening of its petition for a writ of certiorari. (RELATED: California Almost Completely Ignores Recent SCOTUS 2A Ruling While Defending Glock Ban From DOJ Suit)“This case essentially is…
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) petitioned the Supreme Court Tuesday to take a case involving a stun gun ban, accusing a federal appeals court of flouting a decade-old ruling by the high court.The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) petitioned the Supreme Court Tuesday to take a case involving a stun gun ban, accusing a federal appeals court of flouting a decade-old ruling by the high court.The Supreme Court ruled in Caetano v. Massachusetts that a ban on stun guns was unconstitutional on Second Amendment grounds in a unanimous per curiam (unsigned) ruling released on March 21, 2016. SAF referenced the 2016…
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) petitioned the Supreme Court Tuesday to take a case involving a stun gun ban, accusing a federal appeals court of flouting a decade-old ruling by the high court.The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) petitioned the Supreme Court Tuesday to take a case involving a stun gun ban, accusing a federal appeals court of flouting a decade-old ruling by the high court.The Supreme Court ruled in Caetano v. Massachusetts that a ban on stun guns was unconstitutional on Second Amendment grounds in a unanimous per curiam (unsigned) ruling released on March 21, 2016. SAF referenced the 2016…
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threats against Iran, saying that if a deal isn’t reached, the US will “finish the job” and target Iran’s bridges and energy infrastructure. “We can knock down their bridges in one hour, we can knock out their energy supply…. They don’t have any money now. We haven’t given them any money,” he added. The president’s threats are in themselves a violation of the US–Iran Memorandum of Understanding, which states that the two sides agreed to “refrain from the threat or use of force against each other.” Trump’s comments came as…
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threats against Iran, saying that if a deal isn’t reached, the US will “finish the job” and target Iran’s bridges and energy infrastructure. “We can knock down their bridges in one hour, we can knock out their energy supply…. They don’t have any money now. We haven’t given them any money,” he added. The president’s threats are in themselves a violation of the US–Iran Memorandum of Understanding, which states that the two sides agreed to “refrain from the threat or use of force against each other.” Trump’s comments came as…
“…we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, defining the purpose of the Civil War.“If the world is against truth, then I am against the world.” Athanasius of Alexandria “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” George Orwell “Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes…
“…we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, defining the purpose of the Civil War.“If the world is against truth, then I am against the world.” Athanasius of Alexandria “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” George Orwell “Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes…
A United Airlines jet taxis down a runway for takeoff at Denver International Airport on Dec. 24, 2024. David Zalubowski/AP PhotoNearly a year after both United and Delta Airlines were hit with class action lawsuits over “windowless” window seats, a federal judge has ruled against United’s motion to dismiss.Filed on Aug. 19, 2025, the litigation accused both airlines of charging travelers premium fees for window seats that were actually located next to a wall. The suit against United alleges that it knowingly engaged in this “misleading” practice for many years.The airline declined to comment on the lawsuit but provided an update…
A United Airlines jet taxis down a runway for takeoff at Denver International Airport on Dec. 24, 2024. David Zalubowski/AP PhotoNearly a year after both United and Delta Airlines were hit with class action lawsuits over “windowless” window seats, a federal judge has ruled against United’s motion to dismiss.Filed on Aug. 19, 2025, the litigation accused both airlines of charging travelers premium fees for window seats that were actually located next to a wall. The suit against United alleges that it knowingly engaged in this “misleading” practice for many years.The airline declined to comment on the lawsuit but provided an update…
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The United States reimposed oil sanctions on Iran following reports of unprovoked attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz late Monday night and early Tuesday morning. A letter from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the license that temporarily lifted oil sanctions on Iran issued June 21 has been “revoked,” with the effective date listed as July 7, 2026. Earlier Tuesday, Reuters reported that the U.S. government was “revoking a general license that authorized the sale of Iranian oil,” with a U.S. official calling the attacks in the Strait of Hormuz “wholly unacceptable.”The Daily Caller…
The mother of Dominique McGeachy sued in December 2025 over the VA allowing Jerel McGeachy access to weapons he used to kill Dominique and their 12-year-old son, Jerel McGeachy Jr.(CN) — A woman who blamed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs police officials in Kansas for the killings of her daughter and grandson agreed to a settlement Tuesday with the federal government.The lawsuit was filed in connection to the death of her daughter, Dominique McGeachy, and her daughter’s 12-year-old son, Jerel McGeachy Jr., at the hands of her estranged husband, Jerel McGeachy, a VA police officer.Details of the settlement and the…
New York held a reparations hearing with some speakers calling for payments up to $800,000 for descendants of U.S. slaves. The final recommendations are due in 2029. This idea originated with Pan-African communists. The idea of people who never had slaves giving reparations to people who were never slaves is insane. It’s a ploy to keep Black people on the Democrat reservation, voting for them. This is a scam, and for some Black people to go along with it to get cash is really disappointing. Some Democrats will do anything to remain in power. New York just held a reparations…
Cameras caught star tennis player Novak Djokovic in a heated exchange with a Wimbledon official during his quarter-final match with Felix Auger-Aliassime on Tuesday. Denise Parnell, a Wimbledon official, approached Djokovic before the third set and informed him that the roof would be closed, leaving him visibly confused and upset.“The other day you didn’t want to close it until 8:30. Now you want to close it. You don’t want to get to 8:30? It’s 7:40 now,” Djokovic said. “We can play a whole other set outdoors. We’re an outdoor tournament.” Novak Djokovic not happy with a tournament supervisor as they…
Prosecutors charged five former Georgia police officers over the alleged misuse of Flock Safety license plate reader camera system data. On June 25, the Albany Police Department asked that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) investigate several officers after an internal audit of its automatic plate reader camera system, according to a GBI press release. (RELATED: ROOKE: Surveillance State Has Arrived, And Masked Heroes Are Already Fighting Back)The audit allegedly found that the officers had repeatedly gone into the Flock system and used stored license plate information for purposes unrelated to official police duties. Go give @MaryRooke_’s analysis a read👀📸https://t.co/OwPPRWvPLI…
Schwab claims he was spied upon Did Schwab discriminate and bully employees? Did he misuse funds and breach data integrity? Look who’s back in the world’s headlines… disgraced WEF founder Klaus Schwab. The Globalist super-villain refuses to walk into the sunset, and is claiming to have found a spying device at his home, alleging that he has been being eavesdropped on for three years. This sensational piece of news comes as Schwab is reportedly trying to make a comeback at the World Economic Forum. 🚨DAVOS FOUNDER KLAUS SCHWAB PLOTS WEF RETURN Klaus Schwab, 88, is reportedly pushing for an advisory…
Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner could be the victim of a “political hit job” after a rape allegation from 2021 surfaced. Co-host Sara Haines said, “Congresswoman we were talking before you came out about Graham Platner and the very serious allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman back in 2021, an allegation he denied. More and more prominent Democrats are calling on him to end his campaign, should he?” Greene said, “You know, I don’t know anything about his policies. I just started learning about him yesterday when I saw this…
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, July 07, 2026Getty ImagesThirty years after a Georgia pastor was gunned down while repairing the roof of his church, investigators have arrested a suspect in the cold case.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced that 47-year-old Zachary B. Harper of Hazlehurst has been charged with one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder in the June 1, 1996, killing of Pastor James Hand. Hand, 54, served as pastor of Full Gospel Church of Snipesville in Jeff Davis County. According to investigators, he was repairing the church roof when he was shot multiple times.At…
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, July 07, 2026Getty ImagesThirty years after a Georgia pastor was gunned down while repairing the roof of his church, investigators have arrested a suspect in the cold case.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced that 47-year-old Zachary B. Harper of Hazlehurst has been charged with one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder in the June 1, 1996, killing of Pastor James Hand. Hand, 54, served as pastor of Full Gospel Church of Snipesville in Jeff Davis County. According to investigators, he was repairing the church roof when he was shot multiple times.At…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Anthropic, the self-avowed moral center of the AI industry, has been caught spying on its users. As Ars Technica reports, a security researcher last week uncovered spyware-like code in the company’s Claude Code AI model designed to collect data on Chinese users without detection. The researcher, known by the pseudonym “Thereallo,” found that the code was hidden in the AI’s system prompt, allowing it track a user’s system timezone and usage of a proxy server in order to suss out if they were…
The New York Times, as I have argued many times, exists to shape The Narrative™. It was a key institution that helped catapult Graham Platner to stardom, publishing a glowing profile of him even before he announced his entrance into the race. Advertisement Published in August, right before he announced his run to unseat Susan Collins, the Times gave the full tongue-bath to this political unknown, giving him a boost that might have kept Janet Mills, the sitting governor, out of the race until Chuck Schumer begged her to run. Enter Graham Platner, a 40-year-old oyster farmer and former Marine who served…
Two blue states are still trying to force nuns’ healthcare plans to cover contraceptives. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty asked an appeals court today to thwart a ruling requiring the Little Sisters of the Poor to include contraceptives in their healthcare plan, Becket stated in a press release Tuesday. An Obama-appointed federal judge ruled in August 2025 that the group of Catholic nuns must comply Pennsylvania’s and New Jersey’s mandate or risk facing millions of dollars in fines. (RELATED: Pope Praises American Legal Fund’s Efforts To Defend Religious Liberty)“For fifteen years, government officials have stepped into the ring with…
The agency says it has made at least five arrests in Manhattan immigration courts since May 18, when a federal judge barred the agency from broadly making this kind of arrest.MANHATTAN (CN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is blaming protesters for its continued arrests in New York City immigration courts, a practice that has been largely banned by a federal court for the past several months.U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel ruled in May that these arrests would only be permitted “under certain enumerated circumstances,” finding that they could deter immigrants from attending their mandatory proceedings.Despite that, ICE claimed in a…
(CN) — Italy’s hunt for hidden Mafia links inside freemasonry went a step too far Tuesday after Europe’s top human rights court ruled Parliament overreached by seizing thousands of members’ names.The European Court of Human Rights’ Grand Chamber found Italy violated the privacy rights of Grande Oriente d’Italia, the country’s largest Masonic association, after a parliamentary anti-Mafia commission searched its Rome headquarters and seized paper and digital files containing the personal data of more than 6,000 members. The association argued the 2017 raid violated its rights to privacy, freedom of association and an effective remedy.The judges accepted that Parliament had…
Screenshot Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) made it clear that Republicans are not backing down after the Supreme Court’s 5-4 betrayal last week. Appearing on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream, Johnson said House Republicans are already exploring legislative options following the Court’s ruling. Shannon Bream:I want to talk to you about the Supreme Court’s decision this week on birthright citizenship. The president, posting afterward on Truth Social, said, “We can easily make it up in Congress through legislation. No long and unwieldy constitutional amendment is necessary.” A lot of conservative voices did not read the opinion that…
The state appealed a preliminary injunction that’s put a 2024 law on hold.SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Employers seeking to keep a California law on hold told a Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday that lawmakers improperly chilled their First Amendment right to hold mandatory meetings.A lower court in September halted Senate Bill 399, determining it regulated the content of speech. The California Chamber of Commerce had argued the law, passed in 2024, limited employers from talking about religious or political issues during mandatory work meetings.California appealed the preliminary injunction to the Ninth Circuit. Arguing for the state on Tuesday, attorney Kristin Liska said the…