Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday quashed rumors he was considering changes to make it more difficult to oust him from his leadership post, after Republican hard-liners warned it was a “red line” he shouldn’t cross. Johnson, in a statement posted to X, criticized theRead More →
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A ban on the popular social media app TikTok in the United States is now lumped in with Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans’ $95 billion foreign aid package, which would provide funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. House Republican leaders late Wednesday posted legislative text on aRead More →
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced an icy reception from Senate Republicans on Thursday, one day after the swift dismissal of the GOP impeachment case brought against him over his handling of immigration policy and the southern border. Mayorkas was on Capitol Hill to testifyRead More →
Diyosa Carter/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — As Florida schools face a growing number of book ban attempts, Gov. Ron DeSantis is scaling back policies that made it easier for people to challenge materials in schools. In 2022, DeSantis signed HB 1467, which required elementary schools to provide a searchable listRead More →
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump to pause several civil lawsuits filed against him seeking to hold him accountable for his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 riot, according to a newly posted ruling. Trump had askedRead More →
Via FDA (NEW YORK) — Trader Joe’s shoppers with an affinity for homemade pesto, Caprese salad or other dishes that utilize fresh basil should check their fridge for a newly recalled plastic clamshell container of the organic herb. “Do not eat Infinite Herbs-brand organic basil sold at Trader Joe’s storesRead More →
Arizona state capitol building. Via KingWu/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Arizona’s Republican lawmakers made clear on Wednesday, despite the controversy engulfing their state with the revival of a strict, Civil War-era abortion ban — roiling the politics of the key battleground and drawing criticism from top conservatives like Donald Trump —Read More →
Piccell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Several states experienced 911 call outages Wednesday evening, which emergency call system service provider Lumen said were caused by a light pole installation done by a third party. A Lumen spokesperson said Thursday in a statement to ABC News, “Some customers in Nevada, South Dakota,Read More →
(NEW YORK) — Millions are bracing for a new round of storms after at least 27 tornadoes were reported across seven states from Kansas to Ohio this week. On Thursday, the new storm system will move into the Midwest and parts of the South, bringing a threat of tornadoes, damagingRead More →
Via U.S. Department of Justice (NEW YORK) — An Oklahoma man has been arrested on charges of allegedly throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts, according to federal prosecutors. The suspect, 49-year-old Sean Patrick Palmer of Perkins, Oklahoma, was arrested Wednesday morning in Oklahoma, authorities said.Read More →
