Tag: US News

‘Wide Loophole’ in SCOTUS Ruling Leaves Opening for Race Preference Admissions: Heather Mac Donald

Although the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled it is unconstitutional to consider race as a determining factor in college admissions, they still left a path for colleges to accomplish their racial balancing goals, according to author and social commentator Heather Mac Donald. “I’m too familiar with colleges to believe that this is going to be…


Most Americans Want Trump Trials Before Republican Primaries, General Election, Poll Shows

Most Americans believe former President Donald Trump—who is way ahead among GOP candidates vying for the White House—should be tried on the charges he was indicted before the Republican presidential primaries and general election, according to a Politico magazine/Ipsos poll. The poll represents a June 27-28 survey of 1,005 Americans.   Mr. Trump has been charged…


Arizona Adults Can Now Get Birth Control From Pharmacies Without a Prescription

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Thursday that birth control pills and other hormonal contraceptives will be available to people over 18 at their local pharmacy without needing a prescription. Until the latest announcement, women 18 years or older in Arizona seeking contraceptives needed annual prescriptions from a doctor to obtain them. Those under 18 will…


Trump Raises $35 Million in Second Quarter, Reinforcing Frontrunner Status

The campaign of former President Donald Trump announced on July 5 that he raised more than $35 million for his White House bid in the second fundraising quarter, nearly double what he raised in the first quarter of the year. The amount is the most recent indication that Mr. Trump is the dominant frontrunner in…


Marjorie Taylor Greene Proposes Bill to Ban Illegal Immigrants from Voting in Washington DC

Conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has put forward a bill that would impose a citizenship requirement for voter registration in Washington D.C., and effectively ban illegal immigrants from voting. The draft bill, a copy of which has been obtained by The Epoch Times, is titled the “American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia…


Judge Says Trump Can Be Deposed in Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok Lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump can be deposed in a lawsuit filed by former FBI agent Peter Strzok against the Department of Justice (DOJ), a federal judge ordered on Friday. Mr. Strzok’s lawsuit alleges wrongful termination following the debunked Russia collusion investigation and claims that he was fired at Mr. Trump’s direction. U.S. District Judge Amy…


Colorado Supermarket Employee Fired After Filming Shoplifters Stealing on Father’s Day

 A Colorado supermarket employee who recorded an alleged shoplifting incident has been fired from his job. A King Soopers worker, Santino Burrola, recently captured three men fleeing the store he worked at with hundreds of dollars worth of laundry detergent on video. Santino Burrola filmed the three shoplifters stealing the items on Father’s Day, June 18,…


Confusion Leads California AG to Request Housing Authorities Deny Rent Increases

With housing authorities interpreting the state’s rent control laws differently, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued letters (pdf) to the agencies June 29 clarifying the statutes and demanding protection for all tenants. “As California grapples with an unprecedented housing crisis, it’s critical that we work together to protect those most at risk of losing their…


Americans’ Excess Savings From The Pandemic Are Now Depleted, Say Federal Reserve Economists

A team of Federal Reserve economists found that the cash surplus accumulated by American households over the past few years since the start of the pandemic has now largely evaporated. The expenditure of household excess savings by U.S. consumers partially came from government pandemic stimulus checks, which caused the spur in economic growth over the…


New York Young Republican Club Celebrates the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

In the July social with the Black Caucus and the Philanthropy Committee, the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC), pro-life activist Savannah Craven and two other speakers discuss the effects of abortion in the United States since the overturning of Roe v. Wade and how the recent Dobbs decision has turned things around, at 8:00…