Month: June 2023

Sen. Cruz Grills Advocacy Group President on Whether There Is a Difference Between Women and Men

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) grilled Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson about women’s sports at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. Cruz asked five times if there were differences between men and women, and Robinson failed to answer. …


Canada Bread Agrees to Pay $50 Million for Role in Bread Price Fixing

Canada Bread has agreed to pay $50 million after admitting to colluding with competitors in Canada’s bakery industry to fix bread prices. “Fixing the price of bread—a food staple of Canadian households—was a serious criminal offence,” said Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell in a June 21 release. “Our continuing investigation remains a top priority. We are doing everything in…


The US Coast Guard Is Bringing in More Ships, Vessels to Search for Lost Titanic Tourist Submersible

Rescuers on Wednesday rushed more ships and vessels to the area where a submersible disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site, hoping underwater sounds they detected for a second straight day might help narrow their search in an increasingly urgent mission. The full scope of the search was twice the size of Connecticut…


Durham: Rules Should Change so Heads Could Roll at FBI

The Department of Justice (DOJ) rules should change so that FBI agents lose their jobs when they lie to misuse the government’s spying powers in sensitive investigations, Special Counsel John Durham suggested to Congress. Durham, who recently released a report on his review of the FBI’s handling of the 2016 Trump-Russia investigation, acknowledged that he…


Trump’s Documents and the Bob Kerrey Precedent

Commentary For the better part of a decade, I worked as a cryptanalyst for the National Security Agency (NSA). In that position, I handled highly classified documents on a daily basis. All of the people I worked with took the responsibility of dealing with classified information seriously, and if they hadn’t, the consequences would have…


Bill Mandating Bilingualism in Federally Regulated Private Sector Signed Into Law

Legislation mandating the use of both French and English in the federally regulated private sector is now law, as Bill C-13 amending Canada’s Official Languages Act received royal assent. Also known as “An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages,” the legislation mandates the use of French by private airlines, banks, railways, and other…


3-Alarm Fire Engulfs Restaurant at Irvine Strip Mall

A fire at the 99 Ranch Market strip mall was extinguished by the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) in less than an hour, leaving one building damaged June 20. The fire began around 6:42 p.m. Tuesday at 5394 Walnut Avenue. Multiple county fire authority units responded to the fire and the Irvine Police Department was…


ATP Roundup: Korda Defeats Tiafoe—Jarry Upsets Stefanos

Cinch Championships Sebastian Korda defeated fourth-seeded Frances Tiafoe 7–6 (2), 6–3 in an all-American battle on the grass in London. Korda draws country favorite Cameron Norrie in the quarterfinals. The No. 5 seed Norrie rallied to defeat Aussie Jordan Thompson 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. No. 2 Holger Rune of Denmark made quick work of British wild…


Senate Upholds Biden Veto of Measure to Roll Back EPA’s Truck Pollution Rule

Senate Republicans on June 21 didn’t get the two-thirds majority support they needed to save their resolution to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing its new air pollution rules for heavy-duty trucks. President Joe Biden vetoed the measure the previous week. The Republicans’ attempt to override Biden’s veto got only 50 affirmative votes…


White House Declines to Appeal Supreme Court on Transgender Surgery Mandate

The White House will not seek a U.S. Supreme Court intervention for its requirement that health care organizations and hospitals perform and cover transgender medical procedures after it missed its deadline to file an appeal. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty legal group said in a news release that the Biden administration missed a June 20 deadline…