Supreme Court to hear case that could undo hundreds of Jan. 6 charges, including Trump's | 13 Dec 2023 | The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will hear a case that could potentially undo Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot charges against hundreds of people, including former President Donald Trump. The…

Judge pauses Trump Jan. 6 case as he appeals immunity claims | 13 Dec 2023 | The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case on Wednesday paused proceedings in the prosecution amid his appeal claiming presidential immunity. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the order, which "automatically…

Israel flooding Hamas tunnels - WSJ |13 Dec 2023 | The Israeli military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas' underground tunnel network beneath Gaza, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Israeli officials have refused to comment on the alleged operation, which could endanger the lives of more than 100 hostages…

Insane in the membrane: Biden pledges $200 million for Ukraine after Zelensky meeting | 12 Dec 2023 | Joe Biden has promised another $200 million in emergency military aid for Ukraine. He made the pledge during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on Tuesday. The meeting comes…

UK to provide Ukraine with navy ships --Britain's Ministry of Defense plans to hand over two mine countermeasure vessels as part of a new maritime coalition | 11 Dec 2023 | Britain will provide Ukraine with two mine-clearing ships as part of a new maritime coalition, the country's Ministry of…

West's '500-year dominance' ending - Lavrov --The formation of a multipolar world is the objective course of history, the Russian foreign minister said | 11 Dec 2023 | The 500-year-long dominance of the West is coming to an end, being replaced by "a new polycentric world," Russia's foreign minister, Sergey…

U.S. fighter jet crashes off Korean coast - media | 11 Dec 2023 | An F-16 fighter jet operated by the US Forces Korea (USFK) crashed during a training exercise over the Yellow Sea on Monday morning, the news agency Yonhap reported, citing military sources. The incident happened at around…

Illinois legislators seek to utilize non-citizens for military, police despite pushback | 11 Dec 2023 | Gov. J.B. Pritzker has already signed a law to allow certain non-citizens to become police officers in Illinois. Now, the state's two U.S. senators want the same for the U.S. military. Many Republicans oppose…

Illegal Alien Arrested For Murder of 16-Year-Old Texas High School Cheerleader | 10 Dec 2023 | An illegal alien was arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old Texas high school cheerleader. According to media reports, Medina's murdered body was discovered in a bathtub by her mother on Tuesday. Medina's mother…

Biden circumvents Congress, approves $106M 'emergency' arms sale to Israel | 9 Dec 2023 | The State Department announced on Saturday [a slower news day, of course] that the U.S. government has approved a military sale to Israel worth around $106.5 million, as the Israeli military continues fighting Hamas militants.…

Comer says special counsel indicted Hunter Biden to 'protect him' from House GOP investigation | 8 Dec 2023 | House Oversight Chair James Comer told CNN's Jake Tapper on Friday he believes special counsel David Weiss indicted Hunter Biden to shield him from his scheduled deposition next week in front…

Putin announces 2024 presidential bid --About 70% of Russian citizens believe their current leader should seek another term in office, according to a recent poll | 8 Dec 2023 | Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will seek reelection. Should he win, it will be his fifth term…

U.S. blocks UN Gaza ceasefire appeal | 8 Dec 2023 | The U.S. has cast the lone dissenting vote against a proposed UN Security Council resolution that would have demanded a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war amid rising civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip. Thirteen member states voted in…

Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on nine charges - including three felonies | 7 Dec 2023 | Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on nine charges - including three felonies - in part for allegedly dodging over $1 million in taxes while living a hard-partying "extravagant" life over a four-year period.…

UNLV mass shooter mailed 'white powder' to 22 university scholars before rampage, carried list of targets | 7 Dec 2023 | The scorned professor who [allegedly] slaughtered three University of Las Vegas faculty members also sent 22 letters containing laced white powder to collegiate scholars across the country before Wednesday's…

New charges against Hunter Biden expected Thursday | 7 Dec 2023 | New federal charges against Hunter Biden are expected to be filed Thursday in California, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. Details of the charges from special counsel David Weiss were not immediately known, but one…

CDC issues health alert to U.S. doctors over subtype of monkeypox spreading in Congo that kills one in ten and is more infectious --Alert warned clinicians to test patients traveling from the Congo for the virus | 7 Dec 2023 | Doctors in the US are being told to look…

Nevada grand jury brings indictments against alternate electors in 2020 election | 6 Dec 2023 | A grand jury convened by Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has brought felony indictments against six individuals who served as alternate electors after the 2020 election as the Trump campaign worked to secure recounts…

Texas AG Paxton says Pfizer might have lied about efficacy of COVID vaccine, could be 1% effective | 6 Dec 2023 | GOP Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says that he believes that pharmaceutical company Pfizer may have lied about the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine and the effectiveness could…

'George Orwell, call your office': State outsourced censorship of conservative media, suit says --By funding and promoting private disinformation cops who targeted advertising revenue, State Department violated First Amendment, Administrative Procedure Act and its own statutory limits, publishers say. | 6 Dec 2023 | The State Department is indirectly regulating…