Republican Sen. Mitt Romney won’t seek 2nd term Mitt Romney, a longtime politician and Republican Senator from Utah, announced that he will not be seeking a second term. Fox – 32 Chicago, Video Elephant WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, didn’t rule out voting for President Joe Biden in a recent interview, calling GOP frontrunner … Read more
Justice Clarence Thomas and two of his colleagues said they would have heard the case. It’s ‘viewpoint-based and content-based discrimination in its purest form,’ Thomas wrote. This Christian man is fighting LGBTQ+ discrimination at religious schools Federal law gives religious universities like Alliance an exemption from anti-discrimination rules. That exemption is what LGTBTQ advocates are … Read more
Howard University Law Prof. Tiffany Wright on qualified immunity The legal doctrine of qualified immunity is an anomaly within the law because ignorance isn’t typically a defense for everyday people. Jack Gruber, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Elise Brown was a little over 5 feet tall and weighed all of 117 pounds when she was ordered … Read more
On today’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: International pressure builds on Israel, amid its offensive in Gaza. USA TODAY Health and Breaking News Reporter Eduardo Cuevas looks at a spike in suicides among older men. Former President Donald Trump cancels plans to testify this week in his New York real estate civil fraud trial. The Supreme Court is being asked … Read more
Hi OnPolitics readers! The Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on the case of Elise Brown, then 83 years old when she was ordered out of her blue Oldsmobile by police in California in 2019. The officers who pulled Brown over mistakenly thought the car she was driving had been stolen, and, following their protocol, … Read more
The Air Force inspector general cited a ‘lack of supervision’ and ‘culture of complacency’ in the leaks of classified documents. What to know about the Pentagon documents allegedly leaked on Discord National Guardsman Jack Teixeira was indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. Cody Godwin, USA TODAY The Air … Read more
Obama compares Trump to a ‘two-bit dictator’ Former President Barack Obama is criticizing President Donald Trump for casting doubt on the results of Tuesday’s upcoming election, likening him to strongmen elsewhere in the world. (Nov. 2) AP Former President Donald Trump on Saturday repeated comments that he would be a dictator for “one day” if … Read more
On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: An appeals court upheld but narrowed a Donald Trump gag order in his federal election interference case. USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison looks at Democrats’ concerns over President Joe Biden’s key voters for 2024. Pressure is rising on several universities after a heated congressional hearing this week on combating antisemitism. A … Read more
A middle school teacher, who has been on leave since last month for a pro-Palestinian phrase in her email signature, has filed a discrimination complaint against the Maryland school district that employs her. Hajur El-Haggan, who is a Muslim Arab-American of Egyptian and Sudanese national original and a teacher at Argyle Middle School, was told … Read more
Hunter Biden indicted: Paid for ‘extravagant lifestyle,’ not his taxes Hunter Biden faces multiple federal charges for failing to pay income taxes, according to a new indictment from the Department of Justice. WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says he’s “skeptical” about what motivated the U.S. Department of … Read more