The United States House of Representatives may vote on a new bill as early as this week that aims to prevent a repeat of the Capitol riot. The bill, written by embattled Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Democrat Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), who both sit on the House Select[Read More…]

Authorities in Texas have launched a criminal investigation into Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ shipment of nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Florida to the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard last week. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether the migrants, who were largely from Venezuela, were victims of crimes, Sheriff Javier Salazar[Read More…]

A federal judge in West Texas has deemed a law which prohibits those with felony indictments from owning a gun to be unconstitutional. Trump appointed judge David Counts rejected a federal indictment against Jose Gomez Quiroz who had been charged under the federal ban. Counts wrote in his ruling that[Read More…]

The city of Chicago have agreed a $15 million settlement after 37-year-old mother of six Guadalupe Francisco-Martinez was killed in a crash at Irving Park Road and Ashland Avenue.   “There will be enormous sympathy for the family of (Francisco-Martinez), who endured such a tragic, tragic event,” the city’s finance committee[Read More…]

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law, sponsored by fellow Democrat Jacqui Irwin, which he said will help right some wrongs in regard to LGBTQ+ veterans who were discharged from the military under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policies due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Under[Read More…]

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill this week that will ban employer testing of employees for the use of marijuana beginning in 2024. The new bill will make it illegal for employers to discriminate against employees in any way based on the presence of marijuana in their systems.[Read More…]

A new report from the New York Times claims almost 100 members of the United States Congress may have been involved in stock trades based on insider information they may have been privy to because of their seats on congressional committees between 2019 and 2021. The report, which was published[Read More…]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is experiencing some success with Texas voters since he started focusing on what he says is a crisis at the southern border a few weeks ago, according to a new poll. The poll, published by Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler this week, showed Abbott’s[Read More…]

An elected Florida prosecutor who was suspended by Governor Ron DeSantis earlier this year will meet with DeSantis at trial, a federal judge announced on Monday. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruled on Thursday not to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Hillsborough County prosecutor Andrew Warren against DeSantis, who suspended[Read More…]

On Monday, a former University of Southern California dead pleaded guilty in bribery case, which involved a high-ranking politician who said he would guarantee a multi-million contract to the school in return for this son being granted both a scholarship and a faculty position. Marilyn Flynn, 83, served as dean[Read More…]